Canada vs China: size comparison
Canada and China are almost the same size: Canada is only 4% larger.
- Canada 9,984,670 km²
- China 9,596,960 km²
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Why they look different on a map
Canada is centred around 58°N and China around 37°N. At those latitudes the Mercator projection used by most world maps draws Canada 3.5 times and China 1.6 times larger than they would appear at the equator.
So on a typical world map, Canada looks 2.4 times the size of China. In reality Canada is 1.04 times the size of China.
| Country | True area | Centred around | Mercator enlargement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 9,984,670 km² | 58°N | ×3.5 |
| China | 9,596,960 km² | 37°N | ×1.6 |
The stretch is 1 divided by the cosine of the latitude, squared. At 60° north a country is drawn four times larger than the same country would be at the equator.
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Canada vs China: questions
Which is bigger, Canada or China?
Canada and China are almost the same size: Canada is only 4% larger. Canada covers 9,984,670 km² and China covers 9,596,960 km².
Why do Canada and China look a different size on world maps?
Canada is centred around 58°N and China around 37°N. At those latitudes the Mercator projection used by most world maps draws Canada 3.5 times and China 1.6 times larger than they would appear at the equator. So on a typical world map, Canada looks 2.4 times the size of China.
How many times does China fit into Canada?
Only once: the two are within 4% of each other, so China covers almost all of Canada.