Brazil vs India: Surface area

Brazil

8.51 million sq. km

in 2023

India

3.29 million sq. km

in 2023

Brazil rank

5th

India rank

7th

Surface area over time

Brazil currently reports 8.51 million sq. km against 3.29 million sq. km in India, a difference of 5.22 million sq. km.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.6 times India's.

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

Globally, Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 7th 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.