Continent size comparison

Globe Europe
compared to
Globe South America

Europe is about 1.8 times smaller than South America.

South America is approximately 17,840,000 sq km, while Europe is approximately 10,180,000 sq km, making Europe 57.06% the size of South America. We have positioned the outline of South America near the middle of Europe.
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This to-scale comparison of South America vs. Europe uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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