Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Sudan 5.5 times
Finland: 338,485 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 7.4% of Finland
Finland: 7.4% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 8.5 cm taller than in Sudan
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 6.1 cm taller than in Sudan
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Finland hosts 16% more refugees per resident than Sudan
Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Finland: 8.9 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Finland and Sudan are practically level
Finland: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Finland: 0.2% (2023) · Sudan: no data
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 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Finland: 2.6% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Finland’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Finland: 25.3% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Sudan’s
Finland: 85% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Finland live 16 years longer than in Sudan
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Finland has 4 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Finland is 3.5 times that in Sudan
Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Finland has 5 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (8 against 3)
Finland: 8 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Finland: 486 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Finland: 94% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Finland is 3.1 times as fast as in Sudan
Finland: 247 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 12% of Sudan
Finland: 74.2% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 5.3 times as deadly as in Finland
Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Finland fits inside Sudan 5.5 times.
Which has more people, Finland or Sudan?
Sudan has 9.1 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Sudan?
People in Finland live 16 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Finland or Sudan?
Men in Finland are 8.5 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
