Canada vs China: Land area
Canada
8.79 million sq. km
in 2023
China
9.39 million sq. km
in 2023
Canada rank
4th
China rank
2nd
Land area over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 9.39 million sq. km against 8.79 million sq. km in Canada, a difference of 599,510 sq. km.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Globally, Canada ranks 4th and China ranks 2nd 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.