Canada vs OECD members: Land area (sq. km), per capita

Canada
0.2194 sq. km per person
in 2023
OECD members
0.0255 sq. km per person
in 2023
Canada rank
10th
OECD members rank
12th

Land area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Canada
  • OECD members
00.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.2194 sq. km per person against 0.0255 sq. km per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.1939 sq. km per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 8.6 times OECD members's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 12th of 216 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada OECD members Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4566 sq. km per person 0.0407 sq. km per person 0.416 sq. km per person Canada
1970s 0.3916 sq. km per person 0.0364 sq. km per person 0.3552 sq. km per person Canada
1980s 0.348 sq. km per person 0.0332 sq. km per person 0.3148 sq. km per person Canada
1990s 0.3082 sq. km per person 0.0307 sq. km per person 0.2775 sq. km per person Canada
2000s 0.2793 sq. km per person 0.0286 sq. km per person 0.2508 sq. km per person Canada
2010s 0.2516 sq. km per person 0.0267 sq. km per person 0.2249 sq. km per person Canada
2020s 0.2277 sq. km per person 0.0257 sq. km per person 0.202 sq. km per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Canada or OECD members?
Canada, at 0.2194 sq. km per person against 0.0255 sq. km per person in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Canada and OECD members?
0.1939 sq. km per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and OECD members?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and OECD members rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?
Canada ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 12th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.