How much coast is there?

Egypt’s coastline is 2.9 times as long as Sudan’s.

Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sudan’s highest peak towers 413 m above Egypt’s.

Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Egypt has 2.3 times as many people as Sudan.

Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Egypt is 4.3 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Egypt is 5.8 years older than in Sudan.

Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 1.5 more children on average than in Egypt.

Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

5.3% of people in Egypt are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Egypt 1.

Egypt: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Egypt’s economy is 6.1 times the size of Sudan’s.

Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Egypt produces 9.2 times as much per person as Sudan.

Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Egypt (Gini 5.7 points higher).

Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 6.8% in Egypt.

Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Sudan and Egypt are practically level.

Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 3.5× Egypt’s.

Egypt: 15% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Egypt spends 6.7 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Egypt: $141 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Egypt.

Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Egypt has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Egypt: 25% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sudan rate their lives 0.28 points higher than in Egypt.

Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Sudan drink 14 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.

Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Egypt has 50% more meat per person than Sudan.

Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Egypt has 581 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 290 more hours a year than in Egypt.

Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Egypt went to school 6.2 years longer than in Sudan.

Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Egypt welcomed 5.5 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Egypt: 75% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.

Egypt: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

43% of people in Egypt live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Egypt: 43% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Egypt has 97 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Egypt: 97 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Egypt’s railway network is 88% longer than Sudan’s.

Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Egypt fly 8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 9.6% of Sudan, but only 0.0% of Egypt.

Egypt: 0% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Egypt emits 6.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.

Egypt: 13% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Egypt carries 43% more fine dust than in Sudan.

Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 2.1 times as deadly as in Egypt.

Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 4.1 °C warmer than Egypt.

Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Sudan gets 14 times as much rain as Egypt.

Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)