Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Sudan 27 times
Ireland: 70,280 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Ireland, versus 60% of Sudan
Ireland: 65.1% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 7.0 cm taller than in Sudan
Ireland: 179 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 4.1 cm taller than in Sudan
Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Ireland hosts 60% more refugees per resident than Sudan
Ireland: 25.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Ireland: 9.1 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Ireland and Sudan are practically level
Ireland: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Ireland: 0.1% (2023) · Sudan: no data
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% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ireland’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Ireland: 17.9% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Sudan’s
Ireland: 85% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Ireland live 16 years longer than in Sudan
Ireland: 83 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Ireland has 4.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Ireland: 3 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ireland is 95% higher than in Sudan
Ireland: 7.2 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Sudan has 1 more World Heritage site than Ireland (3 against 2)
Ireland: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ireland has won 42 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Ireland: 42 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Ireland: 97% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ireland is 3.8 times as fast as in Sudan
Ireland: 300 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Ireland and Sudan are practically level
Ireland: 12% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 5.4 times as deadly as in Ireland
Ireland: 5.2 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ireland bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Ireland fits inside Sudan 27 times.
Which has more people, Ireland or Sudan?
Sudan has 9.4 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ireland or Sudan?
People in Ireland live 16 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in Ireland and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Ireland or Sudan?
Men in Ireland are 7.0 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
