Bolivia vs Brazil
Brazil is 7.75 times larger than Bolivia. Bolivia would fit into Brazil about 7.8 times.
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Bolivia is 0.13× the area of Brazil. Put the other way, Brazil is 7.75× the size of Bolivia.
| Bolivia | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 8,515,767 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 212,812,405 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 25 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Brasilia |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 10 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Brazil?
- No. Bolivia is 7.75 times smaller than Brazil. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Brazil covers 8,515,767 km².
- How many times does Bolivia fit into Brazil?
- About 7.8 times: Brazil has 7.75× the area of Bolivia.
- Why do Bolivia and Brazil look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Brazil?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 12,581,843. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Brazil 25 per km².