How Big is Canada?

Canada is the world’s second largest country. (Only Russia is bigger.)

Canada’s total area is 9,984,670 km² (3,855,103 mi²).

Freshwater lakes account for 891,163 km² (344,080 mi²) of Canada’s surface area.

Canada’s total land area is 9,093,507 km² (3,511,023 mi²).

The United States of America actually has a greater land area than Canada – the USA’s land area is 9,161,923 km² (3,537,438 mi²) – but the USA’s total area, at 9,826,630 km² (3,794,083 mi²), is slightly less than Canada’s.

Map of Canada

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Although Canada is a huge country, it covers less than two percent of the Earth’s surface of 510 million km².

Canada’s land makes up 6.1 percent of the total land on Earth, which is 148.9 million km².