Which has higher surface area, North America or Sudan?

North America, at 25.47 million sq. km against 1.88 million sq. km in Sudan as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between North America and Sudan?

23.59 million sq. km, with North America ahead.

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

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

North America vs Sudan: Surface area

North America

25.47 million sq. km

in 2023

Sudan

1.88 million sq. km

in 2023

North America rank

14th

Sudan rank

15th

Surface area over time

North America
Sudan

How they compare

North America currently reports 25.47 million sq. km against 1.88 million sq. km in Sudan, a difference of 23.59 million sq. km.

That makes North America's figure about 13.6 times Sudan's.

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

North America ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 15th of 46 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	25.27 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	22.76 million sq. km	North America
1970s	25.27 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	22.76 million sq. km	North America
1980s	25.27 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	22.76 million sq. km	North America
1990s	25.27 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	22.76 million sq. km	North America
2000s	25.31 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	22.81 million sq. km	North America
2010s	25.48 million sq. km	2.00 million sq. km	23.47 million sq. km	North America
2020s	25.47 million sq. km	1.88 million sq. km	23.59 million sq. km	North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, North America or Sudan?: North America, at 25.47 million sq. km against 1.88 million sq. km in Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between North America and Sudan?: 23.59 million sq. km, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sudan?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do North America and Sudan rank globally for surface area?: North America ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 15th of 46 groups.
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: 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.