Canada vs USSR: Land area in hectares
Canada
878.87 million hectares
in 2023
USSR
2.19 billion hectares
in 1991
Canada rank
4th
USSR rank
2nd
Land area in hectares over time
- Canada
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 2.19 billion hectares against 878.87 million hectares in Canada, a difference of 1.31 billion hectares.
That makes USSR's figure about 2.5 times Canada's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and USSR ranks 2nd of 233 countries.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.