How much coast is there?

Portugal’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Sudan’s.

Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sudan’s highest peak towers 691 m above Portugal’s.

Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sudan has 4.8 times as many people as Portugal.

Portugal: 10.8 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Portugal is 4.3 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Portugal: 118 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Portugal is 28 years older than in Sudan.

Portugal: 46.2 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 2.9 more children on average than in Portugal.

Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Portugal: 24.9% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none.

Portugal: 1.9 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Portugal 1.

Portugal: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Portugal’s economy is 5.8 times the size of Sudan’s.

Portugal: $347 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Portugal produces 24 times as much per person as Sudan.

Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Portugal (Gini 0.3 points higher).

Portugal: 33.9 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 6.2% in Portugal.

Portugal: 6.2% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Portugal spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Portugal: 1.5% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Sudan’s.

Portugal: 60% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Portugal spends 141 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Portugal: $2,971 (2024) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 16 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal.

Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Portugal has 23 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Portugal are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Portugal: 23% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Portugal: 28.6% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Portugal rate their lives 1.89 points higher than in Sudan.

Portugal: 6.03 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Portugal drink 9.8 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Portugal has 5.4 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Portugal has 1,039 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 923 more hours a year than in Portugal.

Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Portugal went to school 5.7 years longer than in Sudan.

Portugal: 9.7 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Portugal welcomed 143 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

Portugal: 2.71 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Portugal: 88% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Portugal have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.

Portugal: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

61% of people in Portugal live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Portugal: 61% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Portugal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Portugal: 124 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Sudan’s railway network is 9% longer than Portugal’s.

Portugal: 2,527 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Portugal fly 96 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Portugal: 1.69 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 36% of Portugal, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Portugal: 36.2% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Portugal emits 9.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Portugal: 3.4 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 80% in Sudan.

Portugal: 81% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Portugal.

Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 2.7 times as deadly as in Portugal.

Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 11.8 °C warmer than Portugal.

Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Portugal gets 4.6 times as much rain as Sudan.

Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)