Canada vs Small states: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Canada
0.3789 sq. km per person
in 2024
Small states
0.0385 sq. km per person
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
Small states rank
5th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Canada
- Small states
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.3789 sq. km per person against 0.0385 sq. km per person in Small states, a difference of 0.3404 sq. km per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 9.9 times Small states's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and Small states ranks 5th of 216 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7966 sq. km per person | 0.0808 sq. km per person | 0.7157 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.6832 sq. km per person | 0.0691 sq. km per person | 0.6141 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.6071 sq. km per person | 0.0591 sq. km per person | 0.548 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.5377 sq. km per person | 0.0515 sq. km per person | 0.4862 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.4873 sq. km per person | 0.0464 sq. km per person | 0.4409 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.439 sq. km per person | 0.0419 sq. km per person | 0.3971 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.403 sq. km per person | 0.039 sq. km per person | 0.364 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 Small states?
- Canada, at 0.3789 sq. km per person against 0.0385 sq. km per person in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Canada and Small states?
- 0.3404 sq. km per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Small states?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Small states rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Canada ranks 3rd and Small states ranks 5th 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.