How much coast is there?

Ireland’s coastline is 70% longer than Sudan’s.

Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sudan’s highest peak towers 2,001 m above Ireland’s.

Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sudan has 9.4 times as many people as Ireland.

Ireland: 5.48 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ireland is 2.9 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Ireland: 80 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ireland is 20 years older than in Sudan.

Ireland: 38.4 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 2.8 more children on average than in Ireland.

Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Ireland: 16.2% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Ireland: 9.1 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ireland and Sudan are practically level.

Ireland: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ireland’s economy is 12 times the size of Sudan’s.

Ireland: $722 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ireland produces 71 times as much per person as Sudan.

Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Ireland (Gini 5.2 points higher).

Ireland: 29 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 4.6% in Ireland.

Ireland: 4.6% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Sudan spends 0.9% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.

Ireland: 0.2% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Sudan’s.

Ireland: 85% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ireland spends 351 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Ireland: $7,395 (2024) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland.

Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ireland has 16 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Ireland: 30.6% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Ireland: 18.2% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ireland rate their lives 2.79 points higher than in Sudan.

Ireland: 6.93 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ireland drink 7.3 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ireland has 5.4 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Ireland has 1,407 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 1,004 more hours a year than in Ireland.

Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ireland went to school 7.8 years longer than in Sudan.

Ireland: 11.7 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ireland welcomed 116 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

Ireland: 2.2 (2019) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Ireland: 97% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Ireland have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.

Ireland: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

65% of people in Ireland live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Ireland: 65% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ireland has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Ireland: 113 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Sudan’s railway network is 66% longer than Ireland’s.

Ireland: 1,650 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ireland fly 1,991 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Ireland: 35.11 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 12% of Ireland, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Ireland: 11.5% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ireland emits 18 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Ireland: 6.3 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Ireland.

Ireland: 48.1% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 3.9 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.

Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 7 times as deadly as in Ireland.

Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 17.4 °C warmer than Ireland.

Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ireland gets 6.7 times as much rain as Sudan.

Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)