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Central African Republic vs Sudan

Sudan is 3.03 times larger than Central African Republic. Central African Republic would fit into Sudan about 3.0 times.

Central African RepublicSudanCentral African Republic moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Central African Republic is 0.33× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 3.03× the size of Central African Republic.
Central African RepublicSudan
Area622,984 km²1,886,068 km²
Population5,513,28251,662,147
Density8.8 / km²27 / km²
CapitalBanguiKhartoum
RegionMiddle AfricaNorthern Africa
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours67

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Central African Republic sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Central African Republic bigger than Sudan?
No. Central African Republic is 3.03 times smaller than Sudan. Central African Republic covers 622,984 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
How many times does Central African Republic fit into Sudan?
About 3.0 times: Sudan has 3.03× the area of Central African Republic.
Why do Central African Republic and Sudan look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Central African Republic is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Sudan about 1.08×. 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, Central African Republic or Sudan?
Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 5,513,282. Density: Central African Republic 8.8 per km², Sudan 27 per km².
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