Continent size comparison
compared to
Africa is about 211 times bigger than Illinois.
Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, while Africa is approximately 30,365,000 sq km, making Africa 20,993% larger than Illinois.
This to-scale comparison of
Illinois
vs.
Africa
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
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