Eswatini vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 37.1 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into South Sudan about 37 times.
EswatiniSouth SudanEswatini moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.03× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 37.1× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Juba |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than South Sudan?
- No. Eswatini is 37.1 times smaller than South Sudan. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into South Sudan?
- About 37 times: South Sudan has 37.1× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and South Sudan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².