How much coast is there?

Sudan’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Guatemala’s.

Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Guatemala’s highest peak towers 1,178 m above Sudan’s.

Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sudan has 2.8 times as many people as Guatemala.

Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Guatemala is 6.3 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Guatemala is 4.4 years older than in Sudan.

Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 2.0 more children on average than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

5.0% of people in Guatemala are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Guatemala: 1.1 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Guatemala 1.

Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Guatemala’s economy is 2 times the size of Sudan’s.

Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Guatemala produces 6.9 times as much per person as Sudan.

Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Sudan (Gini 11 points higher).

Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Sudan spends 0.9% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.

Guatemala: 0.4% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Guatemala’s.

Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Guatemala spends 19 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Guatemala has 5.1 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Guatemala rate their lives 2.39 points higher than in Sudan.

Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Guatemala drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Guatemala has 3 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Guatemala has 310 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 507 more hours a year than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Guatemala went to school 1.9 years longer than in Sudan.

Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Guatemala welcomed 4.4 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

60% of people in Guatemala are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

91% of people in Guatemala have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.

Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

56% of people in Guatemala live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Guatemala has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Sudan’s railway network is 3.4 times as long as Guatemala’s.

Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Sudan fly 49% more passengers per resident than those from Guatemala.

Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Guatemala: 32.6% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Guatemala emits 3.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 68% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 4% more fine dust than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 56% deadlier than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 4.0 °C warmer than Guatemala.

Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Guatemala gets 11 times as much rain as Sudan.

Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)