Brazil vs Canada: Surface area

Brazil

8.51 million sq. km

in 2023

Canada

15.63 million sq. km

in 2023

Brazil rank

5th

Canada rank

2nd

Surface area over time

Canada currently reports 15.63 million sq. km against 8.51 million sq. km in Brazil, a difference of 7.12 million sq. km.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.8 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Globally, Brazil ranks 5th and Canada ranks 2nd of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.