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

South Sudan is 2.06 times bigger by total area compared to Poland: 248,777 sq mi vs 120,728 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of South Sudan is 243,990 sq mi vs 118,252 sq mi for Poland — a 2.06 times difference in territory size.

Poland ranks 70/197 by total surface area vs 41/197 for South Sudan.
Poland occupies 0.21% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.42% for South Sudan.
47.6% of Poland's area is agricultural land vs 44.9% in South Sudan.
Poland has 0.31% of the world's agricultural land area — S. Sudan has 0.59%.
31.1% of Poland is covered by forests, compared to 11.3% in S. Sudan.
0.24% of the world's forests are in Poland, and 0.18% are in South Sudan.

True size map comparison: Poland vs South Sudan

See how Poland 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

	Poland	South Sudan
Total area	120,728 sq mi	248,777 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	2.06
Total area rank	70/197	41/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.06%	0.13%
Land area	118,252 sq mi	243,990 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	2.06
Land area rank	69/197	41/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.21%	0.42%
Population	36,559,233	11,943,408
Population density	303 ppl/mi²	51 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Poland	South Sudan
Forest area	36,753 sq mi	27,633 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	31.1%	11.3%
Forest area rank	56/196	63/196
World's forests share	0.24%	0.18%
Agricultural land area	56,294 sq mi	109,449 sq mi
Agricultural land share	47.6%	44.9%
Agricultural land area rank	58/194	40/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.31%	0.59%
Arable land	43,251 sq mi	9,611 sq mi
Arable land share	36.6%	3.94%
Arable land area rank	27/191	76/191
Permanent cropland	1,328 sq mi	328 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	1.12%	0.13%
Permanent cropland area rank	64/192	106/192
Water area	2,476 sq mi	4,787 sq mi
Water as share of total area	2.05%	1.92%
Water area rank	57/197	41/197
Roads length	267,065 mi	n/a
Land borders length	1,780 mi	3,739 mi
Coastline length	273.4 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	24%	n/a

Poland 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 Poland 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.