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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Norway: 23.2 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Sudan 2.

Norway: 3 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

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 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 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Norway: 2.1% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

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

Norway: 91% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

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 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 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

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 people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Norway: 99% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Norway, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Norway: 33.5% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

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)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 13 times as deadly as in Norway.

Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

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)