How much coast is there?

Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Sudan’s.

Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sudan’s highest peak towers 42 m above Saudi Arabia’s.

Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sudan has 40% more people than Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Sudan is 61% more densely populated than Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 11 years older than in Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 2.0 more children on average than in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Sudan and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Saudi Arabia and Sudan are practically level.

Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Saudi Arabia 1.

Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 21 times the size of Sudan’s.

Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia produces 34 times as much per person as Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Saudi Arabia: no data · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

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

Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Saudi Arabia spends 87 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 9.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Saudi Arabia has 14 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 2.68 points higher than in Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Saudi Arabia: no data · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Saudi Arabia has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Saudi Arabia has 1,146 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 534 more hours a year than in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 7.6 years longer than in Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Saudi Arabia welcomed 45 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Saudi Arabia’s railway network is 7% longer than Sudan’s.

Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 74 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 9.6% of Sudan, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 58 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 75% more fine dust than in Sudan.

Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 6% deadlier than in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 0.9 °C warmer than Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Sudan gets 2.8 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)