How much coast is there?

Sudan’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Israel’s.

Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sudan’s highest peak towers 806 m above Israel’s.

Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sudan has 5.1 times as many people as Israel.

Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Israel is 17 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Israel is 11 years older than in Sudan.

Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 1.4 more children on average than in Israel.

Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Israel and Sudan are practically level.

Israel: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Israel’s economy is 10 times the size of Sudan’s.

Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Israel produces 27 times as much per person as Sudan.

Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Sudan (Gini 4.1 points higher).

Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 3.5% in Israel.

Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Sudan’s.

Israel: 101% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Israel spends 186 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 16 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.

Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Israel has 15 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Israel rate their lives 3.05 points higher than in Sudan.

Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Israel drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Israel has 5.9 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Israel has 1,240 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 768 more hours a year than in Israel.

Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Israel went to school 9.6 years longer than in Sudan.

Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Israel welcomed 5.1 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

88% of people in Israel are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Israel: 88% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Israel: 92% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Israel: 177 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Sudan’s railway network is 60% longer than Israel’s.

Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Israel fly 41 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 9.6% of Sudan, but only 6.5% of Israel.

Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Israel emits 16 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.

Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 41% more fine dust than in Israel.

Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 4.7 times as deadly as in Israel.

Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 6.5 °C warmer than Israel.

Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Israel gets 20% more rain than Sudan.

Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)