Argentina vs Brazil: Surface area

Argentina

2.78 million sq. km

in 2023

Brazil

8.51 million sq. km

in 2023

Argentina rank

8th

Brazil rank

5th

Surface area over time

Brazil currently reports 8.51 million sq. km against 2.78 million sq. km in Argentina, a difference of 5.73 million sq. km.

That makes Brazil's figure about 3.1 times Argentina's.

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

Globally, Argentina ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 5th of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.