Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela fits inside Sudan 2.1 times
Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 3.3 times as long as Sudan’s
Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 1,936 m above Sudan’s
Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 24% of Venezuela
Sudan: 60.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 81% more people than Venezuela
Sudan: 51.7 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 17% more densely populated than Sudan
Sudan: 28 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 1.5 cm taller than in Sudan
Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Sudan and Venezuela are practically level
Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 11 years older than in Sudan
Sudan: 18.3 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.2 more children on average than in Venezuela
Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Sudan: 3.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 31 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Sudan: 0 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1
Sudan: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Venezuela’s economy is 66% larger than Sudan’s
Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Sudan: 34.2 (2014) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 5.3% in Venezuela
Sudan: 7.5% (2022) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Sudan: 0.9% (2021) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Sudan: 7.4% (2016) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Sudan: 53% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 8.8 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Sudan: $21 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 6.2 years longer than in Sudan
Sudan: 66.5 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Venezuela
Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 6.7 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Venezuela has 50% more hospital beds per person than Sudan
Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 2.2 times that in Sudan
Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Sudan: 16.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 1.62 points higher than in Sudan
Sudan: 4.14 (2017) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 87% more alcohol than in Sudan
Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Venezuela has 287 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 829 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 5.7 years longer than in Sudan
Sudan: 4 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sudan welcomed 35% more tourists per resident than Venezuela (2019)
Sudan: 0.02 (2018) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Sudan and Venezuela are practically level
Sudan: 3 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Sudan: 1 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Sudan: 19% (2017) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 2.2 times as fast as in Sudan
Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Sudan: 66% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Sudan: 35% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Venezuela has 71 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Sudan: 70 (2022) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sudan’s railway network is 6.1 times as long as Venezuela’s
Sudan: 2,747 km (2020) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Venezuela fly 3.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Sudan: 0.02 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 12% of Sudan
Sudan: 11.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Sudan: 0.4 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 80% in Sudan
Sudan: 79.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 82% more fine dust than in Venezuela
Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Sudan: no data · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 91% deadlier than in Venezuela
Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 1.8 °C warmer than Venezuela
Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 12 times as much rain as Sudan
Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Sudan bigger than Venezuela?
Sudan is larger. Venezuela fits inside Sudan 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Sudan or Venezuela?
Sudan has 81% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Sudan or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 6.2 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 66.5 years in Sudan and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Sudan or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 1.5 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
