South Sudan is 5.25× the size of Pennsylvania
South Sudan (Africa) covers about 627,000 km² (242,000 mi²) and Pennsylvania (state of the United States) about 119,000 km² (46,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 627,000km²South Sudan
- 119,000km²Pennsylvania
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- South Sudan
- Pennsylvania
What fits
- Pennsylvania fits inside South Sudan about 5.25 times by area.
- South Sudan is larger by 508,000 km² (196,000 mi²), which is 425% of the area of Pennsylvania.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Sudan is about 20.4, Pennsylvania about 3.89.
How they differ
- South Sudan is larger, but Pennsylvania has the larger population: 13.0 million against 12.6 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 109 in Pennsylvania against 20 in South Sudan: Pennsylvania is 5.43× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: South Sudan at 7°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Pennsylvania at 41°N about 1.8×, so the map shows South Sudan as 3.05× the size of Pennsylvania instead of 5.25×.
- Together South Sudan and Pennsylvania cover 746,000 km², close to the size of Zambia (752,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 508,000 km², is about the size of Thailand (514,000 km²).
- At Pennsylvania's density, South Sudan would have 68.3 million people (it has 12.6 million). At South Sudan's density, Pennsylvania would have 2.4 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Pennsylvania's centre is 33.6° of latitude, about 3,740 km, farther north than South Sudan's.
- South Sudan ranks 43rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Pennsylvania lies about 34° of latitude (roughly 3,740 km) north of South Sudan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Sudan would have about 49,850 m² and each person in Pennsylvania about 9,180 m².
- Laid side by side, South Sudan and Pennsylvania would cover 746,000 km², about the same size as Zambia.
- Together they have 25.6 million people, 97% as many people as North Korea.
- Counted as a country, Pennsylvania would rank 102nd by area and 78th by population.
Side by side
| South Sudan | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 627,000 km²242,000 mi² | 119,000 km²46,100 mi² |
| Official area | 644,000 km²Wikidata | 119,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 42nd of 239worldwide | 33rd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 12.6 millionWikidata, 2017 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 78th of 237worldwide | 5th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 20 per km² | 109 per km² |
| Capital | Juba | Harrisburg |
| Latitude range | 3°N to 12°N | 40°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 627,000 km² is 2.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 644,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 119,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 119,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12