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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

France: 9.3 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, France 1.

France: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

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 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 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

France: 2.1% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

France’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Sudan’s.

France: 77% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

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 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 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

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 people are online?

89% of people in France are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

France: 89% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of France, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

France: 32.5% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

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)

How common is murder?

France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 4.2 times as deadly as in France.

France: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

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)