Canada vs World: Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre
Canada
1.78 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2024
World
1.08 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
5th
World rank
7th
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- World
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.78 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.08 sq. km per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.7 sq. km per square kilometre.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and World ranks 7th of 216 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.34 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4037 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.34 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4037 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.34 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4037 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.15 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5955 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.1 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6463 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.08 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6607 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.77 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.08 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6876 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre, Canada or World?
- Canada, at 1.78 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.08 sq. km per square kilometre in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre between Canada and World?
- 0.7 sq. km per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and World rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 5th and World ranks 7th 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.