Namibia vs Sudan
Sudan is 2.28 times larger than Namibia. Namibia would fit into Sudan about 2.3 times.
NamibiaSudanNamibia moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.44×
Namibia is 0.44× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 2.28× the size of Namibia.
| Namibia | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Khartoum |
| Region | Southern 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. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Namibia bigger than Sudan?
- No. Namibia is 2.28 times smaller than Sudan. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Namibia fit into Sudan?
- About 2.3 times: Sudan has 2.28× the area of Namibia.
- Why do Namibia and Sudan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× 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, Namibia or Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Sudan 27 per km².