Saudi Arabia vs Sudan: Surface area

Saudi Arabia

2.15 million sq. km

in 2023

Sudan

1.88 million sq. km

in 2023

Saudi Arabia rank

12th

Sudan rank

15th

Surface area over time

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.15 million sq. km against 1.88 million sq. km in Sudan, a difference of 271,690 sq. km.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sudan ahead.

Globally, Saudi Arabia ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 15th of 216 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.