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California vs Brazil Geography
Land area
- California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Brazil has 3,227,096 square miles (8,358,140 km²).
- Brazil's land area is 20.7 times larger than California's.
Total area
- California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Brazil: 3,287,956 square miles (8,515,767 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Brazil's total area is 20.1 times larger than California's.
Length
- California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Brazil is 2,732 miles (4,396 km).
- Brazil's north-south length is 3.6 times (259%) longer than California's.
Width
- California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Brazil spans 2,685 miles (4,321 km).
- Brazil's east-west width is 3.8 times (280%) wider than California's.
Highest point
- California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Brazil's is Pico da Neblina at 9,826 feet (2,995 m).
- Mount Whitney is 4,658 feet higher than Pico da Neblina.
Lowest point
- California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Brazil's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- California's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
California vs Brazil Population and History
Population
- California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Brazil has 214,211,951 (2026).
- Brazil's population is 5.4 times (443%) larger than California's.
Population density
- California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Brazil: 66.4.
- California's population density is 3.8 times (281%) higher than Brazil's.
Biggest city
- California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; Brazil's is São Paulo with 12,252,023.
- São Paulo's population is 3.2 times (216%) larger than Los Angeles'.
Largest metro area
- California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs Brazil's São Paulo (18,949,790).
- São Paulo's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's.
History
- California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state.
- Brazil: Independent from Portugal since September 7, 1822.
- In its current form, Brazil is the older of the two by 28 years.
California vs Brazil Economy
GDP
- California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Brazil's $2,279.9 billion.
- California's economic output is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Brazil's.
GDP per capita
- California: $102,662 per person vs Brazil: $10,713.
- California's GDP per capita is 9.6 times (858%) higher than Brazil's.
Average income
- California: $86,232 vs Brazil: $10,550 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- California's average income is 8.2 times (717%) higher than Brazil's.
Official Websites
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