What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Canada and Greenland?

0.6843 1000 ha per person, with Greenland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Greenland?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Canada vs Greenland: Country area — Area, per capita

Canada

0.0379 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Greenland

0.7222 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Canada rank

3rd

Greenland rank

1st

Country area — Area, per capita over time

Canada
Greenland

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.7222 1000 ha per person against 0.0379 1000 ha per person in Canada, a difference of 0.6843 1000 ha per person.

That makes Greenland's figure about 19.1 times Canada's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 3rd and Greenland ranks 1st of 190 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Greenland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0797 1000 ha per person	0.8797 1000 ha per person	0.8 1000 ha per person	Greenland
1970s	0.0683 1000 ha per person	0.7007 1000 ha per person	0.6324 1000 ha per person	Greenland
1980s	0.0607 1000 ha per person	0.6472 1000 ha per person	0.5865 1000 ha per person	Greenland
1990s	0.0538 1000 ha per person	0.6503 1000 ha per person	0.5965 1000 ha per person	Greenland
2000s	0.0487 1000 ha per person	0.7255 1000 ha per person	0.6768 1000 ha per person	Greenland
2010s	0.0439 1000 ha per person	0.7281 1000 ha per person	0.6842 1000 ha per person	Greenland
2020s	0.0398 1000 ha per person	0.7242 1000 ha per person	0.6844 1000 ha per person	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Canada or Greenland?: Greenland, at 0.7222 1000 ha per person against 0.0379 1000 ha per person in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Canada and Greenland?: 0.6843 1000 ha per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Greenland?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and Greenland rank globally for country area — area, per capita?: Canada ranks 3rd and Greenland ranks 1st 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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Indicator: Country area — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 11,205 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

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.