Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Sudan 85 times
Israel: 22,070 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 24% of Israel
Israel: 23.8% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 3.9 cm taller than in Sudan
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 1.9 cm taller than in Sudan
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 125 times as many refugees per resident as Israel
Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Israel: 5.9 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Israel and Sudan are practically level
Israel: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Israel: 0.4% (2022) · Sudan: no data
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 7.8% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Israel: 7.8% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Israel: 23.2% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Sudan’s
Israel: 101% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Israel live 17 years longer than in Sudan
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Israel has 4.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Israel is 86% higher than in Sudan
Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Israel has 6 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (9 against 3)
Israel: 9 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Israel has won 20 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Israel: 20 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Israel: 88% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 5 times as fast as in Sudan
Israel: 392 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Sudan, but only 6.8% of Israel
Israel: 6.8% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 4.1 times as deadly as in Israel
Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Israel bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Israel fits inside Sudan 85 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Sudan?
Sudan has 5.1 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Sudan?
People in Israel live 17 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Israel or Sudan?
Men in Israel are 3.9 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
