Reviewed true-size comparison
United States vs Europe: True Size Comparison
Europe is about 2.3 times larger than United States.
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Measured comparison
| United States | 9,833,517 km² |
|---|---|
| Europe | 22,987,040 km² |
| Larger-to-smaller ratio | 2.3 to 1 |
| Absolute difference | 13,153,523 km² |
Land and inland-water territorial surface area; EEZs, maritime claims, and map-projection display area are excluded.
Context and caveats
Europe is the 44-state M49 reference set including all of Russia; alternative geographic conventions can produce a different Europe total.
This page compares measured territorial-area values, not the apparent widths of Europe and the United States on a chosen world map.
The sum covers 44 reviewed sovereign/observer-state Atlas records assigned to UN M49 Europe. It includes Russia's complete territorial area under the M49 statistical convention and excludes Gibraltar and other dependent areas.