Australia vs Canada: Land area
Australia
7.69 million sq. km
in 2023
Canada
8.79 million sq. km
in 2023
Australia rank
6th
Canada rank
4th
Land area over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 8.79 million sq. km against 7.69 million sq. km in Australia, a difference of 1.10 million sq. km.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Globally, Australia ranks 6th and Canada ranks 4th of 216 countries.
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About this data
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.