Canada vs Greenland: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Canada
0.3789 sq. km per person
in 2024
Greenland
7.22 sq. km per person
in 2024
Canada rank
3rd
Greenland rank
1st
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Canada
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 7.22 sq. km per person against 0.3789 sq. km per person in Canada, a difference of 6.84 sq. km per person.
That makes Greenland's figure about 19.1 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and Greenland ranks 1st of 216 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7966 sq. km per person | 8.8 sq. km per person | 8 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0.6832 sq. km per person | 7.01 sq. km per person | 6.32 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0.6071 sq. km per person | 6.47 sq. km per person | 5.87 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.5377 sq. km per person | 6.5 sq. km per person | 5.97 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.4873 sq. km per person | 7.26 sq. km per person | 6.77 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.439 sq. km per person | 7.28 sq. km per person | 6.84 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.3982 sq. km per person | 7.24 sq. km per person | 6.84 sq. km per person | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Canada or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 7.22 sq. km per person against 0.3789 sq. km per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Canada and Greenland?
- 6.84 sq. km per person, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Greenland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Greenland rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Canada ranks 3rd and Greenland ranks 1st 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.