How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 1,508 m above Sudan’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 2.6 times as many people as Sudan.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 4.3 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ethiopia is 0.46 years older than in Sudan.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 0.4 more children on average than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Sudan and Ethiopia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ethiopia has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ethiopia’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Sudan’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ethiopia produces 65% more per person than Sudan.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Ethiopia (Gini 3.1 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Sudan and Ethiopia are practically level.

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

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ethiopia spends 65% more on health per person than Sudan.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 24% more likely to die before turning one than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sudan has 75% more doctors per person than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sudan rate their lives 0.15 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ethiopia drink 62% more alcohol than in Sudan.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Sudan has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Ethiopia has 45 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 1,059 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Sudan went to school 1.6 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Sudan welcomed 4.7 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

22% of people in Ethiopia are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

66% of people in Sudan have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

35% of people in Sudan live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sudan has 70 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Sudan’s railway network is 3.6 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ethiopia fly 6.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 15% of Ethiopia, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Sudan emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 80% in Sudan.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

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

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 11% deadlier than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 3.8 °C warmer than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 5.6 times as much rain as Sudan.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)