Which Is Larger: Canada or China?

Canada has a larger total land area.

• Canada: ~9.98 million km² (3.85 million sq mi)
• China: ~9.60 million km² (3.71 million sq mi)

Canada is the world's second-largest country by land area (after Russia); China is third or fourth (depending on coastal/territorial water definitions). The difference is roughly 380,000 km²—about the size of Japan or Germany.