Peru vs Sudan
Sudan is 47% larger than Peru.
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0.68×
Peru is 0.68× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 1.47× the size of Peru.
| Peru | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,285,216 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 34,576,665 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Lima | Khartoum |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Peru sits at about 9°S and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Peru bigger than Sudan?
- No. Peru is 32% smaller than Sudan. Peru covers 1,285,216 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Peru fit into Sudan?
- About 1.5 times: Sudan has 1.47× the area of Peru.
- Why do Peru and Sudan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Peru is drawn about 1.03× 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, Peru or Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 34,576,665. Density: Peru 27 per km², Sudan 27 per km².