Australia on the Equal Earth Map
Oceania • COUNTRYAustralia is both the world's 6th-largest country and the principal landmass of Oceania, spanning 7,692,024 km² (2,969,907 mi²). Australia spans nearly 4,000 kilometers from east to west, wider than the direct distance between London and Moscow.
How Does Australia Look on the Equal Earth Projection?
On traditional conformal world maps like Mercator, landmasses located near the equator are rendered visually compressed compared to polar and temperate regions.
The Equal Earth projection mathematically guarantees that Australia (7,692,024 km²) is displayed in exact visual proportion to every other territory on Earth without conformal area distortion.
Australia is more than 2.3 times the size of India and roughly 31 times larger than the United Kingdom.
How Australia Compares in Size
Direct relative scale comparisons with prominent global benchmarks:
| Benchmark Entity | Benchmark Area | Comparison Ratio | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 France | 643,801 km² | Australia is 11.95× larger | Compare Directly → |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 9,833,517 km² | Australia is 1.28× smaller (78% of United States) | Compare Directly → |
| 🇨🇳 China | 9,596,960 km² | Australia is 1.25× smaller (80% of China) | Compare Directly → |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 17,098,242 km² | Australia is 2.22× smaller (45% of Russia) | Compare Directly → |