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Canada vs China: Surface area

Canada
15.63 million sq. km
in 2023
China
9.56 million sq. km
in 2023
Canada rank
2nd
China rank
4th

Surface area over time

  • Canada
  • China
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 15.63 million sq. km against 9.56 million sq. km in China, a difference of 6.07 million sq. km.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times China's.

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

Globally, Canada ranks 2nd and China ranks 4th of 216 countries.

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About this data

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