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
1.64×
Antarctica is 1.64× the area of Brazil.
| Antarctica | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,000,000 km² | 8,515,767 km² |
| Population | 4,400 | 212,812,405 |
| Density | 0.00 / km² | 25 / km² |
| Capital | — | Brasilia |
| Region | Antarctica | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 10 |
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.