Where does USA rank in size and population by comparison to other countries?

Total area.

#1 Russia: 17,075,200 sq km

#2 Canada: 9,984,670 sq km

#3 United States: 9,826,630 sq km

Population (2005 numbers, the ranks haven't changed)

#1 China: 1,304,500,000

#2 India: 1,094,583,000

#3 United States: 296,410,400

There are none. Only a few countries equal or exceed the USA in size to begin with. Of the geographically large countries, Russia, China, Brazil, and India all have lower standards of living. Canada is larger than the USA and Australia is in the ballpark, and both of these have high standards of living, but both are far less populous than the USA. Of those countries generally believed to have higher standards of living, the Scandinavian countries, for example, almost all are smaller in size and population than the USA. I am a bit over the board here, but basically what I am saying is that, if you set 3 criteria, that it be geographically at least as large as the USA, that it have at least the population of the USA, and that it have a higher standard of living, the best you will do anywhere on Earth is 2 out of 3, and more often it will be 0 or 1 out of 3.

State Rank By Size

The US is third in area behind Russia and Canada; and third in population behind China and India.