Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan fits inside Sudan 2.4 times
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Pakistan’s coastline is 23% longer than Sudan’s
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 5,569 m above Sudan’s
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 47% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 47.2% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 4.9 times as many people as Sudan
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 12 times as densely populated as Sudan
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sudan are 4.7 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 5.6 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Pakistan is 2 years older than in Sudan
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 0.7 more children on average than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.4% of people in Pakistan are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 3.5 times as many refugees per resident as Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Pakistan: 0.1 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan and Sudan are practically level
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 6.8 times the size of Sudan’s
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Pakistan produces 3 times as much per person as Sudan
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Pakistan (Gini 0.7 points higher)
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Pakistan: 23% (2024) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 5.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Pakistan: 2.9% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Pakistan: no data · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Pakistan spends 45% more on health per person than Sudan
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Pakistan live 1.3 years longer than in Sudan
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 12% more likely to die before turning one than in Sudan
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Pakistan has 4.6 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Sudan has 5% more hospital beds per person than Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 2.5 times that in Sudan
Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Pakistan rate their lives 0.73 points higher than in Sudan
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sudan drink 16 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Pakistan has 16% more meat per person than Sudan
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Pakistan and Sudan are practically level
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 187 more hours a year than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Pakistan went to school 0.35 years longer than in Sudan
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Pakistan has 3 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (6 against 3)
Pakistan: 6 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Pakistan has won 11 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
57% of people in Pakistan are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Sudan is 3.3 times as fast as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
96% of people in Pakistan have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
40% of people in Pakistan live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Pakistan has 77 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Sudan’s
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Pakistan fly 59% more passengers per resident than those from Sudan
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Sudan, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.1% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Pakistan emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 87% more fine dust than in Sudan
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 69% deadlier than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 6.7 °C warmer than Pakistan
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Pakistan gets 2.4 times as much rain as Sudan
Pakistan: 416 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 Pakistan bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Pakistan fits inside Sudan 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or Sudan?
Pakistan has 4.9 times as many people as Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Sudan?
People in Pakistan live 1.3 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Pakistan or Sudan?
Men in Sudan are 4.7 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
