Russia vs Canada: which is bigger?

Russia is bigger: 17,098,246 km² against 9,984,670 km², about 1.71 times the size of Canada.

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Side by side at true size

Both drawn at the same scale on an equal-area projection.

And on the usual world map

On the usual world map Russia looks 1.63 times bigger, close to the truth: both lie at similar distances from the equator.

In numbers

Russia: 17,098,246 km² (6,600,000 sq mi), 1st largest, around 66°N
Canada: 9,984,670 km² (3,860,000 sq mi), 2nd largest, around 59°N
Canada would fit into Russia about 1.71 times.

Areas: official totals including inland water (UN Statistics Division via Wikidata). Outlines: Natural Earth. How Globegami works