Egypt vs Sudan
Sudan is 87% larger than Egypt. Egypt would fit into Sudan about 1.9 times.
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Egypt is 0.54× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 1.87× the size of Egypt.
| Egypt | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Khartoum |
| Region | Northern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
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; 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Egypt bigger than Sudan?
- No. Egypt is 46% smaller than Sudan. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into Sudan?
- About 1.9 times: Sudan has 1.87× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Egypt and 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 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, Egypt or Sudan?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 51,662,147. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Sudan 27 per km².