Compare · Canada vs the United States
Canada vs the United States
Canada is bigger. It measures 9,872,248 km² against 9,439,564 km² for the United States, a gap of 432,684 km² — a bit more than California (409,774 km²).
Canada9,872,248 km²
United States9,439,564 km²
Canada wins by432,684 km²
Canada’s rank here2nd, after Russia
Canada also beats China (9,371,364 km²). The hat-on-America drawing is Mercator, not the measurement.
Canada dragged south over the United States on Equal Earth, so the two silhouettes can actually be compared. Open this scene on the full map.
Areas are the shapes drawn on Map Real Size, measured on the sphere. Official land-area tables differ where they include inland water, a different coastline, or a disputed border. Why Canada looks like a hat.