Canada has more trees than the USA in terms of total number of trees and forest area, though the USA also has massive forests. Canada has approximately 318 billion trees according to Natural Resources Canada and is home to about 9 percent of world's forests, covering 347 million hectares or 38 percent of Canada's land area, making it third most forested country in world after Russia and Brazil. Canada's boreal forest is largest intact forest in world, stretching across country. The USA has approximately 228 billion trees according to US Forest Service, covering about 310 million hectares or 33 percent of US land area, with large forests in Alaska, Pacific Northwest, and Southeast. So Canada has more trees by about 90 billion more than USA despite having smaller population, because Canada has larger forest area relative to land and lower deforestation, with vast untouched boreal forest that is sparsely populated. In terms of forest area, Canada has more forest area than USA. Canada also has more trees per capita, with about 8,000 trees per person versus about 700 per person in USA. However, USA has more diverse tree species due to warmer climates in south, with about 1,000 native tree species versus about 180 in Canada. Both countries have extensive forests, but Canada wins on total tree count and forest coverage. So answer is Canada has more trees than USA.
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