How much coast is there?

Finland’s coastline is 47% longer than Sudan’s.

Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sudan’s highest peak towers 1,714 m above Finland’s.

Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sudan has 9.1 times as many people as Finland.

Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Sudan is 49% more densely populated than Finland.

Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Finland is 25 years older than in Sudan.

Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 3.0 more children on average than in Finland.

Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Finland and Sudan are practically level.

Finland: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Finland’s economy is 5.3 times the size of Sudan’s.

Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Finland produces 30 times as much per person as Sudan.

Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Finland (Gini 6.8 points higher).

Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 7.5% in Sudan.

Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Sudan’s.

Finland: 85% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Finland spends 262 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 23 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.

Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Finland has 14 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Finland rate their lives 3.63 points higher than in Sudan.

Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Finland drink 6.7 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Finland has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Finland has 832 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 1,161 more hours a year than in Finland.

Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Finland went to school 9 years longer than in Sudan.

Finland: 13 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Finland welcomed 42 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Finland are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Finland: 94% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Finland: 75% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Finland: 126 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Finland’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Sudan’s.

Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Finland fly 108 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Finland emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland.

Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 5.3 times as much fine dust as in Finland.

Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 4.7 times as deadly as in Finland.

Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 24.1 °C warmer than Finland.

Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Finland gets 4.4 times as much rain as Sudan.

Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)