Maldives vs Sudan

Sudan is 6,329 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Sudan about 6329 times.

MaldivesSudanMaldives moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.0× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 6,329× the size of Maldives.
MaldivesSudan
Area298 km²1,886,068 km²
Population529,67651,662,147
Density1,777 / km²27 / km²
CapitalMaleKhartoum
RegionSouthern AsiaNorthern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours07

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; 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 Maldives bigger than Sudan?
No. Maldives is 6,329 times smaller than Sudan. Maldives covers 298 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
How many times does Maldives fit into Sudan?
About 6329 times: Sudan has 6,329× the area of Maldives.
Why do Maldives and 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 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, Maldives or Sudan?
Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Sudan 27 per km².