Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand fits inside Sudan 7 times.
New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand’s coastline is 18 times as long as Sudan’s.
New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sudan’s highest peak towers 3,012 m above New Zealand’s.
New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 9.7 times as many people as New Zealand.
New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sudan is 37% more densely populated than New Zealand.
New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 5.7 cm taller than in Sudan.
New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 4.3 cm taller than in Sudan.
New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 19 years older than in Sudan.
New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.7 more children on average than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.
New Zealand: 17.6% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none.
New Zealand: 5.6 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Sudan 2.
New Zealand: 3 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
New Zealand’s economy is 4.4 times the size of Sudan’s.
New Zealand: $264 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 26 times as much per person as Sudan.
New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
New Zealand: no data · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 5.1% in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 5.1% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
New Zealand and Sudan are practically level.
New Zealand: 1.2% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Sudan’s.
New Zealand: 86% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 238 times as much on health per person as Sudan.
New Zealand: $5,022 (2024) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 15 years longer than in Sudan.
New Zealand: 82 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 14 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.
New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.
New Zealand: 34.7% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
New Zealand: 9.3% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 2.86 points higher than in Sudan.
New Zealand: 7.00 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 6.3 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.
New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 4.3 times as much meat per person as Sudan.
New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
New Zealand has 608 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.
New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 951 more hours a year than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 8.9 years longer than in Sudan.
New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 32 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).
New Zealand: 0.6 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
New Zealand and Sudan are practically level.
New Zealand: 3 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 19% in Sudan.
New Zealand: 94% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in New Zealand have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.
New Zealand: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.
New Zealand: 84% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.
New Zealand: 130 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
New Zealand’s railway network is 50% longer than Sudan’s.
New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 160 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.
New Zealand: 2.82 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 9.6% of Sudan.
New Zealand: 37.8% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 18 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.
New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 80% in Sudan.
New Zealand: 88.5% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 3 times as deadly as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 16.6 °C warmer than New Zealand.
New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 9.4 times as much rain as Sudan.
New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is New Zealand bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. New Zealand fits inside Sudan 7 times.
Which has more people, New Zealand or Sudan?
Sudan has 9.7 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, New Zealand or Sudan?
People in New Zealand live 15 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in New Zealand and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in New Zealand or Sudan?
Men in New Zealand are 5.7 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
