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

124.90 million sq. km, with World ahead.

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

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

Canada vs World: Surface area (sq. km)

Canada

15.63 million sq. km

in 2024

World

140.54 million sq. km

in 2023

Canada rank

2nd

World rank

1st

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Canada
World

How they compare

World currently reports 140.54 million sq. km against 15.63 million sq. km in Canada, a difference of 124.90 million sq. km.

That makes World's figure about 9.0 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	World	Difference	Ahead
1960s	15.64 million sq. km	139.74 million sq. km	124.09 million sq. km	World
1970s	15.64 million sq. km	139.73 million sq. km	124.09 million sq. km	World
1980s	15.64 million sq. km	139.73 million sq. km	124.09 million sq. km	World
1990s	15.64 million sq. km	139.75 million sq. km	124.10 million sq. km	World
2000s	15.64 million sq. km	139.83 million sq. km	124.19 million sq. km	World
2010s	15.64 million sq. km	140.28 million sq. km	124.64 million sq. km	World
2020s	15.64 million sq. km	140.56 million sq. km	124.93 million sq. km	World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Canada or World?: World, at 140.54 million sq. km against 15.63 million sq. km in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Canada and World?: 124.90 million sq. km, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and World rank globally for surface area?: Canada ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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.