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China vs the United States
On this map, the United States. It measures 9,439,564 km² against China’s 9,371,364 km², a gap of 68,200 km². That is a nose, not a landslide.
Other tables reverse the pair once inland water or a disputed border is in or out. Tens of thousands of square kilometres, on a race this close, is enough to change the headline. These are the shapes on the map.
China laid over the United States on Equal Earth. Flip to Mercator inside the map and the northern United States puts on weight. 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. The photo finish, explained.