Country size comparison
compared to
South America is about 1.8 times bigger than United States.
United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, while South America is approximately 17,840,000 sq km, making South America 81% larger than United States.
This to-scale comparison of
United States
vs.
South America
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
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