Continent size comparison
compared to
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.
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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