Botswana vs Brazil
Brazil is 14.6 times larger than Botswana. Botswana would fit into Brazil about 15 times.
BotswanaBrazilBotswana moved onto Brazil · Equal-area projection
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Botswana is 0.07× the area of Brazil. Put the other way, Brazil is 14.6× the size of Botswana.
| Botswana | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 8,515,767 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 212,812,405 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 25 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Brasilia |
| Region | Southern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 10 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Brazil?
- No. Botswana is 14.6 times smaller than Brazil. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Brazil covers 8,515,767 km².
- How many times does Botswana fit into Brazil?
- About 15 times: Brazil has 14.6× the area of Botswana.
- Why do Botswana and Brazil look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Brazil?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Brazil 25 per km².