Canada vs United States: Surface area

Canada

15.63 million sq. km

in 2023

United States

9.83 million sq. km

in 2023

Canada rank

2nd

United States rank

3rd

Surface area over time

Canada currently reports 15.63 million sq. km against 9.83 million sq. km in United States, a difference of 5.80 million sq. km.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times United States's.

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

Globally, Canada ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd 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.