Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Sudan 17 times
Guatemala: 108,889 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 46% of Guatemala
Guatemala: 46% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Sudan are 7.7 cm taller than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 9.5 cm taller than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 185 times as many refugees per resident as Guatemala
Guatemala: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Guatemala: 1.1 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Guatemala 1
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Guatemala: 9.7% (2023) · Sudan: no data
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 and Guatemala are practically level
Guatemala: 0.5% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Guatemala’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Guatemala: 11.6% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Guatemala’s
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Guatemala live 6.2 years longer than in Sudan
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Sudan has 47% more hospital beds per person than Guatemala
Guatemala: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Guatemala is 49% higher than in Sudan
Guatemala: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Guatemala has 1 more World Heritage site than Sudan (4 against 3)
Guatemala: 4 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Guatemala has won 3 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Guatemala: 3 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
60% of people in Guatemala are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Guatemala is 88% faster than in Sudan
Guatemala: 149 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 12% of Sudan
Guatemala: 33.1% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 34% deadlier than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 21.1 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Guatemala bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Guatemala fits inside Sudan 17 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Sudan?
Sudan has 2.8 times as many people as Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Sudan?
People in Guatemala live 6.2 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Sudan?
Men in Sudan are 7.7 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
