Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine fits inside Sudan 3.1 times
Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 3.3 times as long as Sudan’s
Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sudan’s highest peak towers 981 m above Ukraine’s
Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 60% of Sudan
Sudan: 60.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 33% more people than Ukraine
Sudan: 51.7 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ukraine is 2.4 times as densely populated as Sudan
Sudan: 28 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 8.9 cm taller than in Sudan
Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 6.3 cm taller than in Sudan
Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 24 years older than in Sudan
Sudan: 18.3 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 3.3 more children on average than in Ukraine
Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Sudan: 3.4% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 258 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Sudan: 0 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1
Sudan: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ukraine’s economy is 3.6 times the size of Sudan’s
Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 8.6 times as much per person as Sudan
Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Ukraine (Gini 8.6 points higher)
Sudan: 34.2 (2014) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Sudan: no data · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 7.5% in Sudan
Sudan: 7.5% (2022) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Sudan: 0.9% (2021) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Sudan: 7.4% (2016) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Ukraine’s
Sudan: 53% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 18 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Sudan: $21 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Ukraine live 8.2 years longer than in Sudan
Sudan: 66.5 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 5.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine
Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 14 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 9.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 5.1 times that in Sudan
Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Sudan: 16.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Sudan: no data · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ukraine rate their lives 0.52 points higher than in Sudan
Sudan: 4.14 (2017) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ukraine has 272 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 613 more hours a year than in Ukraine
Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 7.2 years longer than in Sudan
Sudan: 4 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ukraine welcomed 3.5 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Sudan: 0.02 (2018) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ukraine has 5 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (8 against 3)
Sudan: 3 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Sudan: 1 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Sudan: 19% (2017) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 2.3 times as fast as in Sudan
Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Sudan: 66% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Sudan: 35% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Sudan: 70 (2022) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 7.9 times as long as Sudan’s
Sudan: 2,747 km (2020) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sudan fly 52% more passengers per resident than those from Ukraine
Sudan: 0.02 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Ukraine, but only 12% of Sudan
Sudan: 11.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Sudan: 0.4 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine
Sudan: 79.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Ukraine
Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Sudan: no data · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 51% deadlier than in Ukraine
Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 17.4 °C warmer than Ukraine
Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ukraine gets 3.6 times as much rain as Sudan
Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Sudan bigger than Ukraine?
Sudan is larger. Ukraine fits inside Sudan 3.1 times.
Which has more people, Sudan or Ukraine?
Sudan has 33% more people than Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Sudan or Ukraine?
People in Ukraine live 8.2 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 66.5 years in Sudan and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Sudan or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 8.9 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
