True size · United States
How big is the United States?
The United States measures 9,439,564 km² on this map. Canada is larger by 432,684 km². China is smaller by 68,200 km².
United States9,439,564 km²
On this map3rd, behind Canada
Behind Canada by432,684 km²
Ahead of China by68,200 km²
Published lists sometimes put China ahead of the United States. They are counting inland water, Alaska, or disputed borders differently. The figure here is the shape you can drag.
The United States on Equal Earth. The outline is the whole country, including Alaska and Hawaii, not a Mercator costume. 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. China vs the United States.