Brazil vs China
China is 13% larger than Brazil.
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Brazil is 0.89× the area of China. Put the other way, China is 1.13× the size of Brazil.
| Brazil | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 9,596,961 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 1,406,585,000 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Beijing |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 17 |
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; China at 37° N is stretched to 1.56×. That difference is why China 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 China?
- No. Brazil is 11% smaller than China. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and China covers 9,596,961 km².
- How many times does Brazil fit into China?
- About 1.1 times: China has 1.13× the area of Brazil.
- Why do Brazil and China 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 China about 1.56×. That is why China 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 China?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 212,812,405. Density: Brazil 25 per km², China 147 per km².