Canada vs North America: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Canada
0.3789 sq. km per person
in 2024
North America
0.0676 sq. km per person
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
North America rank
2nd
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Canada
- North America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.3789 sq. km per person against 0.0676 sq. km per person in North America, a difference of 0.3113 sq. km per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 5.6 times North America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and North America ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7966 sq. km per person | 0.1185 sq. km per person | 0.6781 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.6832 sq. km per person | 0.1063 sq. km per person | 0.5769 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.6071 sq. km per person | 0.0962 sq. km per person | 0.5109 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.5377 sq. km per person | 0.0861 sq. km per person | 0.4515 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.4873 sq. km per person | 0.0776 sq. km per person | 0.4097 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.439 sq. km per person | 0.0716 sq. km per person | 0.3674 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.403 sq. km per person | 0.0684 sq. km per person | 0.3346 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, Canada or North America?
- Canada, at 0.3789 sq. km per person against 0.0676 sq. km per person in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Canada and North America?
- 0.3113 sq. km per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and North America rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Canada ranks 3rd and North America ranks 2nd 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.