Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
India is 75% bigger than Sudan
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 8.2 times as long as Sudan’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 5,544 m above Sudan’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Sudan and India are practically level
India: 59.9% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 28 times as many people as Sudan
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 18 times as densely populated as Sudan
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sudan are 5.6 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 5.2 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 9.8 years older than in Sudan
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.3 more children on average than in India
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
India: 7.4% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 96 times as many refugees per resident as India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
India: 0.1 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Sudan 2
India: 3 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 66 times the size of Sudan’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India produces 5.4 times as much per person as Sudan
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in India (Gini 11.2 points higher)
India: 23 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
India: 2.6% (2023) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 4.2% in India
India: 4.2% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
India: 2.3% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Sudan and India are practically level
India: 6.9% (2022) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
India spends 4 times as much on health per person as Sudan
India: $85 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 5.7 years longer than in Sudan
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 84% more likely to die before turning one than in India
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
India has 2.9 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
India has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 4.1 times that in Sudan
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
India: 22.6% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in India rate their lives 0.40 points higher than in Sudan
India: 4.54 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 3.7 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sudan has 2.3 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
India has 155 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 275 more hours a year than in India
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in India went to school 2.9 years longer than in Sudan
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sudan welcomed 2.8 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 42 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (45 against 3)
India: 45 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in India are online, versus 19% in Sudan
India: 70% (2025) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in India is 15% faster than in Sudan
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
India: 99.9% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
36% of people in India live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
India: 36% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
India has 79 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
India: 79 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 25 times as long as Sudan’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
India: 0.12 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 12% of Sudan
India: 24.4% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 6.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 53% more fine dust than in Sudan
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 11% deadlier than in India
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 3.2 °C warmer than India
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 7.4 times as much rain as Sudan
India: 1,268 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 India bigger than Sudan?
India is larger. India is 75% bigger than Sudan.
Which has more people, India or Sudan?
India has 28 times as many people as Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Sudan?
People in India live 5.7 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in India or Sudan?
Men in Sudan are 5.6 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
