Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sudan is 46% bigger than Peru
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Sudan’s
Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 3,704 m above Sudan’s
Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 19% of Peru
Peru: 19% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 49% more people than Peru
Peru: 34.6 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sudan is 2% more densely populated than Peru
Peru: 27 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sudan are 5.3 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 166.8 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 6.0 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 154.4 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Peru is 11 years older than in Sudan
Peru: 29.5 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.3 more children on average than in Peru
Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Peru are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Peru: 9.5% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 80 times as many refugees per resident as Peru
Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Peru: 0.3 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Sudan 2
Peru: 3 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 5.6 times the size of Sudan’s
Peru: $335 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Peru produces 8.6 times as much per person as Sudan
Peru: Int$18,816 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Sudan (Gini 5.9 points higher)
Peru: 40.1 (2024) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Peru: 5.1% (2024) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 5.1% in Peru
Peru: 5.1% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Sudan and Peru are practically level
Peru: 0.8% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Peru’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Peru: 15.9% (2021) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Peru’s
Peru: 51% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 21 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Peru: $446 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 11 years longer than in Sudan
Peru: 77.9 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 3.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Peru
Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru has 6.8 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Peru has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Sudan is 28% higher than in Peru
Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Peru: 29.1% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Peru: 12.4% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 1.83 points higher than in Sudan
Peru: 5.97 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 3.4 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Peru: 4.8 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 3 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Peru: 55.4 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Peru has 297 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 515 more hours a year than in Peru
Peru: 2,143 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 6.2 years longer than in Sudan
Peru: 10.2 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Peru welcomed 3.2 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Peru: 0.06 (2022) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 10 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (13 against 3)
Peru: 13 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Peru has won 5 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Peru: 5 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Peru are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Peru: 82% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 3.7 times as fast as in Sudan
Peru: 294 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
97% of people in Peru have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Peru: 96.5% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Peru: 86% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Peru: 125 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Sudan’s railway network is 48% longer than Peru’s
Peru: 1,854 km (2017) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 29 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Peru: 0.51 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 12% of Sudan
Peru: 52.7% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Peru emits 5.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Peru: 2.1 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Peru
Peru: 63.6% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 4% more fine dust than in Peru
Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 69% deadlier than in Peru
Peru: 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 8.4 °C warmer than Peru
Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 13 times as much rain as Sudan
Peru: 2,164 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 Peru bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Sudan is 46% bigger than Peru.
Which has more people, Peru or Sudan?
Sudan has 49% more people than Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Peru or Sudan?
People in Peru live 11 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Peru and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Peru or Sudan?
Men in Sudan are 5.3 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
