Brazil vs Canada
Canada is 17% larger than Brazil.
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0.85×
Brazil is 0.85× the area of Canada. Put the other way, Canada is 1.17× the size of Brazil.
| Brazil | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 9,984,670 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 41,651,653 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Ottawa |
| Region | South America | Northern America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× its true area; Canada at 60° N is stretched to 4.1×. That difference is why Canada 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 Brazil bigger than Canada?
- No. Brazil is 15% smaller than Canada. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Canada covers 9,984,670 km².
- How many times does Brazil fit into Canada?
- About 1.2 times: Canada has 1.17× the area of Brazil.
- Why do Brazil and Canada look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× its true area there and Canada about 4.1×. That is why Canada 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, Brazil or Canada?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 41,651,653. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Canada 4.2 per km².