How much coast is there?

Malaysia’s coastline is 5.5 times as long as Sudan’s.

Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Malaysia’s highest peak towers 1,053 m above Sudan’s.

Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sudan has 44% more people than Malaysia.

Malaysia: 36 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Malaysia is 4 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Malaysia is 12 years older than in Sudan.

Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 2.7 more children on average than in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.0% of people in Malaysia are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Malaysia: 8% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Malaysia and Sudan are practically level.

Malaysia: 0 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Malaysia and Sudan are practically level.

Malaysia: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Malaysia’s economy is 7.8 times the size of Sudan’s.

Malaysia: $472 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Malaysia produces 19 times as much per person as Sudan.

Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Malaysia than in Sudan (Gini 6.5 points higher).

Malaysia: 40.7 (2021) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 3.8% in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 3.8% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Malaysia and Sudan are practically level.

Malaysia: 1% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Malaysia’s.

Malaysia: 32% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Malaysia spends 21 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Malaysia: $450 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 6.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Malaysia has 9.4 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Malaysia are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Malaysia: 23.6% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Malaysia: 16.9% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Malaysia rate their lives 1.87 points higher than in Sudan.

Malaysia: 6.01 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Sudan drink 73% more alcohol than in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Malaysia has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Malaysia has 413 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 351 more hours a year than in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Malaysia went to school 7.1 years longer than in Sudan.

Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Malaysia welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

Malaysia: 0.29 (2022) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Malaysia: 98% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

77% of people in Malaysia live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Malaysia: 77% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Malaysia: 140 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Sudan’s railway network is 66% longer than Malaysia’s.

Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Malaysia fly 74 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Malaysia: 1.3 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Malaysia: 57.7% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Malaysia emits 23 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 20.7% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 88% more fine dust than in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 41% deadlier than in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 13.9 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Malaysia.

Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Malaysia gets 18 times as much rain as Sudan.

Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)