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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Pakistan and Sudan are practically level.

Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

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 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 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Pakistan’s.

Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Pakistan spends 45% more on health per person than Sudan.

Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

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 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

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 people are online?

57% of people in Pakistan are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 9.6% of Sudan, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

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)

How common is murder?

Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 65% deadlier than in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

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)