Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Poland fits inside Sudan 6 times
Poland: 313,940 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Sudan’s coastline is 94% longer than Poland’s
Poland: 440 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sudan’s highest peak towers 543 m above Poland’s
Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 46% of Poland
Poland: 46.2% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 42% more people than Poland
Poland: 36.4 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Poland is 4.3 times as densely populated as Sudan
Poland: 119 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 8.6 cm taller than in Sudan
Poland: 180.7 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 5.4 cm taller than in Sudan
Poland: 165.8 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 23 years older than in Sudan
Poland: 41.3 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 3.1 more children on average than in Poland
Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Poland: 20.8% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Poland hosts 73% more refugees per resident than Sudan
Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Poland: 7.7 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Poland 1
Poland: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 17 times the size of Sudan’s
Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 25 times as much per person as Sudan
Poland: Int$54,262 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Poland (Gini 5.7 points higher)
Poland: 28.5 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Poland: 0.2% (2023) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 3.0% in Poland
Poland: 3% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.5% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Poland: 4.5% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Poland’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Poland: 17.4% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Poland’s
Poland: 52% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 96 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Poland: $2,014 (2024) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 12 years longer than in Sudan
Poland: 78.4 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland
Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 16 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Poland has 9.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Poland is 3.6 times that in Sudan
Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Poland: 25.9% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Poland: 21.7% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 2.63 points higher than in Sudan
Poland: 6.77 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 8.2 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Poland: 11.5 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 4.5 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Poland: 83.3 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 1,217 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 851 more hours a year than in Poland
Poland: 1,807 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 9.2 years longer than in Sudan
Poland: 13.2 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 29 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Poland: 0.54 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Poland has 15 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (18 against 3)
Poland: 18 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Poland has won 335 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Poland: 335 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Poland: 89% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Poland is 3.6 times as fast as in Sudan
Poland: 288 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Poland have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Poland: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Poland: 60% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Poland: 138 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 6.8 times as long as Sudan’s
Poland: 18,620 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Poland fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Poland: 0.24 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 12% of Sudan
Poland: 31% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 20 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Poland: 7.1 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland
Poland: 31.5% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 85% more fine dust than in Poland
Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 2.5 times as deadly as in Poland
Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 18.0 °C warmer than Poland
Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Poland gets 4.5 times as much rain as Sudan
Poland: 763 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 Poland bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Poland fits inside Sudan 6 times.
Which has more people, Poland or Sudan?
Sudan has 42% more people than Poland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Poland or Sudan?
People in Poland live 12 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 78.4 years in Poland and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Poland or Sudan?
Men in Poland are 8.6 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
