Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Sudan 14 times
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 39% of Greece
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 21% more refugees per resident than Greece
Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Greece: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Sudan: no data
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 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Greece: 3% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 6.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Greece is 5% higher than in Sudan
Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 18 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (21 against 3)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Greece is 2.4 times as fast as in Sudan
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
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 37% of Greece, but only 12% of Sudan
Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
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 2.6 times as deadly as in Greece
Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
