Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom fits inside Sudan 7.7 times
Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The United Kingdom’s coastline is 15 times as long as Sudan’s
Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sudan’s highest peak towers 1,697 m above the United Kingdom’s
Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of the United Kingdom, versus 60% of Sudan
Sudan: 60.3% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 35% more people than Sudan
Sudan: 51.7 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 10 times as densely populated as Sudan
Sudan: 28 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 6.1 cm taller than in Sudan
Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 3.6 cm taller than in Sudan
Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 22 years older than in Sudan
Sudan: 18.3 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.7 more children on average than in the United Kingdom
Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Sudan: 3.4% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 87% more refugees per resident than the United Kingdom
Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Sudan: 0 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, the United Kingdom 1
Sudan: 2 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 67 times the size of Sudan’s
Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 29 times as much per person as Sudan
Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in the United Kingdom (Gini 1.8 points higher)
Sudan: 34.2 (2014) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Sudan: no data · United Kingdom: 0.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 4.7% in the United Kingdom
Sudan: 7.5% (2022) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Kingdom spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Sudan: 0.9% (2021) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The United Kingdom’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Sudan: 7.4% (2016) · United Kingdom: 26.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Sudan’s
Sudan: 53% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 278 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Sudan: $21 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 15 years longer than in Sudan
Sudan: 66.5 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Kingdom
Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 13 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
The United Kingdom has 3.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the United Kingdom is 2.6 times that in Sudan
Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Sudan: 16.1% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Sudan: no data · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 2.55 points higher than in Sudan
Sudan: 4.14 (2017) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 7.5 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 4.6 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 921 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 1,135 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom
Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 9.5 years longer than in Sudan
Sudan: 4 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 29 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Sudan: 0.02 (2018) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 32 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (35 against 3)
Sudan: 3 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Sudan: 1 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Sudan: 19% (2017) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United Kingdom is 3.8 times as fast as in Sudan
Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United Kingdom have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Sudan: 66% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Sudan: 35% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Sudan: 70 (2022) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 5.9 times as long as Sudan’s
Sudan: 2,747 km (2020) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 97 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Sudan: 0.02 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of the United Kingdom, but only 12% of Sudan
Sudan: 11.9% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Sudan: 0.4 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 52% in the United Kingdom
Sudan: 79.7% (2024) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 3.3 times as much fine dust as in the United Kingdom
Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Sudan: no data · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 7.2 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom
Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 17.7 °C warmer than the United Kingdom
Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United Kingdom gets 6.3 times as much rain as Sudan
Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Sudan bigger than the United Kingdom?
Sudan is larger. The United Kingdom fits inside Sudan 7.7 times.
Which has more people, Sudan or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 35% more people than Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Sudan or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 15 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 66.5 years in Sudan and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Sudan or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 6.1 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
