Maldives vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 2,162 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into South Sudan about 2162 times.
MaldivesSouth SudanMaldives moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.0× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 2,162× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Juba |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Maldives sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Maldives bigger than South Sudan?
- No. Maldives is 2,162 times smaller than South Sudan. Maldives covers 298 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into South Sudan?
- About 2162 times: South Sudan has 2,162× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and South Sudan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives is drawn about 1.0× 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, Maldives or South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².