Brazil vs India
Brazil is 2.59 times larger than India. India would fit into Brazil about 2.6 times.
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Brazil is 2.59× the area of India.
| Brazil | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | New Delhi |
| Region | South America | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 7 |
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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- Yes. Brazil is 2.59 times larger than India. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does India fit into Brazil?
- About 2.6 times: Brazil has 2.59× the area of India.
- Why do Brazil and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 212,812,405. Density: Brazil 25 per km², India 445 per km².