Libya vs Sudan: Surface area

Libya

1.76 million sq. km

in 2023

Sudan

1.88 million sq. km

in 2023

Libya rank

16th

Sudan rank

15th

Surface area over time

Sudan currently reports 1.88 million sq. km against 1.76 million sq. km in Libya, a difference of 118,460 sq. km.

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

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

Libya ranks 16th and Sudan ranks 15th of 215 countries.

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.