Australia vs United States: Land area
Australia
7.69 million sq. km
in 2023
United States
9.15 million sq. km
in 2023
Australia rank
6th
United States rank
3rd
Land area over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 9.15 million sq. km against 7.69 million sq. km in Australia, a difference of 1.46 million sq. km.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Globally, Australia ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd 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.