Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Norway fits inside Sudan 3 times
Norway: 624,500 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Norway’s coastline is 29 times as long as Sudan’s
Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sudan’s highest peak towers 573 m above Norway’s
Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 2.7% of Norway
Norway: 2.7% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 9.2 times as many people as Norway
Norway: 5.61 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sudan is 80% more densely populated than Norway
Norway: 15 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Norway are 8.4 cm taller than in Sudan
Norway: 180.5 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Norway are 6.1 cm taller than in Sudan
Norway: 166.5 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Norway is 21 years older than in Sudan
Norway: 39.5 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.8 more children on average than in Norway
Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Norway: 19.1% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Norway hosts 41% more refugees per resident than Sudan
Norway: 22.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Norway: 23.2 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Norway has 3 official languages, Sudan 2
Norway: 3 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Norway’s economy is 8.8 times the size of Sudan’s
Norway: $531 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Norway produces 47 times as much per person as Sudan
Norway: Int$104,044 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Norway (Gini 7.7 points higher)
Norway: 26.5 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Norway: 0.2% (2023) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 4.6% in Norway
Norway: 4.6% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Norway spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Norway: 3.3% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Norway’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Norway: 24.5% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Sudan’s
Norway: 91% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Norway spends 394 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Norway: $8,296 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Norway live 17 years longer than in Sudan
Norway: 83.2 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 21 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway
Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Norway has 20 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Norway has 5 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Norway: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Norway is 3.1 times that in Sudan
Norway: 11.6 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Norway: 20.7% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Norway: 12.9% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Norway rate their lives 3.10 points higher than in Sudan
Norway: 7.24 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Norway drink 5 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Norway: 7 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Norway has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Norway: 70.4 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Norway has 962 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 1,246 more hours a year than in Norway
Norway: 1,412 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Norway went to school 9.2 years longer than in Sudan
Norway: 13.1 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Norway welcomed 48 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Norway: 0.91 (2022) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Norway has 5 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (8 against 3)
Norway: 8 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Norway has won 616 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Norway: 616 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Norway are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Norway: 99% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Norway is 2.9 times as fast as in Sudan
Norway: 228 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Norway have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Norway: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Norway: 84% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Norway has 109 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Norway: 109 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Norway’s railway network is 41% longer than Sudan’s
Norway: 3,885 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Norway: no data · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Norway, but only 12% of Sudan
Norway: 33.2% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Norway emits 19 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Norway: 6.7 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 80% in Sudan
Norway: 99% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 4.3 times as much fine dust as in Norway
Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 9.7 times as deadly as in Norway
Norway: 2.9 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 26.1 °C warmer than Norway
Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Norway gets 7.4 times as much rain as Sudan
Norway: 1,259 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 Norway bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Norway fits inside Sudan 3 times.
Which has more people, Norway or Sudan?
Sudan has 9.2 times as many people as Norway (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Norway or Sudan?
People in Norway live 17 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Norway and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Norway or Sudan?
Men in Norway are 8.4 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
