Total & land area: DR Congo vs South Sudan size comparison

The DR Congo is 3.64 times bigger by total area compared to South Sudan: 905,355 sq mi vs 248,777 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the DR Congo is 875,313 sq mi vs 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan — a 3.59 times difference in territory size.

The DR Congo ranks 11/197 by total surface area vs 41/197 for South Sudan.
The DR Congo occupies 1.52% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.42% for South Sudan.
15.5% of the DR Congo's area is agricultural land vs 44.9% in South Sudan.
The DR Congo has 0.74% of the world's agricultural land area — S. Sudan has 0.59%.
54.2% of the DR Congo is covered by forests, compared to 11.3% in S. Sudan.
3.04% of the world's forests are in the DR Congo, and 0.18% are in South Sudan.

True size map comparison: DR Congo vs South Sudan

See how the DR Congo 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

	DR Congo	South Sudan
Total area	905,355 sq mi	248,777 sq mi
Size difference ratio	3.64	1
Total area rank	11/197	41/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.46%	0.13%
Land area	875,313 sq mi	243,990 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	3.59	1
Land area rank	11/197	41/197
Share of all countries' land area	1.52%	0.42%
Population	109,276,265	11,943,408
Population density	133.1 ppl/mi²	51 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	DR Congo	South Sudan
Forest area	474,331 sq mi	27,633 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	54.2%	11.3%
Forest area rank	7/196	63/196
World's forests share	3.04%	0.18%
Agricultural land area	135,505 sq mi	109,449 sq mi
Agricultural land share	15.5%	44.9%
Agricultural land area rank	37/194	40/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.74%	0.59%
Arable land	57,521 sq mi	9,611 sq mi
Arable land share	6.57%	3.94%
Arable land area rank	22/191	76/191
Permanent cropland	7,714 sq mi	328 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.88%	0.13%
Permanent cropland area rank	24/192	106/192
Water area	30,042 sq mi	4,787 sq mi
Water as share of total area	3.32%	1.92%
Water area rank	10/197	41/197
Roads length	94,680 mi	n/a
Land borders length	6,852 mi	3,739 mi
Coastline length	23 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.5%	n/a

DR Congo vs South Sudan size on the map

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

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The map above outlines the borders of the DR Congo and South Sudan but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.