Continent size comparison

Globe South America
compared to
Globe Africa

South America is about 1.7 times smaller than Africa.

Africa is approximately 30,365,000 sq km, while South America is approximately 17,840,000 sq km, making South America 58.75% the size of Africa. We have positioned the outline of Africa near the middle of South America.
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Flip comparison: see South America on top of Africa
This to-scale comparison of Africa vs. South America uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
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