Which has higher land area, Brazil or United States?

United States, at 9.15 million sq. km against 8.36 million sq. km in Brazil as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Brazil and United States?

789,280 sq. km, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

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.

Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.36 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	800,820 sq. km	United States
1970s	8.36 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	800,820 sq. km	United States
1980s	8.36 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	800,820 sq. km	United States
1990s	8.36 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	800,820 sq. km	United States
2000s	8.36 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	800,880 sq. km	United States
2010s	8.36 million sq. km	9.15 million sq. km	789,280 sq. km	United States
2020s	8.36 million sq. km	9.15 million sq. km	789,280 sq. km	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Brazil or United States?: United States, at 9.15 million sq. km against 8.36 million sq. km in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Brazil and United States?: 789,280 sq. km, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for land area?: Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 20 August 2026

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.