Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
France fits inside Sudan 3.1 times
France: 606,410 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
France’s coastline is 5.7 times as long as Sudan’s
France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
France’s highest peak towers 1,768 m above Sudan’s
France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 53% of France
France: 52.8% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
France has 33% more people than Sudan
France: 68.7 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
France is 4.6 times as densely populated as Sudan
France: 128 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in France are 6.5 cm taller than in Sudan
France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in France are 4.1 cm taller than in Sudan
France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in France is 24 years older than in Sudan
France: 41.8 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.7 more children on average than in France
France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
France: 22.5% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 37% more refugees per resident than France
France: 11.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
France: 9.5 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, France 1
France: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
France’s economy is 56 times the size of Sudan’s
France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
France produces 29 times as much per person as Sudan
France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in France (Gini 2.4 points higher)
France: 31.8 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
France: 0.1% (2023) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
France and Sudan are practically level
France: 7.5% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
France spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
France: 2% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
France’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
France: 22.8% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
France’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Sudan’s
France: 77% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
France spends 253 times as much on health per person as Sudan
France: $5,327 (2024) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in France live 16 years longer than in Sudan
France: 83 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in France
France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
France has 13 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
France has 8.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
France: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in France is 3.8 times that in Sudan
France: 13.9 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 13% in France
France: 12.5% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
France: 33.6% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in France rate their lives 2.45 points higher than in Sudan
France: 6.59 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in France drink 8 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
France has 4.4 times as much meat per person as Sudan
France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
France has 976 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 1,171 more hours a year than in France
France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in France went to school 7.8 years longer than in Sudan
France: 11.8 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
France welcomed 71 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
France: 1.35 (2019) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
France has 53 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (56 against 3)
France: 56 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
France has won 985 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
France: 985 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in France are online, versus 19% in Sudan
France: 89% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in France is 5.8 times as fast as in Sudan
France: 460 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in France have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
France: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in France live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
France: 79% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
France has 117 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
France: 117 (2023) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
France’s railway network is 10 times as long as Sudan’s
France: 27,716 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from France fly 53 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
France: 0.94 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of France, but only 12% of Sudan
France: 32.9% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in France emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
France: 4 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France
France: 26.1% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in France
France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 3.7 times as deadly as in France
France: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 13.5 °C warmer than France
France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
France gets 6.8 times as much rain as Sudan
France: 1,158 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 France bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. France fits inside Sudan 3.1 times.
Which has more people, France or Sudan?
France has 33% more people than Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, France or Sudan?
People in France live 16 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in France and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in France or Sudan?
Men in France are 6.5 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
