How much coast is there?

Sudan’s coastline is 3.8 times as long as Romania’s.

Romania: 225 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sudan’s highest peak towers 498 m above Romania’s.

Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sudan has 2.7 times as many people as Romania.

Romania: 19 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Romania is 3 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Romania: 83 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Romania is 24 years older than in Sudan.

Romania: 42.6 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Romania: 20.1% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Romania: 2.1 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Romania 1.

Romania: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Romania’s economy is 7.1 times the size of Sudan’s.

Romania: $429 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Romania produces 23 times as much per person as Sudan.

Romania: Int$50,895 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Romania (Gini 4.4 points higher).

Romania: 29.8 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 6.0% in Romania.

Romania: 6% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Romania: 2.3% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Romania’s.

Romania: 44% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Romania spends 50 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Romania: $1,051 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 7.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.

Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Romania has 15 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Romania: 37.7% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Romania: 29.7% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Romania rate their lives 2.49 points higher than in Sudan.

Romania: 6.63 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Romania drink 12 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Romania: 17.1 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Romania has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Romania: 72.5 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Romania has 1,135 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 832 more hours a year than in Romania.

Romania: 1,826 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Romania went to school 7.6 years longer than in Sudan.

Romania: 11.6 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Romania welcomed 37 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

Romania: 0.7 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

91% of people in Romania are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Romania: 91% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

52% of people in Romania live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Romania: 52% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Romania: 120 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Romania’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as Sudan’s.

Romania: 10,769 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Romania fly 8.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Romania: 0.15 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Romania: 30.1% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Romania emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Romania: 3.6 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.

Romania: 47% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Romania.

Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 2 times as deadly as in Romania.

Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 16.7 °C warmer than Romania.

Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Romania gets 4.4 times as much rain as Sudan.

Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)