United States vs Australia: which is bigger?
The United States is bigger: 9,826,675 km² against 7,692,024 km², about 1.28 times the size of Australia.
Drop the United States onto Australia →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 the United States looks 2.3 times bigger, not 1.28: the map inflates the United States about 2.3 times and Australia 1.25 times.
In numbers
- United States: 9,826,675 km² (3,790,000 sq mi), 3rd largest, around 40°N
- Australia: 7,692,024 km² (2,970,000 sq mi), 6th largest, around 26°S
- Australia would fit into the United States about 1.28 times.
Areas: official totals including inland water (UN Statistics Division via Wikidata). Outlines: Natural Earth. How Globegami works