Antarctica vs Brazil
Antarctica is 64% larger than Brazil. Brazil would fit into Antarctica about 1.6 times.
AntarcticaBrazilAntarctica moved onto Brazil · Equal-area projection
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
1.64×
Antarctica is 1.64× the area of Brazil.
 Antarctica |  Brazil | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaAntarctica: 1.64× the area | 14,000,000 km² | 8,515,767 km²#5 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 10 |
| People | ||
| PopulationBrazil: 48,366× the population | 4,4002009 | 212,812,405#7 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityBrazil: 79,515× the density | 0.00 / km² | 25 / km²#160 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 88%#25 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 1.61 per woman#123 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | +0.38%#140 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 12.1 per 1,000#111 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 7.1 per 1,000#97 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 19.4%#118 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 11.5%#74 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | −1.0 per 1,000#118 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.03 per 1,000#138 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 76.0 years#78 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 12.3 per 1,000 births#97 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 2.36 per 1,000#76 of 178 · 2023 |
| University enrolment | — | 69.7%#46 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.786#83 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $10,550#79 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $2.28T2025 |
| Income group | — | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $23,433#81 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +2.3%#124 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +5.0%#42 of 176 · 2025 |
| Unemployment | — | 6.0%#71 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 3.0%#64 of 149 · 2024 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 50.3#8 of 149 · 2024 |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 7.6% of jobs#119 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 20.2% of jobs#75 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 72.2% of jobs#43 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | 3.4% of GDP#58 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | — | 17.8% of GDP#140 of 168 · 2025 |
| Military spending | — | 1.1% of GDP#110 of 155 · 2025 |
| Internet users | — | 85%#80 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 102 per 100#125 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 59% of land#29 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | — | 2.32 t a year#97 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 46.5%#53 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricity | — | 99.8%#103 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 13.4 µg/m³#132 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 30.6% of land#32 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 6.7% of land#117 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 1.5%#154 of 176 · 2022 |
| Precipitation | — | 1,761 mm#42 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | −0.38#129 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | −0.38#109 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 19.3 per 100,000#17 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Governed under the Antarctic Treaty | Independent state |
| Government | — | Presidential republicfederal presidential republic |
| Member of | — | G20, BRICS |
| Capital | — | Brasilia |
| Currency | — | Brazilian real (BRL) |
| Official languages | — | Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language |
| Traffic drives | — | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+3 · UTC−3 to UTC+12, 8 time zones | UTC−3 · UTC−5 to UTC−2, 4 time zones |
| Calling code | — | +55 |
| Region | Antarctica | South America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antarctica sits at about 85° S and is stretched to 129× its true area; Brazil at 11° S is stretched to 1.04×. That difference is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it is next to Brazil. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antarctica bigger than Brazil?
- Yes. Antarctica is 64% larger than Brazil. Antarctica covers 14,000,000 km² and Brazil covers 8,515,767 km².
- How many times does Brazil fit into Antarctica?
- About 1.6 times: Antarctica has 1.64× the area of Brazil.
- Why do Antarctica and Brazil look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antarctica is drawn about 129× its true area there and Brazil about 1.04×. That is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it really is next to Brazil. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antarctica or Brazil?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 4,400. Density: Antarctica 0.00 per km², Brazil 25 per km².