Canada vs India: Land area in square kilometers
Canada
8.79 million sq. km
in 2023
India
2.97 million sq. km
in 2023
Canada rank
4th
India rank
7th
Land area in square kilometers over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
Canada currently reports 8.79 million sq. km against 2.97 million sq. km in India, a difference of 5.82 million sq. km.
That makes Canada's figure about 3.0 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and India ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 5.99 million sq. km | Canada |
| 1970s | 8.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 5.99 million sq. km | Canada |
| 1980s | 8.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 5.99 million sq. km | Canada |
| 1990s | 8.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 5.99 million sq. km | Canada |
| 2000s | 8.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 5.99 million sq. km | Canada |
| 2010s | 8.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 5.99 million sq. km | Canada |
| 2020s | 8.83 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 5.86 million sq. km | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, Canada or India?
- Canada, at 8.79 million sq. km against 2.97 million sq. km in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers between Canada and India?
- 5.82 million sq. km, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for land area in square kilometers?
- Canada ranks 4th and India ranks 7th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land area in square kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometers (km²). 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.