Australia vs Canada: Country area — Area, per capita
Australia
0.0285 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Canada
0.0379 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
Canada rank
3rd
Country area — Area, per capita over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0379 1000 ha per person against 0.0285 1000 ha per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0094 1000 ha per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Canada ranks 3rd of 190 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0682 1000 ha per person | 0.0797 1000 ha per person | 0.0115 1000 ha per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0567 1000 ha per person | 0.0683 1000 ha per person | 0.0116 1000 ha per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.0493 1000 ha per person | 0.0607 1000 ha per person | 0.0114 1000 ha per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0432 1000 ha per person | 0.0538 1000 ha per person | 0.0106 1000 ha per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0384 1000 ha per person | 0.0487 1000 ha per person | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0328 1000 ha per person | 0.0439 1000 ha per person | 0.0111 1000 ha per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0295 1000 ha per person | 0.0398 1000 ha per person | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.0379 1000 ha per person against 0.0285 1000 ha per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0094 1000 ha per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for country area — area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th and Canada ranks 3rd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.