Australia vs Brazil
Brazil is 11% larger than Australia.
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Australia is 0.9× the area of Brazil. Put the other way, Brazil is 1.11× the size of Australia.
| Australia | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 8,515,767 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 212,812,405 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 25 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Brasilia |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | 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. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× its true area; Brazil at 11° S is stretched to 1.04×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Australia bigger than Brazil?
- No. Australia is 10% smaller than Brazil. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Brazil covers 8,515,767 km².
- How many times does Australia fit into Brazil?
- About 1.1 times: Brazil has 1.11× the area of Australia.
- Why do Australia and Brazil look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× its true area there and Brazil about 1.04×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 27,614,411. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Brazil 25 per km².