Ethiopia vs Sudan
Sudan is 71% larger than Ethiopia. Ethiopia would fit into Sudan about 1.7 times.
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Ethiopia is 0.59× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 1.71× the size of Ethiopia.
| Ethiopia | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Khartoum |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Sudan?
- No. Ethiopia is 41% smaller than Sudan. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Ethiopia fit into Sudan?
- About 1.7 times: Sudan has 1.71× the area of Ethiopia.
- Why do Ethiopia and Sudan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Sudan?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 51,662,147. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Sudan 27 per km².