Country comparison
Sudan vs Ethiopia
Sudan is 1.7× the size of Ethiopia. Ethiopia has 2.6× the population of Sudan. Sudan has 1.2× the GDP per capita of Ethiopia.
Side by side
| Sudan | Category | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| 1,878,000 km² more | Area (2024) Sudan: 1.7× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1,129,819 km² |
| 51.7 million | Population (2025) Ethiopia: 2.6× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 135 million more |
| 27 people/km² | Population density (2024) Ethiopia: 4.4× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 118 people/km² |
| US$ 1,165 more | GDP per capita (2025) Sudan: 1.2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 933 |
| 66.5 years | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 67.6 years more |
| – | Internet users (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 22% |
| 18.3 years | Median age (2023) Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 18.7 years |
| 4.26 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 3.91 births per woman |
| 0.4 t | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Sudan: 3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 0.1 t less |
| 1 | Castles, fortresses and palaces Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 1 |
| – | Ghost stories | 1 |
| 1 | VPN providers with servers in the country Ethiopia: 3× more VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 3 |
| Arabic, English | Official languages Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | Amharic |
| Sudanese pound (SDG) | Currency ISO 4217 | Ethiopian birr (ETB) |
| Type C, D · 230 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: C · different voltage | Type C, E, F, L · 220 V |
| UTC+2 | Time zone of the capital Time difference: 1 h IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC+3 |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.