Africa · True size
🇸🇸 South Sudan
2.4×
South Sudan is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
624,007 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#155
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.46%
On the old map
South Sudan looks about the same size as Gabon on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: South Sudan at the size the old map gives it, next to Gabon's true size. South Sudan's real area is 624,007 km² — Gabon is 260,719 km².
By area
South Sudan is big enough to fit Kenya inside it, by area — 594,857 km² combined.
South Sudan would fit inside France, Chile and Turkey, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside South Sudan 2.6 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside South Sudan 8.8 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. South Sudan's middle sits at 7°N, where the stretch is about 1.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares South Sudan's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.
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