Canada ranks 2nd in the world by total area behind Russia. By total area, Canada has about 9.98 million km² , while Russia is first at about 17.10 million km².

Ranking detail

  • 1st: Russia
  • 2nd: Canada
  • 3rd: China
  • 4th: United States
  • 5th: Brazil

Small caveat

If you rank countries by land area only instead of total area, Canada can drop to around 4th , because its inland water is counted in the total-area ranking.

Quick take

So the simple answer is: Canada is the world’s second-largest country when measured by total area.