Brazil vs Egypt
Brazil is 8.43 times larger than Egypt. Egypt would fit into Brazil about 8.4 times.
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Brazil is 8.43× the area of Egypt.
| Brazil | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Cairo |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 4 |
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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Yes. Brazil is 8.43 times larger than Egypt. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into Brazil?
- About 8.4 times: Brazil has 8.43× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Brazil and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 118,365,995. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Egypt 117 per km².