Continent size comparison

Globe Africa
compared to
Globe South America

Africa is about 1.7 times bigger than South America.

South America is approximately 17,840,000 sq km, while Africa is approximately 30,365,000 sq km, making Africa 70% larger than South America. We have positioned the outline of South America near the middle of Africa.
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Flip comparison: see Africa on top of South America
This to-scale comparison of South America vs. Africa uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
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