Australia vs Canada: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Australia
0.2847 sq. km per person
in 2024
Canada
0.3789 sq. km per person
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
Canada rank
3rd
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.3789 sq. km per person against 0.2847 sq. km per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0942 sq. km per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Canada ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6817 sq. km per person | 0.7966 sq. km per person | 0.1149 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.5674 sq. km per person | 0.6832 sq. km per person | 0.1157 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.4933 sq. km per person | 0.6071 sq. km per person | 0.1138 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.4321 sq. km per person | 0.5377 sq. km per person | 0.1056 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.3841 sq. km per person | 0.4873 sq. km per person | 0.1031 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3278 sq. km per person | 0.439 sq. km per person | 0.1112 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2952 sq. km per person | 0.3982 sq. km per person | 0.103 sq. km per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.3789 sq. km per person against 0.2847 sq. km per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0942 sq. km per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th and Canada ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Surface 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.