Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sudan fits inside Russia 9.1 times
Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 44 times as long as Sudan’s
Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 2,600 m above Sudan’s
Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 13% of Russia
Russia: 13.2% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 2.8 times as many people as Sudan
Russia: 144 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sudan is 3.2 times as densely populated as Russia
Russia: 9 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 4.6 cm taller than in Sudan
Russia: 176.7 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 4.2 cm taller than in Sudan
Russia: 164.5 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 21 years older than in Sudan
Russia: 39.5 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.8 more children on average than in Russia
Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Russia: 17.8% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 190 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Russia: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Russia 1
Russia: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 43 times the size of Sudan’s
Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 23 times as much per person as Sudan
Russia: Int$49,568 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Russia (Gini 1.2 points higher)
Russia: 33 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Russia: 0.1% (2023) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 2.1% in Russia
Russia: 2.1% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Russia: 7.5% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Russia’s central government collects 11% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Russia: 10.9% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Russia’s
Russia: 35% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 48 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Russia: $1,003 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Russia live 6.9 years longer than in Sudan
Russia: 73.4 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia
Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 20 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 10 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 5.4 times that in Sudan
Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Russia are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Russia: 21.2% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Russia: 27% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 1.69 points higher than in Sudan
Russia: 5.83 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 7.4 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Russia: 10.4 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 4.6 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Russia: 84.8 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 1,015 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 571 more hours a year than in Russia
Russia: 2,087 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 8.4 years longer than in Sudan
Russia: 12.4 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Russia: no data · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 30 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (33 against 3)
Russia: 33 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Russia: 539 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Russia: 94% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Russia: no data · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Russia have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Russia: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Russia: 75% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Russia: 186 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 31 times as long as Sudan’s
Russia: 85,544 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 39 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Russia: 0.69 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 12% of Sudan
Russia: 50.8% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 35 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Russia: 12.3 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Russia: 17.4% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Russia
Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 2.1 times as deadly as in Russia
Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 30.2 °C warmer than Russia
Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Russia gets 3.4 times as much rain as Sudan
Russia: 586 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 Russia bigger than Sudan?
Russia is larger. Sudan fits inside Russia 9.1 times.
Which has more people, Russia or Sudan?
Russia has 2.8 times as many people as Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Russia or Sudan?
People in Russia live 6.9 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 73.4 years in Russia and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Russia or Sudan?
Men in Russia are 4.6 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
