Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside Sudan 6.2 times
Italy: 302,070 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 44% of Italy
Italy: 43.6% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 2.3 cm taller than in Sudan
Italy: 174.4 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 1.4 cm taller than in Sudan
Italy: 161.8 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 4.8 times as many refugees per resident as Italy
Italy: 3.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Italy: 3.4 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Italy 1
Italy: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Italy: 0.9% (2023) · Sudan: no data
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 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Italy: 1.9% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Italy’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Italy: 25.6% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Sudan’s
Italy: 69% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Italy live 17 years longer than in Sudan
Italy: 84 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Italy has 4.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Italy: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Italy is 54% higher than in Sudan
Italy: 5.7 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Italy has 59 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (62 against 3)
Italy: 62 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Italy has won 829 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Italy: 829 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Italy: 89% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Italy is 3.5 times as fast as in Sudan
Italy: 274 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Italy, but only 12% of Sudan
Italy: 31.8% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 3.3 times as deadly as in Italy
Italy: 8.5 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Italy bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Italy fits inside Sudan 6.2 times.
Which has more people, Italy or Sudan?
Italy has 14% more people than Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Italy or Sudan?
People in Italy live 17 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Italy and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Italy or Sudan?
Men in Italy are 2.3 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
