Statizoid

Brazil vs United States: Land area

Brazil
8.36 million sq. km
in 2023
United States
9.15 million sq. km
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
United States rank
3rd

Land area over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 9.15 million sq. km against 8.36 million sq. km in Brazil, a difference of 789,280 sq. km.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Globally, Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 216 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.