Brazil vs Congo
Brazil is 24.9 times larger than Congo. Congo would fit into Brazil about 25 times.
BrazilCongoBrazil moved onto Congo · Equal-area projection
24.9×
Brazil is 24.9× the area of Congo.
| Brazil | Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 342,000 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 6,484,437 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Brazzaville |
| Region | South America | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 5 |
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; Congo at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Brazil bigger than Congo?
- Yes. Brazil is 24.9 times larger than Congo. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Congo covers 342,000 km².
- How many times does Congo fit into Brazil?
- About 25 times: Brazil has 24.9× the area of Congo.
- Why do Brazil and Congo 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 Congo about 1.0×. 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, Brazil or Congo?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 6,484,437. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Congo 19 per km².