Russia is clearly the larger of the two: about 17,098,246 km² against 9,984,670 km², roughly 1.7× at true size. Drag one onto the other on the map above to feel the gap.
Canada sits in North America, Russia in Europe. On the old Mercator map the latitude gap distorted how large each felt beside the other; at true size the answer is simply 1.7×.
The old map muddied it further: Mercator inflates Canada about 4.1× and Russia about 6.1×, so on a Mercator-style map this pair appears 2.5× apart instead of the true 1.7×.
Canada fits 1× into Russia.
Canada vs Russia: key figures
| Measure | Canada | Russia |
|---|
| True area | 9,984,670 km² · #2 | 17,098,246 km² · #1 |
| Mercator inflation | 4.1× | 6.1× |
| Apparent on Mercator | 40,968,099 km² | 103,611,951 km² |