World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Sudan 17 times
Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Sudan’s coastline is 94% longer than the median country’s
Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sudan’s highest peak towers 707 m above the median country’s
Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 38% of the median country
Sudan: 60.3% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 7 times as many people as the median country
Sudan: 51.7 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 3.6 times as densely populated as Sudan
Sudan: 28 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 1.4 cm taller than in Sudan
Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
The median country and Sudan are practically level
Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 13 years older than in Sudan
Sudan: 18.3 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.4 more children on average than in the median country
Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Sudan: 3.4% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 19 times as many refugees per resident as the median country
Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sudan and the median country are practically level
Sudan: 0 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Sudan: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sudan’s economy is 32% larger than the median country’s
Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 9.6 times as much per person as Sudan
Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Sudan (Gini 0.2 points higher)
Sudan: 34.2 (2014) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Sudan: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 5.1% in the median country
Sudan: 7.5% (2022) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Sudan: 0.9% (2021) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Sudan: 7.4% (2016) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× the median country’s
Sudan: 53% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 22 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Sudan: $21 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 8.1 years longer than in Sudan
Sudan: 66.5 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country
Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 6.7 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The median country has 3.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 2.7 times that in Sudan
Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Sudan: 16.1% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Sudan: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.69 points higher than in Sudan
Sudan: 4.14 (2017) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 3.1 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 424 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 684 more hours a year than in the median country
Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 6 years longer than in Sudan
Sudan: 4 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 18 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Sudan: 0.02 (2018) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Sudan and the median country are practically level
Sudan: 3 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Sudan: 1 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Sudan: 19% (2017) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 2 times as fast as in Sudan
Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Sudan: 66% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Sudan: 35% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Sudan: 70 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sudan’s railway network is 28% longer than the median country’s
Sudan: 2,747 km (2020) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Sudan: 0.02 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 12% of Sudan
Sudan: 11.9% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 8.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Sudan: 0.4 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country
Sudan: 79.7% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 73% more fine dust than in the median country
Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Sudan: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 52% deadlier than in the median country
Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 4.7 °C warmer than the median country
Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 5.9 times as much rain as Sudan
Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Sudan bigger than the median country?
Sudan is larger. The median country fits inside Sudan 17 times.
Which has more people, Sudan or the median country?
Sudan has 7 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Sudan or the median country?
People in the median country live 8.1 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 66.5 years in Sudan and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Sudan or the median country?
Men in the median country are 1.4 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
