Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Vietnam fits inside Sudan 5.7 times
Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Vietnam’s coastline is 4 times as long as Sudan’s
Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Vietnam’s highest peak towers 102 m above Sudan’s
Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 39% of Vietnam
Sudan: 60.3% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Vietnam has 2 times as many people as Sudan
Sudan: 51.7 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Vietnam is 12 times as densely populated as Sudan
Sudan: 28 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sudan are 3.2 cm taller than in Vietnam
Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 1.9 cm taller than in Vietnam
Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Vietnam is 14 years older than in Sudan
Sudan: 18.3 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.4 more children on average than in Vietnam
Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Vietnam are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Sudan: 3.4% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 122,506 times as many refugees per resident as Vietnam
Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Vietnam has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Sudan: 0 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Vietnam 1
Sudan: 2 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Vietnam’s economy is 8.6 times the size of Sudan’s
Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Vietnam produces 8.3 times as much per person as Sudan
Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Sudan (Gini 1.9 points higher)
Sudan: 34.2 (2014) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Sudan: no data · Vietnam: 1.6% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 1.5% in Vietnam
Sudan: 7.5% (2022) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Vietnam spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Sudan: 0.9% (2021) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Sudan: 7.4% (2016) · Vietnam: no data
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Vietnam’s
Sudan: 53% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Vietnam spends 9.4 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Sudan: $21 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Vietnam live 8.2 years longer than in Sudan
Sudan: 66.5 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Vietnam
Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Vietnam has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Vietnam has 3.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Vietnam is 2.7 times that in Sudan
Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam
Sudan: 16.1% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Sudan: no data · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Vietnam rate their lives 2.29 points higher than in Sudan
Sudan: 4.14 (2017) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Vietnam drink 7.7 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Vietnam has 3.3 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Vietnam has 573 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 498 more hours a year than in Vietnam
Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Vietnam went to school 5 years longer than in Sudan
Sudan: 4 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Vietnam welcomed 4.3 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Sudan: 0.02 (2018) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
Vietnam has 6 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (9 against 3)
Sudan: 3 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Vietnam has won 5 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Sudan: 1 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Vietnam are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Sudan: 19% (2017) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Vietnam is 3.1 times as fast as in Sudan
Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Vietnam have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Sudan: 66% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
39% of people in Vietnam live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Sudan: 35% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Sudan: 70 (2022) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Vietnam’s railway network is 15% longer than Sudan’s
Sudan: 2,747 km (2020) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Vietnam fly 31 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Sudan: 0.02 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 12% of Sudan
Sudan: 11.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Vietnam emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Sudan: 0.4 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 45% in Vietnam
Sudan: 79.7% (2024) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 13% more fine dust than in Vietnam
Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 53% deadlier than in Vietnam
Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Vietnam
Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Vietnam gets 12 times as much rain as Sudan
Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Sudan bigger than Vietnam?
Sudan is larger. Vietnam fits inside Sudan 5.7 times.
Which has more people, Sudan or Vietnam?
Vietnam has 2 times as many people as Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Sudan or Vietnam?
People in Vietnam live 8.2 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 66.5 years in Sudan and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in Sudan or Vietnam?
Men in Sudan are 3.2 cm taller than in Vietnam (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
