South Africa vs South Sudan
South Africa is 90% larger than South Sudan. South Sudan would fit into South Africa about 1.9 times.
South AfricaSouth SudanSouth Africa moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
1.9×
South Africa is 1.9× the area of South Sudan.
| South Africa | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,221,037 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 64,747,319 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Pretoria | Juba |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. South Africa sits at about 29°S and is stretched to 1.31× 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 South Africa bigger than South Sudan?
- Yes. South Africa is 90% larger than South Sudan. South Africa covers 1,221,037 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does South Sudan fit into South Africa?
- About 1.9 times: South Africa has 1.9× the area of South Sudan.
- Why do South Africa and South Sudan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. South Africa is drawn about 1.31× 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, South Africa or South Sudan?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 12,188,788. Density: South Africa 53 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².