Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Mexico is 4% bigger than Sudan.
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 11 times as long as Sudan’s.
Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 2,594 m above Sudan’s.
Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 2.6 times as many people as Sudan.
Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mexico is 2.5 times as densely populated as Sudan.
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sudan are 1.8 cm taller than in Mexico.
Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 2.5 cm taller than in Mexico.
Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 11 years older than in Sudan.
Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.4 more children on average than in Mexico.
Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Mexico are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.
Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.
Mexico: 0.2 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Mexico 1.
Mexico: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 30 times the size of Sudan’s.
Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 12 times as much per person as Sudan.
Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Sudan (Gini 8.4 points higher).
Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Sudan and Mexico are practically level.
Mexico: 0.9% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Sudan’s.
Mexico: 54% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 36 times as much on health per person as Sudan.
Mexico: $761 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 8.7 years longer than in Sudan.
Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mexico.
Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 10 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.
Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.
Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 2.83 points higher than in Sudan.
Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 4.8 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.
Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 4.3 times as much meat per person as Sudan.
Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 791 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.
Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 1,029 more hours a year than in Mexico.
Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mexico went to school 5.4 years longer than in Sudan.
Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 18 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).
Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 19% in Sudan.
Mexico: 83% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Mexico have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.
Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.
Mexico: 80% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.
Mexico: 116 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 8.5 times as long as Sudan’s.
Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 34 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.
Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 9.6% of Sudan.
Mexico: 33.6% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.
Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 57% more fine dust than in Mexico.
Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 63% deadlier than in Mexico.
Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 6.3 °C warmer than Mexico.
Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Mexico gets 4.6 times as much rain as Sudan.
Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Mexico bigger than Sudan?
Mexico is larger. Mexico is 4% bigger than Sudan.
Which has more people, Mexico or Sudan?
Mexico has 2.6 times as many people as Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mexico or Sudan?
People in Mexico live 8.7 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Mexico or Sudan?
Men in Sudan are 1.8 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
