Total & land area: Sudan vs Zambia size comparison [2026]

Sudan is 2.45 times bigger by total area compared to Zambia: 710,693 sq mi vs 290,587 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Sudan is 721,239 sq mi vs 287,024 sq mi for Zambia — a 2.51 times difference in territory size.

Sudan ranks 15/197 by total surface area vs 38/197 for Zambia.
Sudan occupies 1.25% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.5% for Zambia.
60.3% of Sudan's area is agricultural land vs 32.1% in Zambia.
Sudan has 2.36% of the world's agricultural land area — Zambia has 0.5%.
9.55% of Sudan is covered by forests, compared to 59.5% in Zambia.
0.44% of the world's forests are in Sudan, and 1.1% are in Zambia.

True size map comparison: Sudan vs Zambia

See how Sudan and Zambia 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

	Sudan	Zambia
Total area	710,693 sq mi	290,587 sq mi
Size difference ratio	2.45	1
Total area rank	15/197	38/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.36%	0.15%
Land area	721,239 sq mi	287,024 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	2.51	1
Land area rank	15/197	37/197
Share of all countries' land area	1.25%	0.5%
Population	50,448,963	21,314,956
Population density	73.3 ppl/mi²	78.5 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Sudan	Zambia
Forest area	68,892 sq mi	170,848 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	9.55%	59.5%
Forest area rank	36/196	17/196
World's forests share	0.44%	1.1%
Agricultural land area	435,002 sq mi	92,043 sq mi
Agricultural land share	60.3%	32.1%
Agricultural land area rank	10/194	47/194
Share of global agricultural land	2.36%	0.5%
Arable land	81,062 sq mi	14,672 sq mi
Arable land share	11.2%	5.11%
Arable land area rank	13/191	62/191
Permanent cropland	834 sq mi	150.6 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.12%	0.05%
Permanent cropland area rank	80/192	130/192
Water area	0 sq mi	3,563 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0%	1.23%
Water area rank	192/197	48/197
Roads length	19,263 mi	42,049 mi
Land borders length	4,237 mi	3,755 mi
Coastline length	530 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	17%	n/a

Sudan vs Zambia size on the map

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

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