How much coast is there?

Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Switzerland’s highest peak towers 1,592 m above Sudan’s.

Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sudan has 5.7 times as many people as Switzerland.

Sudan: 51.7 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 8.3 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Sudan: 28 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

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

Sudan: 18.3 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 3.0 more children on average than in Switzerland.

Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

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

Sudan: 3.4% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none.

Sudan: 0 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Sudan 2.

Sudan: 2 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Switzerland’s economy is 17 times the size of Sudan’s.

Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 47 times as much per person as Sudan.

Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Switzerland (Gini 0.4 points higher).

Sudan: 34.2 (2014) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 4.9% in Switzerland.

Sudan: 7.5% (2022) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Sudan and Switzerland are practically level.

Sudan: 0.9% (2021) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Sudan’s.

Sudan: 53% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 559 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Sudan: $21 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.

Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 18 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Sudan: 16.1% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Sudan: no data · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 2.88 points higher than in Sudan.

Sudan: 4.14 (2017) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Switzerland drink 6.3 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Switzerland has 3.5 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Switzerland has 889 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 1,129 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 10 years longer than in Sudan.

Sudan: 4 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Switzerland welcomed 55 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

Sudan: 0.02 (2018) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Sudan: 19% (2017) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Sudan: 35% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Sudan: 70 (2022) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Switzerland’s railway network is 50% longer than Sudan’s.

Sudan: 2,747 km (2020) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 173 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Sudan: 0.02 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Sudan: 9.6% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

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

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

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 68% in Switzerland.

Sudan: 79.7% (2024) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.

Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Sudan: no data · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 8.2 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 21.1 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 9.5 times as much rain as Sudan.

Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)