Total & land area: Belize vs S. Sudan size comparison [2026]

South Sudan is 28.1 times bigger by total area compared to Belize: 248,777 sq mi vs 8,867 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of South Sudan is 243,990 sq mi vs 8,807 sq mi for Belize — a 27.7 times difference in territory size.

Belize ranks 148/197 by total surface area vs 41/197 for South Sudan.
Belize occupies 0.02% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.42% for South Sudan.
7.98% of Belize's area is agricultural land vs 44.9% in South Sudan.
Belize has 0.004% of the world's agricultural land area — S. Sudan has 0.59%.
54.5% of Belize is covered by forests, compared to 11.3% in S. Sudan.
0.03% of the world's forests are in Belize, and 0.18% are in South Sudan.

True size map comparison: Belize vs South Sudan

See how Belize and South Sudan compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Belize	South Sudan
Total area	8,867 sq mi	248,777 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	28.1
Total area rank	148/197	41/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.005%	0.13%
Land area	8,807 sq mi	243,990 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	27.7
Land area rank	148/197	41/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.02%	0.42%
Population	417,072	11,943,408
Population density	48.7 ppl/mi²	51 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Belize	South Sudan
Forest area	4,801 sq mi	27,633 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	54.5%	11.3%
Forest area rank	117/196	63/196
World's forests share	0.03%	0.18%
Agricultural land area	703 sq mi	109,449 sq mi
Agricultural land share	7.98%	44.9%
Agricultural land area rank	157/194	40/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.004%	0.59%
Arable land	386 sq mi	9,611 sq mi
Arable land share	4.38%	3.94%
Arable land area rank	147/191	76/191
Permanent cropland	123.6 sq mi	328 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	1.4%	0.13%
Permanent cropland area rank	138/192	106/192
Water area	60.2 sq mi	4,787 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.68%	1.92%
Water area rank	134/197	41/197
Roads length	2,039 mi	n/a
Land borders length	337 mi	3,739 mi
Coastline length	239.8 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	20.4%	n/a

Belize vs South Sudan size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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