What is the difference in surface area between Iran and Sudan?

132,850 sq. km, with Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sudan?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Sudan: Surface area

Iran

1.75 million sq. km

in 2023

Sudan

1.88 million sq. km

in 2023

Iran rank

17th

Sudan rank

15th

Surface area over time

Iran
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 1.88 million sq. km against 1.75 million sq. km in Iran, a difference of 132,850 sq. km.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 17th and Sudan ranks 15th of 215 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.75 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	760,660 sq. km	Sudan
1970s	1.75 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	760,660 sq. km	Sudan
1980s	1.75 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	760,660 sq. km	Sudan
1990s	1.75 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	760,660 sq. km	Sudan
2000s	1.75 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	760,660 sq. km	Sudan
2010s	1.75 million sq. km	2.00 million sq. km	258,412 sq. km	Sudan
2020s	1.75 million sq. km	1.88 million sq. km	132,850 sq. km	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Iran or Sudan?: Sudan, at 1.88 million sq. km against 1.75 million sq. km in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Iran and Sudan?: 132,850 sq. km, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sudan?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran and Sudan rank globally for surface area?: Iran ranks 17th and Sudan ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.