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Antigua and Barbuda vs South Sudan

South Sudan is 1,464 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into South Sudan about 1464 times.

Antigua and BarbudaSouth SudanAntigua and Barbuda moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 1,464× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and BarbudaSouth Sudan
Area440 km²644,329 km²
Population94,20912,188,788
Density214 / km²19 / km²
CapitalSaint John'sJuba
RegionCaribbeanEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours06

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; South Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.

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Questions about this pair

Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than South Sudan?
No. Antigua and Barbuda is 1,464 times smaller than South Sudan. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into South Sudan?
About 1464 times: South Sudan has 1,464× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
Why do Antigua and Barbuda and South Sudan look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and South Sudan about 1.02×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Antigua and Barbuda or South Sudan?
South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².
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