Reviewed true-size comparison
United States vs China: True Size Comparison
United States is about 1 times larger than China.
True-scale outlinesSame scale
Measured comparison
| United States | 9,833,517 km² |
|---|---|
| China | 9,600,000 km² |
| Larger-to-smaller ratio | 1 to 1 |
| Absolute difference | 233,517 km² |
Land and inland-water territorial surface area; EEZs, maritime claims, and map-projection display area are excluded.
Context and caveats
The reviewed totals are close, and different official treatments of inland or coastal water can change which country another source lists first.
Both countries span many latitudes, so this comparison uses measured area and same-scale silhouettes rather than apparent world-map size.