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

118,460 sq. km, with Sudan ahead.

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

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

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

Libya
Sudan

How they compare

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 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.76 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	746,270 sq. km	Sudan
1970s	1.76 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	746,270 sq. km	Sudan
1980s	1.76 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	746,270 sq. km	Sudan
1990s	1.76 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	746,270 sq. km	Sudan
2000s	1.76 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	746,270 sq. km	Sudan
2010s	1.76 million sq. km	2.00 million sq. km	244,022 sq. km	Sudan
2020s	1.76 million sq. km	1.88 million sq. km	118,460 sq. km	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Libya or Sudan?: Sudan, at 1.88 million sq. km against 1.76 million sq. km in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Libya and Sudan?: 118,460 sq. km, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sudan?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Libya and Sudan rank globally for surface area?: Libya ranks 16th and Sudan ranks 15th of 216 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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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: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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