Brazil on the Equal Earth Map
South America • COUNTRYBrazil is South America's largest country and the 5th-largest globally, covering 8,515,767 km² (3,287,956 mi²). Spanning the Amazon basin and Atlantic coast, Brazil is larger than the contiguous United States and all of Australia.
How Does Brazil Look on the Equal Earth Projection?
On traditional conformal world maps like Mercator, landmasses located near the equator are rendered visually compressed compared to polar and temperate regions.
The Equal Earth projection mathematically guarantees that Brazil (8,515,767 km²) is displayed in exact visual proportion to every other territory on Earth without conformal area distortion.
Brazil is so large that its northernmost point is closer to Canada than to its own southernmost point.
How Brazil Compares in Size
Direct relative scale comparisons with prominent global benchmarks:
| Benchmark Entity | Benchmark Area | Comparison Ratio | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 France | 643,801 km² | Brazil is 13.23× larger | Compare Directly → |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 9,833,517 km² | Brazil is 1.15× smaller (87% of United States) | Compare Directly → |
| 🇨🇳 China | 9,596,960 km² | Brazil is 1.13× smaller (89% of China) | Compare Directly → |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 17,098,242 km² | Brazil is 2.01× smaller (50% of Russia) | Compare Directly → |