Fascinating size comparison maps show just how big countries and continents REALLY are, with the UK smaller than California… and Africa engulfing Australia
Britons often find it a long distance to travel from one side of their country to the other.
But their perspective on the matter could change if they used the fascinating tool of comparing the size of the animals.mylifeelsewhere.comwhich allows users to overlay maps of countries and continents directly onto other landmasses to discover how large they really are.
This ‘tale-of-the-tapes’ feature reveals that Britain is a small fry on the international circuit – slightly smaller than the state California and pales in comparison to the United States as a whole.
The US, on the other hand, appears much smaller when placed above Africa.
And Indiawhich stands tall on the Asian subcontinent, does not look as impressive when towering above the mighty Canada.
Scroll down for a unique geography lesson.
Europe vs Africa
Africa is about 30,365,000 km2 in size, which is three times the size of Europe (10,180,000 km2)
Europe vs. US
Europe (10,180,000 km2) is larger than the US (9,833,517 km2), but by only four percent
Australia vs Africa
Australia covers 7,741,220 km2, but Africa covers a whopping 30,365,000 km2, making it 3.9 times larger
US vs China
America is the largest economy in the world, with China in second place. But does America also surpass China in size? Quite simply. China covers 9,596,960 km2, while the US covers 9,833,517 km2. So the United States is two percent larger. However, there are 1.1 billion fewer people in the United States, which has a population of 333 million compared to China’s 1.4 billion
US vs UK
The United States (9,833,517 km2) is about 40 times larger than the United Kingdom (243,610 km2), with 269 million more inhabitants.
UK vs California
California is approximately 1.7 times larger than the United Kingdom, with the former having an area of 403,882 km²
UK vs Australia
Australia is huge – it covers 7,741,220 km2. This makes it 32 times larger than the United Kingdom
Greenland vs USA
Greenland is actually slightly smaller than it appears on many maps – although it is still huge, covering an area of 2,166,086 km2. How this compares to the US can be seen above, with the latter being 354 percent larger. In terms of population, the contrast is extreme, with just 57,000 people living in Greenland
India vs Africa
India (3,287,263 km²) is a large country on the Asian subcontinent, but is engulfed by Africa, which is nine times its size.
Africa vs US
Although America is colossal, it cannot compete with the continent of Africa, which is 3.1 times larger
Russia vs USA
Russia is huge, covering 17,098,242 km2, making it 1.7 times larger than the United States (shown here without Alaska)
US vs Canada
Canada (9,984,670 km²) is slightly larger than its more noisy southern neighbor, with the US accounting for 98.49 percent of the area.
US vs Australia
Australia is 78.72 percent the size of the United States, or 1.3 times smaller
Canada vs India
Canada is 204 percent larger than India, despite having 1.4 billion fewer people
UK vs India
India (3,287,263 km²) is 13 times larger than the United Kingdom (243,610 km²). However, almost 1.3 billion more people live in India, which has a population of around 1.4 billion, compared to the United Kingdom’s 68 million.
Brazil vs UK
Brazil (8,515,770 km²) is about 35 times larger than the United Kingdom
Brazil vs USA
It’s a tie – almost: Brazil is 86.6 percent the size of the United States, but has 120.1 million fewer people
MyLifeElsewhere reveals that it uses the Mercator projection to display maps. It is “the most widespread projection used in cartography,” but it does mean that some areas become distorted near the poles.
