Continent size comparison
compared to
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.
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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