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

7.12 million sq. km, with Canada ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Brazil vs Canada: Surface area (sq. km)

Brazil

8.51 million sq. km

in 2024

Canada

15.63 million sq. km

in 2024

Brazil rank

5th

Canada rank

2nd

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Brazil
Canada

How they compare

Canada currently reports 15.63 million sq. km against 8.51 million sq. km in Brazil, a difference of 7.12 million sq. km.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.8 times Brazil's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and Canada ranks 2nd 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	8.52 million sq. km	15.64 million sq. km	7.12 million sq. km	Canada
1970s	8.52 million sq. km	15.64 million sq. km	7.12 million sq. km	Canada
1980s	8.52 million sq. km	15.64 million sq. km	7.12 million sq. km	Canada
1990s	8.52 million sq. km	15.64 million sq. km	7.12 million sq. km	Canada
2000s	8.52 million sq. km	15.64 million sq. km	7.12 million sq. km	Canada
2010s	8.52 million sq. km	15.64 million sq. km	7.12 million sq. km	Canada
2020s	8.51 million sq. km	15.64 million sq. km	7.12 million sq. km	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Brazil or Canada?: Canada, at 15.63 million sq. km against 8.51 million sq. km in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Brazil and Canada?: 7.12 million sq. km, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for surface area?: Brazil ranks 5th and Canada ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.