Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Indonesia is 2% bigger than Sudan
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 64 times as long as Sudan’s
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 1,842 m above Sudan’s
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 29% of Indonesia
Indonesia: 28.9% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 5.5 times as many people as Sudan
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 5.5 times as densely populated as Sudan
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sudan are 5.8 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 6.0 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 12 years older than in Sudan
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.1 more children on average than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.5% of people in Indonesia are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 607 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Indonesia has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Indonesia: 0.035 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Indonesia 1
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 24 times the size of Sudan’s
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Indonesia produces 8.1 times as much per person as Sudan
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Sudan (Gini 0.2 points higher)
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Indonesia: 3.7% (2025) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 3.2% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Indonesia and Sudan are practically level
Indonesia: 1% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Indonesia: no data · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Indonesia spends 6.3 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Indonesia live 4.8 years longer than in Sudan
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Indonesia has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Indonesia has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Sudan is 68% higher than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Indonesia rate their lives 1.48 points higher than in Sudan
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sudan drink 14 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Indonesia has 9% more meat per person than Sudan
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Indonesia has 387 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 700 more hours a year than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Indonesia went to school 4.7 years longer than in Sudan
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Indonesia welcomed 2.5 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Indonesia has 7 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (10 against 3)
Indonesia: 10 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Indonesia has won 40 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Indonesia are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Indonesia is 3% faster than in Sudan
Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Indonesia have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Indonesia live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 2 times as long as Sudan’s
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 12% of Sudan
Indonesia: 50.7% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Indonesia emits 8.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 56% more fine dust than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 62% deadlier than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Indonesia
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 20 times as much rain as Sudan
Indonesia: 3,437 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 Indonesia bigger than Sudan?
Indonesia is larger. Indonesia is 2% bigger than Sudan.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Sudan?
Indonesia has 5.5 times as many people as Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Sudan?
People in Indonesia live 4.8 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Sudan?
Men in Sudan are 5.8 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
