Continent size comparison

Globe Africa
compared to
Globe North America

Africa is about 1.2 times bigger than North America.

North America is approximately 24,230,000 sq km, while Africa is approximately 30,365,000 sq km, making Africa 25% larger than North America. We have positioned the outline of North America near the middle of Africa.
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Flip comparison: see Africa on top of North America
This to-scale comparison of North America vs. Africa uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
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