How large is the United States compared to Africa?

December 8, 2019 Off By idswater

How large is the United States compared to Africa?

The total area of Africa is 30.4 million square kilometers (11.7 million square miles). The total area of the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii) is 9.6 million square kilometers (3.8 million square miles). Africa is more than three times the size of the US.

How many United States would fit in Africa?

Top 15 countries

(Africa) 30.4
China 9.6
U.S. 9.5
Brazil 8.5
Australia 7.7

Why is Africa so small on maps?

The world map you are probably familiar with is called the Mercator projection (below), which was developed all the way back in 1569 and greatly distorts the relative areas of land masses. It makes Africa look tiny, and Greenland and Russia appear huge.

Can the US fit into Africa?

Yes! In fact, North America, including United States, Canada, Mexico, and Greenland, could easily fit inside Africa with plenty of room left to add Central America, Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia too.

Which US state is the same size as South Africa?

Texas is approximately 678,052 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 80% larger than Texas. Meanwhile, the population of Texas is ~25.1 million people (31.3 million more people live in South Africa). We have positioned the outline of Texas near the middle of South Africa.

How big is Africa actually?

11.73 million mi²
Africa/Area

Is Africa too small on maps?

On the Mercator map, Africa – sitting on the equator, reasonably undistorted – is left looking much smaller than it really is. But Canada, Russia, the United States and Europe are greatly enlarged. That European and North American countries are enlarged is no accident.

Can Russia fit into Africa?

Africa is 1.77 times as big as Russia At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth’s total surface area and 20% of its land area. Algeria is Africa’s largest country by area, and Nigeria is its largest by population.

What is the size of North America compared to Africa?

There isn’t much difference between the size of Africa and North America. Africa is the second largest continent with a size of 30,065,000 square Km. Asia is the largest in the pack with 44 million. North America comes third with 24,256,000 square km, which is just under 6 million square km smaller than Africa, 5, 809, 000 square km to be precise.

What is the actual size of the continents?

Asia, the Largest Continent: 17,139,445 Square Miles (44,391,162 Square Km) Africa: 11,677,239 Square Miles (30,244,049 Square Km) North America: 9,361,791 Square Miles (24,247,039 Square Km) South America: 6,880,706 Square Miles (17,821,029 Square Km) Antarctica: About 5,500,000 Square Miles (14,245,000 Square Km)

What is the size of Brazil compared to US?

Brazil is around the same size as United States. United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, while Brazil is approximately 8,515,770 sq km.

How big is South Africa compared to the US?

United States is about 8 times bigger than South Africa. South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km.