Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sweden fits inside Sudan 3.6 times
Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024) · Sweden: 528,860 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Sweden’s coastline is 3.8 times as long as Sudan’s
Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sudan’s highest peak towers 942 m above Sweden’s
Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 7.3% of Sweden
Sudan: 60.3% (2024) · Sweden: 7.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 4.9 times as many people as Sweden
Sudan: 51.7 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sudan is 6% more densely populated than Sweden
Sudan: 28 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 8.4 cm taller than in Sudan
Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 6.3 cm taller than in Sudan
Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 22 years older than in Sudan
Sudan: 18.3 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.8 more children on average than in Sweden
Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Sudan: 3.4% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 15% more refugees per resident than Sweden
Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Sweden: 13.6 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Sudan: 0 (2026) · Sweden: 28.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Sweden 1
Sudan: 2 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sweden’s economy is 11 times the size of Sudan’s
Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 33 times as much per person as Sudan
Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Sweden (Gini 4.9 points higher)
Sudan: 34.2 (2014) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Sudan: no data · Sweden: 0.8% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 7.5% in Sudan
Sudan: 7.5% (2022) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sweden spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Sudan: 0.9% (2021) · Sweden: 2.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Sweden’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Sudan: 7.4% (2016) · Sweden: 27.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Sudan’s
Sudan: 53% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 308 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Sudan: $21 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 18 years longer than in Sudan
Sudan: 66.5 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 21 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden
Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 18 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Sweden has 2.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Sweden is 3.4 times that in Sudan
Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Sweden are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Sudan: 16.1% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Sudan: no data · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 3.12 points higher than in Sudan
Sudan: 4.14 (2017) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 6.2 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sweden has 3.7 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden has 853 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 1,227 more hours a year than in Sweden
Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 8.8 years longer than in Sudan
Sudan: 4 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 33 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Sudan: 0.02 (2018) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Sweden has 12 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (15 against 3)
Sudan: 3 (2026) · Sweden: 15 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Sweden has won 709 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Sudan: 1 (2026 edition) · Sweden: 709 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Sudan: 19% (2017) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Sweden is 3.1 times as fast as in Sudan
Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026) · Sweden: 248 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Sweden have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Sudan: 66% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Sudan: 35% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Sudan: 70 (2022) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sweden’s railway network is 3.5 times as long as Sudan’s
Sudan: 2,747 km (2020) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 105 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Sudan: 0.02 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 12% of Sudan
Sudan: 11.9% (2024) · Sweden: 68.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Sweden emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Sudan: 0.4 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 71% in Sweden
Sudan: 79.7% (2024) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 5.1 times as much fine dust as in Sweden
Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Sudan: no data · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 8.3 times as deadly as in Sweden
Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 23.3 °C warmer than Sweden
Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sweden gets 4.7 times as much rain as Sudan
Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Sudan bigger than Sweden?
Sudan is larger. Sweden fits inside Sudan 3.6 times.
Which has more people, Sudan or Sweden?
Sudan has 4.9 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Sudan or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 18 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 66.5 years in Sudan and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in Sudan or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 8.4 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
