Australia vs Brazil: size comparison
Brazil is 1.1 times the size of Australia.
- Australia 7,692,020 km²
- Brazil 8,515,770 km²
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Why they look different on a map
Australia is centred around 26°S and Brazil around 11°S. At those latitudes the Mercator projection used by most world maps draws Australia 1.2 times and Brazil 1.04 times larger than they would appear at the equator.
So on a typical world map, Australia looks 1.07 times the size of Brazil. In reality Brazil is 1.1 times the size of Australia. The map gets it backwards: the country that looks bigger is actually the smaller one.
| Country | True area | Centred around | Mercator enlargement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 7,692,020 km² | 26°S | ×1.2 |
| Brazil | 8,515,770 km² | 11°S | ×1.04 |
The stretch is 1 divided by the cosine of the latitude, squared. At 60° north a country is drawn four times larger than the same country would be at the equator.
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Australia vs Brazil: questions
Which is bigger, Australia or Brazil?
Brazil is 1.1 times the size of Australia. Australia covers 7,692,020 km² and Brazil covers 8,515,770 km².
Why do Australia and Brazil look a different size on world maps?
Australia is centred around 26°S and Brazil around 11°S. At those latitudes the Mercator projection used by most world maps draws Australia 1.2 times and Brazil 1.04 times larger than they would appear at the equator. So on a typical world map, Australia looks 1.07 times the size of Brazil.
How many times does Australia fit into Brazil?
By area, Australia would fit into Brazil about 1.1 times.