How much coast is there?

Italy’s coastline is 8.9 times as long as Sudan’s.

Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Italy’s highest peak towers 1,706 m above Sudan’s.

Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Italy has 14% more people than Sudan.

Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Italy is 7.2 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Italy is 29 years older than in Sudan.

Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 3.1 more children on average than in Italy.

Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Italy 1.

Italy: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Italy’s economy is 42 times the size of Sudan’s.

Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Italy produces 29 times as much per person as Sudan.

Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Italy and Sudan are practically level.

Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 6.4% in Italy.

Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Italy spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Sudan’s.

Italy: 69% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Italy spends 161 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 19 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.

Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Italy has 17 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Italy rate their lives 2.43 points higher than in Sudan.

Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Italy drink 6 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Italy has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Italy has 1,239 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 957 more hours a year than in Italy.

Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Italy went to school 6.9 years longer than in Sudan.

Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Italy welcomed 52 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

89% of people in Italy are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Italy: 89% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Italy live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Italy: 70% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Italy: 133 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Italy’s railway network is 6.3 times as long as Sudan’s.

Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Italy fly 20 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Italy, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Italy emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy.

Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 89% more fine dust than in Italy.

Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 3.9 times as deadly as in Italy.

Italy: 5 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 13.8 °C warmer than Italy.

Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Italy gets 6 times as much rain as Sudan.

Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)