Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sudan fits inside the United States 5.2 times.
Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2023) · United States: 9,831,510 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United States’ coastline is 23 times as long as Sudan’s.
Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition) · United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United States’ highest peak towers 3,148 m above Sudan’s.
Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition) · United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 6.6 times as many people as Sudan.
Sudan: 51.7 million (2025) · United States: 342 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United States is 35% more densely populated than Sudan.
Sudan: 28 per km² (2025) · United States: 37 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United States are 4.9 cm taller than in Sudan.
Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019) · United States: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United States are 2.9 cm taller than in Sudan.
Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019) · United States: 163.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United States is 20 years older than in Sudan.
Sudan: 18.3 years (2023) · United States: 38 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.6 more children on average than in the United States.
Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in the United States are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.
Sudan: 3.4% (2025) · United States: 18.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United States has produced 8.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.
Sudan: 0 (2025) · United States: 8.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, the United States 1.
Sudan: 2 (2026) · United States: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 511 times the size of Sudan’s.
Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025) · United States: $30.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United States produces 41 times as much per person as Sudan.
Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025) · United States: Int$90,027 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United States than in Sudan (Gini 7.6 points higher).
Sudan: 34.2 (2014) · United States: 41.8 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 4.2% in the United States.
Sudan: 7.5% (2022) · United States: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United States spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.
Sudan: 0.9% (2021) · United States: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United States’ price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Sudan’s.
Sudan: 53% (2025) · United States: 100% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United States spends 639 times as much on health per person as Sudan.
Sudan: $21 (2023) · United States: $13,473 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United States live 12 years longer than in Sudan.
Sudan: 66.5 years (2024) · United States: 78.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 7.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United States.
Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024) · United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United States has 15 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.
Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017) · United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.
Sudan: 16.1% (2024) · United States: 41.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Sudan: no data · United States: 15.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United States rate their lives 2.68 points higher than in Sudan.
Sudan: 4.14 (2017) · United States: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United States drink 6.8 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.
Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023) · United States: 9.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United States has 6.6 times as much meat per person as Sudan.
Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022) · United States: 122.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United States has 1,434 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.
Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022) · United States: 3,947 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 869 more hours a year than in the United States.
Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023) · United States: 1,789 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United States went to school 9.9 years longer than in Sudan.
Sudan: 4 years (2023) · United States: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United States welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).
Sudan: 0.02 (2018) · United States: 0.21 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United States are online, versus 19% in Sudan.
Sudan: 19% (2017) · United States: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United States have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.
Sudan: 66% (2024) · United States: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in the United States live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.
Sudan: 35% (2025) · United States: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United States has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.
Sudan: 70 (2022) · United States: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United States’ railway network is 54 times as long as Sudan’s.
Sudan: 2,747 km (2020) · United States: 148,553 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United States fly 156 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.
Sudan: 0.02 (2023) · United States: 2.75 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of the United States, but only 9.6% of Sudan.
Sudan: 9.6% (2023) · United States: 33.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 40 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.
Sudan: 0.4 t (2024) · United States: 14.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in the United States.
Sudan: 79.7% (2024) · United States: 25.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 3.8 times as much fine dust as in the United States.
Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024) · United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Sudan: no data · United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 38% deadlier than in the United States.
Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021) · United States: 14.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 17.4 °C warmer than the United States.
Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United States gets 5 times as much rain as Sudan.
Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 849 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Sudan bigger than the United States?
The United States is larger. Sudan fits inside the United States 5.2 times.
Which has more people, Sudan or the United States?
The United States has 6.6 times as many people as Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Sudan or the United States?
People in the United States live 12 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 66.5 years in Sudan and 78.9 in the United States.
Are people taller in Sudan or the United States?
Men in the United States are 4.9 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
