Africa · True size
🇸🇩 Sudan
2.2×
Sudan is drawn 2.2× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
1,863,054 km²
On the old map
2.2×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#117
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
1.39%
On the old map
Sudan looks about the same size as Namibia on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Sudan at the size the old map gives it, next to Namibia's true size. Sudan's real area is 1,863,054 km² — Namibia is 824,763 km².
By area
Sudan is big enough to fit Libya inside it, by area — 1,626,393 km² combined.
Sudan would fit inside Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Mexico, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Sudan 7.8 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Sudan 26 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°. Sudan's middle sits at 16°N, where the stretch is about 1.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Sudan's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.