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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

India: 0.1 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

India has 3 official languages, Sudan 2.

India: 3 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

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 8.7 points higher).

India: 25.5 (2022) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

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% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× India’s.

India: 23% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

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 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 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

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 people are online?

70% of people in India are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

India: 70% (2025) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 25% of India, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

India: 24.5% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

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)

How common is murder?

India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 34% deadlier than in India.

India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

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)