How much coast is there?

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

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 2,068 m above Sudan’s.

Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sudan and Uganda are nearly identical here.

Sudan: 51.7 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 9.3 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Sudan: 28 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sudan is 1.8 years older than in Uganda.

Sudan: 18.3 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 0.1 more children on average than in Uganda.

Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

3.4% of people in Sudan are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Sudan: 3.4% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Sudan and Uganda are practically level.

Sudan: 0 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan and Uganda are practically level.

Sudan: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Uganda’s economy is 3% larger than Sudan’s.

Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Uganda produces 59% more per person than Sudan.

Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Sudan (Gini 8.5 points higher).

Sudan: 34.2 (2014) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Sudan: 7.5% (2022) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Sudan: 0.9% (2021) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Uganda’s.

Sudan: 53% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Uganda spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Sudan: $21 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 19% more likely to die before turning one than in Uganda.

Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sudan has 31% more doctors per person than Uganda.

Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Sudan: 16.1% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Sudan: no data · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Uganda rate their lives 0.35 points higher than in Sudan.

Sudan: 4.14 (2017) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Uganda drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Sudan has 69% more meat per person than Uganda.

Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Sudan has 136 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 530 more hours a year than in Uganda.

Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Uganda went to school 2.4 years longer than in Sudan.

Sudan: 4 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Uganda welcomed 90% more tourists per resident than Sudan (2019).

Sudan: 0.02 (2018) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

19% of people in Sudan are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Sudan: 19% (2017) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

66% of people in Sudan have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Sudan: 66% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

35% of people in Sudan live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Sudan: 35% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Uganda has 83 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Sudan: 70 (2022) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Sudan’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Uganda’s.

Sudan: 2,747 km (2020) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Sudan fly 42 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Sudan: 0.02 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 11% of Uganda, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Sudan: 9.6% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Sudan emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Sudan: 0.4 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 80% in Sudan.

Sudan: 79.7% (2024) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 30% more fine dust than in Sudan.

Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Sudan: no data · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 23% deadlier than in Uganda.

Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 4.0 °C warmer than Uganda.

Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 8.6 times as much rain as Sudan.

Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)