Total & land area: Brazil vs Samoa size comparison [2026]

Brazil is 2,996 times bigger by total area compared to Samoa: 3,287,956 sq mi vs 1,097 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Brazil is 3,227,096 sq mi vs 1,073 sq mi for Samoa — a 3,007 times difference in territory size.

Brazil ranks 5/197 by total surface area vs 168/197 for Samoa.
Brazil occupies 5.61% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.002% for Samoa.
28.3% of Brazil's area is agricultural land vs 17.6% in Samoa.
Brazil has 4.96% of the world's agricultural land area — Samoa has 0.001%.
59% of Brazil is covered by forests, compared to 57.6% in Samoa.
12.2% of the world's forests are in Brazil, and 0.004% are in Samoa.

True size map comparison: Brazil vs Samoa

See how Brazil and Samoa compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Brazil	Samoa
Total area	3,287,956 sq mi	1,097 sq mi
Size difference ratio	2,996	1
Total area rank	5/197	168/197
Share of all countries' surface area	1.67%	0.0006%
Land area	3,227,096 sq mi	1,073 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	3,007	1
Land area rank	5/197	168/197
Share of all countries' land area	5.61%	0.002%
Population	211,998,573	218,019
Population density	66.2 ppl/mi²	205.5 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Brazil	Samoa
Forest area	1,903,402 sq mi	619 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	59%	57.6%
Forest area rank	2/196	156/196
World's forests share	12.2%	0.004%
Agricultural land area	914,131 sq mi	188.5 sq mi
Agricultural land share	28.3%	17.6%
Agricultural land area rank	4/194	169/194
Share of global agricultural land	4.96%	0.001%
Arable land	214,835 sq mi	41.4 sq mi
Arable land share	6.66%	3.85%
Arable land area rank	5/191	166/191
Permanent cropland	29,946 sq mi	122.4 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.93%	11.4%
Permanent cropland area rank	5/192	139/192
Water area	60,860 sq mi	23.9 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.85%	2.18%
Water area rank	6/197	139/197
Roads length	1,242,742 mi	715 mi
Land borders length	10,032 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	4,655 mi	250.4 mi
Share of marine protected waters	26.6%	0.2%

Brazil vs Samoa size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of Brazil and Samoa but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.