The True Size of Greenland
Compare Greenland with other countries and regions on an interactive map to see their actual relative sizes.
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How big is Greenland?
Greenland covers about 2,166,086 km² (836,330 sq mi). On a Mercator map its apparent size depends entirely on latitude — drag the outline above onto another part of the world to see how it really compares.
Greenland on a Mercator map
The centre of this country lies at 73° N, where the Mercator projection stretches area by about 16.2×. Its outline takes up as much room on the map as 35,043,380 km² would at the equator.
Its real area is 2,166,086 km². The country closest to that size: Algeria.
Greenland compared with other countries
Total areas including inland water; ratios are rounded.
| Country | Area (km²) | Compared with Greenland |
|---|---|---|
 Russia | 17,098,242 | 7.9× larger |
 Canada | 9,984,670 | 4.6× larger |
 United States | 9,833,517 | 4.5× larger |
 China | 9,596,960 | 4.4× larger |
 Brazil | 8,515,770 | 3.9× larger |
 Australia | 7,741,220 | 3.6× larger |
 India | 3,287,263 | 1.5× larger |
 Argentina | 2,780,400 | 1.3× larger |
 Mexico | 1,964,375 | 1.1× smaller |
 Indonesia | 1,904,569 | 1.1× smaller |
 Pakistan | 796,095 | 2.7× smaller |
 France | 643,801 | 3.4× smaller |
 Ukraine | 603,550 | 3.6× smaller |
 Japan | 377,915 | 5.7× smaller |
 Poland | 312,685 | 6.9× smaller |
 New Zealand | 268,838 | 8.1× smaller |
 United Kingdom | 243,610 | 8.9× smaller |
 Netherlands | 41,543 | 52× smaller |