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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Indonesia is 2% bigger than Sudan.

Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Indonesia 1.

Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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?

Sudan and Indonesia are practically level.

Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

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 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)

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)

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 48% of Indonesia, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 73% deadlier than in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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