How Many Europes Fit Inside Africa?
The entire European continent, from Iceland and Portugal to the Ural Mountains in Russia, covers approximately 10,180,000 km². Africa covers 30,370,000 km².
Africa is nearly 3 times the size of Europe (2.98×). You could fit almost three entire European continents inside Africa's land boundary.
| Continent | Area (km²) | Area (mi²) | Global Rank | Share of Earth's Land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🌍 Africa | 30,370,000 km² | 11,728,000 mi² | #2 | 20.4% |
| 🌍 Europe | 10,180,000 km² | 3,930,000 mi² | #6 | 6.8% |
On traditional euro-centric Mercator projections, Europe is positioned in the top-center and expanded relative to equatorial continents. Equal Earth restores accurate, mathematically sound geographic proportions.