Asia vs. North America: Continent Size Comparison

Asia is larger than North America.

By the Numbers

• Asia: ~44.58 million km² (17.21 million sq mi) — largest continent (29.5% of Earth's land).
• North America: ~24.71 million km² (9.54 million sq mi) — third largest (16.5% of land), after Asia and Africa.

Scale Difference

Asia is ~1.8× the size of North America. You could fit the US, Canada, Mexico, and Greenland into Asia with room to spare.

Population Context

• Asia: ~4.7 billion (60% of humanity)
• North America: ~600 million (7.5%)

Asia's vastness spans from the Mediterranean to the Pacific, Arctic to equator—encompassing 49 UN member states, the Himalayas, Siberia, the Arabian Desert, and Southeast Asian archipelagos.