Egypt vs South Sudan
Egypt is 57% larger than South Sudan. South Sudan would fit into Egypt about 1.6 times.
EgyptSouth SudanEgypt moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
1.57×
Egypt is 1.57× the area of South Sudan.
| Egypt | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Juba |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Egypt bigger than South Sudan?
- Yes. Egypt is 57% larger than South Sudan. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does South Sudan fit into Egypt?
- About 1.6 times: Egypt has 1.57× the area of South Sudan.
- Why do Egypt and South Sudan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or South Sudan?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 12,188,788. Density: Egypt 117 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².