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United States vs Brazil Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Brazil has 3,227,096 square miles (8,358,140 km²). United States' land area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Brazil's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Brazil: 3,287,956 square miles (8,515,767 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Brazil's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Brazil is 2,732 miles (4,396 km). United States' north-south length is 1.3 times (33%) longer than Brazil's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Brazil spans 2,685 miles (4,321 km). United States' east-west width is 1.8 times (80%) wider than Brazil's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Brazil's is Pico da Neblina at 9,826 feet (2,995 m). Denali is 10,482 feet higher than Pico da Neblina.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Brazil's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs Brazil Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Brazil has 214,211,951 (2026). United States' population is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Brazil's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Brazil: 66.4. United States' population density is 1.5 times (45%) higher than Brazil's.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Brazil's is São Paulo with 12,252,023. São Paulo's population is 1.4 times (45%) larger than New York's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Brazil's São Paulo (18,949,790). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than São Paulo's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Brazil: Independent from Portugal since September 7, 1822. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 46 years.
United States vs Brazil Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Brazil's $2,279.9 billion. United States' economic output is 13.5 times larger than Brazil's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Brazil: $10,713. United States' GDP per capita is 8.4 times (736%) higher than Brazil's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.