Continent size comparison

Globe South America
compared to
Globe Europe

South America is about 1.8 times bigger than Europe.

Europe is approximately 10,180,000 sq km, while South America is approximately 17,840,000 sq km, making South America 75% larger than Europe. We have positioned the outline of Europe near the middle of South America.
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Flip comparison: see South America on top of Europe
This to-scale comparison of Europe vs. South America uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
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