How much coast is there?

Sudan’s coastline is 89% longer than the Netherlands’.

Netherlands: 451 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sudan’s highest peak towers 2,180 m above the Netherlands’.

Netherlands: 862 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sudan has 2.9 times as many people as the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 18.1 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

The Netherlands is 19 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Netherlands: 537 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in the Netherlands is 23 years older than in Sudan.

Netherlands: 41.4 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 2.8 more children on average than in the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 1.43 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in the Netherlands are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Netherlands: 20.9% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Netherlands: 11.1 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, the Netherlands 1.

Netherlands: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

The Netherlands’ economy is 22 times the size of Sudan’s.

Netherlands: $1.33 trillion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

The Netherlands produces 40 times as much per person as Sudan.

Netherlands: Int$87,320 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in the Netherlands (Gini 8.5 points higher).

Netherlands: 25.7 (2021) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 3.9% in the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 3.9% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

The Netherlands spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Netherlands: 1.9% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

The Netherlands’ price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Sudan’s.

Netherlands: 84% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

The Netherlands spends 325 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Netherlands: $6,845 (2024) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

The Netherlands has 16 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Netherlands: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

17% of adults in the Netherlands are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Netherlands: 16.9% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Netherlands: 20.5% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in the Netherlands rate their lives 3.08 points higher than in Sudan.

Netherlands: 7.22 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in the Netherlands drink 6.1 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Netherlands: 8.6 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The Netherlands has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Netherlands: 71.6 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

The Netherlands has 954 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Netherlands: 3,467 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 1,219 more hours a year than in the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 1,439 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in the Netherlands went to school 8.7 years longer than in Sudan.

Netherlands: 12.7 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

The Netherlands welcomed 48 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

Netherlands: 0.91 (2022) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

97% of people in the Netherlands are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Netherlands: 97% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

96% of people in the Netherlands live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Netherlands: 96% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

The Netherlands has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Netherlands: 129 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

The Netherlands’ railway network is 11% longer than Sudan’s.

Netherlands: 3,041 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from the Netherlands fly 130 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Netherlands: 2.29 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 11% of the Netherlands, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Netherlands: 11.1% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in the Netherlands emits 18 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Netherlands: 6.3 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 51% in the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 51.2% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 3 times as much fine dust as in the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 9.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 5.8 times as deadly as in the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 3.4 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 16.5 °C warmer than the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 11.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

The Netherlands gets 5.2 times as much rain as Sudan.

Netherlands: 887 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)