Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines fits inside Sudan 6.3 times.
Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 43 times as long as Sudan’s.
Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sudan’s highest peak towers 88 m above the Philippines’.
Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 2.3 times as many people as Sudan.
Philippines: 117 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 14 times as densely populated as Sudan.
Philippines: 392 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sudan are 6.8 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 6.2 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Philippines is 7 years older than in Sudan.
Philippines: 25.3 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.4 more children on average than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.7% of people in the Philippines are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.
Philippines: 5.7% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Philippines has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.
Philippines: 0.1 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines and Sudan are practically level.
Philippines: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 8.1 times the size of Sudan’s.
Philippines: $487 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Philippines produces 5.7 times as much per person as Sudan.
Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Sudan (Gini 5.1 points higher).
Philippines: 39.3 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 2.2% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
The Philippines and Sudan are practically level.
Philippines: 1.3% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× the Philippines’.
Philippines: 33% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Philippines spends 9.2 times as much on health per person as Sudan.
Philippines: $194 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Philippines live 3.4 years longer than in Sudan.
Philippines: 69.9 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Philippines.
Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Philippines has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.
Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 9.7% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Philippines: 19.9% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 2.07 points higher than in Sudan.
Philippines: 6.21 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 4.4 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.
Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Philippines has 83% more meat per person than Sudan.
Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
The Philippines has 469 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.
Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 562 more hours a year than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 6 years longer than in Sudan.
Philippines: 10 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Philippines welcomed 23% more tourists per resident than Sudan (2019).
Philippines: 0.02 (2022) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
67% of people in the Philippines are online, versus 19% in Sudan.
Philippines: 67% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
Who has electricity at home?
95% of people in the Philippines have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.
Philippines: 94.8% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in the Philippines live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.
Philippines: 56% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Philippines has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.
Philippines: 115 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Sudan’s railway network is 5.4 times as long as the Philippines’.
Philippines: 509 km (2016) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 20 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.
Philippines: 0.36 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of the Philippines, but only 9.6% of Sudan.
Philippines: 24.5% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Philippines emits 4.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.
Philippines: 1.5 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 23.3% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 25% more fine dust than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 2 times as deadly as in the Philippines.
Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 1.3 °C warmer than the Philippines.
Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 18 times as much rain as Sudan.
Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Philippines bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. The Philippines fits inside Sudan 6.3 times.
Which has more people, the Philippines or Sudan?
The Philippines has 2.3 times as many people as Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Philippines or Sudan?
People in the Philippines live 3.4 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 69.9 years in the Philippines and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in the Philippines or Sudan?
Men in Sudan are 6.8 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
