Africa
Africa is a continent south of Europe, made up of over 50 countries with diverse climates and landscapes.
30,370,000 km²AreaBuilt around us
Africa vs Australia
What are they, and what does the difference actually look like?
Two things. One honest scale.
Meet the pair
What these two things are
Australia
Australia is a country and continent located between the Indian and Pacific Oceans in the Southern Hemisphere.
7,692,000 km²AreaAfrica has about 3.95 times the area of Australia.
Known rectangular footprints keep their physical sides. Other shapes are equal-area squares, not maps. Overlap compares area; it does not prove a physical fit.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
Africa
A rounded 30.37 million km² continental-area anchor.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked area is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Australia
A rounded 7,692,024 km² country-area anchor.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked area is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Measurement details
Why these numbers?
The visual compares area with area. The records below preserve each value’s basis and caveats.
Africa
30,370,000 km²Area · rounded geography model
A rounded 30.37 million km² continental-area anchor.
Australia
7,692,000 km²Area · rounded geography model
A rounded 7,692,024 km² country-area anchor.
- Comparing
- Area ↔ Area
- Relative size
- Africa is larger on this measurement by a factor of about 3.95. Africa's selected measurement is approximately 295% greater than Australia's.
How to read the visual
The labelled spans and stored measurements determine the scale; unmeasured illustration details do not.
- Africa is labelled rounded geography model; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.
- Australia is labelled rounded geography model; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.
There’s always another scale
Follow your curiosity.
PlacesAfrica30,370,000 km²Africa is a continent south of Europe, made up of over 50 countries with diverse climates and landscapes.PlacesAustralia7,692,000 km²Australia is a country and continent located between the Indian and Pacific Oceans in the Southern Hemisphere.
SportFootball pitch105 mA football pitch is the marked rectangular playing surface used for association football.
SpaceEarth12,740 kmEarth is the rocky planet on which we live and the third planet from the Sun.
PlacesCentral Park3.41 km²Central Park is a large public park in the centre of Manhattan, New York City.Side by side
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