Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Sudan 14 times.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 16 times as long as Sudan’s.
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sudan’s highest peak towers 125 m above Greece’s.
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 5 times as many people as Greece.
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 2.9 times as densely populated as Sudan.
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 7.2 cm taller than in Sudan.
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 5.4 cm taller than in Sudan.
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 27 years older than in Sudan.
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 3.0 more children on average than in Greece.
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Greece 1.
Greece: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 4.7 times the size of Sudan’s.
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 21 times as much per person as Sudan.
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Greece (Gini 0.8 points higher).
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 7.5% in Sudan.
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Sudan’s.
Greece: 60% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 93 times as much on health per person as Sudan.
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 15 years longer than in Sudan.
Greece: 81.8 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 Greece.
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 26 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 1.56 points higher than in Sudan.
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 6.1 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 4.5 times as much meat per person as Sudan.
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 868 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 765 more hours a year than in Greece.
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 7.6 years longer than in Sudan.
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 141 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 19% in Sudan.
Greece: 86% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.
Greece: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.
Greece: 79% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.
Greece: 114 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Sudan’s railway network is 17% longer than Greece’s.
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 104 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Greece, but only 9.6% of Sudan.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece.
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 91% more fine dust than in Greece.
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 2.7 times as deadly as in Greece.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 11.9 °C warmer than Greece.
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 4.7 times as much rain as Sudan.
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Greece fits inside Sudan 14 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Sudan?
Sudan has 5 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Sudan?
People in Greece live 15 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Greece or Sudan?
Men in Greece are 7.2 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).