Canada vs Faroe Islands: Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre
Canada
1.78 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2024
Faroe Islands
9.46 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2024
Canada rank
5th
Faroe Islands rank
3rd
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 9.46 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.78 sq. km per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 7.68 sq. km per square kilometre.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 5.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and Faroe Islands ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Faroe Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7445 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7445 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7445 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7445 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7445 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7445 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.77 sq. km per square kilometre | 9.47 sq. km per square kilometre | 7.69 sq. km per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre, Canada or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 9.46 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.78 sq. km per square kilometre in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre between Canada and Faroe Islands?
- 7.68 sq. km per square kilometre, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Faroe Islands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Faroe Islands rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 5th and Faroe Islands ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.