What is the difference in land area between Brazil and Canada?

430,560 sq. km, with Canada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Canada: Land area

Brazil

8.36 million sq. km

in 2023

Canada

8.79 million sq. km

in 2023

Brazil rank

5th

Canada rank

4th

Land area over time

Brazil
Canada

How they compare

Canada currently reports 8.79 million sq. km against 8.36 million sq. km in Brazil, a difference of 430,560 sq. km.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 5th and Canada ranks 4th of 216 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Canada	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.36 million sq. km	8.97 million sq. km	607,450 sq. km	Canada
1970s	8.36 million sq. km	8.97 million sq. km	607,450 sq. km	Canada
1980s	8.36 million sq. km	8.97 million sq. km	607,450 sq. km	Canada
1990s	8.36 million sq. km	8.97 million sq. km	607,450 sq. km	Canada
2000s	8.36 million sq. km	8.97 million sq. km	607,450 sq. km	Canada
2010s	8.36 million sq. km	8.97 million sq. km	607,450 sq. km	Canada
2020s	8.36 million sq. km	8.83 million sq. km	474,782 sq. km	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Brazil or Canada?: Canada, at 8.79 million sq. km against 8.36 million sq. km in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Brazil and Canada?: 430,560 sq. km, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for land area?: Brazil ranks 5th and Canada ranks 4th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.