United States is 1.12× the size of Brazil
United States covers about 9,447,000 km² (3,648,000 mi²) and Brazil about 8,473,000 km² (3,271,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 9,447,000km²United States
- 8,473,000km²Brazil
2,000 km
- United States
- Brazil
What fits
- Brazil is 90% of the size of United States.
- United States is larger by 975,000 km² (376,000 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Brazil.
- Measured in Belgiums: United States is about 308, Brazil about 276.
How they differ
- United States also has the larger population: 340.1 million against 214.2 million, 1.59× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 36 in United States against 25 in Brazil: United States is 1.42× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,960 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: United States at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Brazil at 11°S about 1.0×, so the map shows United States as 2.14× the size of Brazil instead of 1.12×.
- Together United States and Brazil cover 17,920,000 km², close to the size of Russia (16,980,000 km², 5.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 975,000 km², is about the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km²).
- At Brazil's density, United States would have 239.3 million people (it has 340.1 million). At United States's density, Brazil would have 304.5 million (it has 214.2 million).
- United States's centre is 55.4° of latitude, about 6,160 km, farther north than Brazil's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | United States | 1.12× |
| More people | United States | 1.59× |
| More crowded | United States | 1.42× |
| Farther north | United States | 55.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | United States | 2.0× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | United States | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 308× | 276× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 38.8× | 34.8× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 26.4× | 23.7× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 25.3× | 22.7× |
| France 548,000 km² | 17.2× | 15.5× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 3.00× | 2.69× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.56× | 0.50× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| United States | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 9,447,000 km²3,648,000 mi² | 8,473,000 km²3,271,000 mi² |
| Population | 340.1 millionWikidata, 2024 | 214.2 millionWikidata, 2026 |
| Density | 36 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Official area | 9,834,000 km²Wikidata | 8,509,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Washington, D.C. | Brasília |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 71°N | 34°S to 5°N |
| Continent | North America | South America |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2026, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 9,464,000 km² is 3.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 9,834,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 8,509,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 8,473,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11