Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Sudan 7.9 times
Romania: 238,397 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 55% of Romania
Romania: 55.2% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 5.8 cm taller than in Sudan
Romania: 177.8 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 4.4 cm taller than in Sudan
Romania: 164.7 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 44% more refugees per resident than Romania
Romania: 10.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Romania: 2.1 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Romania 1
Romania: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Romania: 0.7% (2023) · Sudan: no data
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% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Romania’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Romania: 16.2% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Romania’s
Romania: 44% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Romania live 9.9 years longer than in Sudan
Romania: 76.5 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Romania has 11 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Romania is 2.2 times that in Sudan
Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Romania has 8 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (11 against 3)
Romania: 11 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Romania has won 318 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Romania: 318 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Romania: 91% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Romania is 4 times as fast as in Sudan
Romania: 316 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 12% of Sudan
Romania: 30.2% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 2.1 times as deadly as in Romania
Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Romania bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Romania fits inside Sudan 7.9 times.
Which has more people, Romania or Sudan?
Sudan has 2.7 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Romania or Sudan?
People in Romania live 9.9 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Romania and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Romania or Sudan?
Men in Romania are 5.8 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
