Canada vs World: Country area — Area, per capita
Canada
0.0379 1000 ha per person
in 2024
World
0.0017 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Canada rank
3rd
World rank
2nd
Country area — Area, per capita over time
- Canada
- World
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0379 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0362 1000 ha per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 21.9 times World's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 190 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 | 0.0797 1000 ha per person | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.0754 1000 ha per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0683 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 0.0648 1000 ha per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.0607 1000 ha per person | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0578 1000 ha per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0538 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.0513 1000 ha per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0487 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.0466 1000 ha per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0439 1000 ha per person | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 0.042 1000 ha per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0398 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0381 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, Canada or World?
- Canada, at 0.0379 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Canada and World?
- 0.0362 1000 ha per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and World rank globally for country area — area, per capita?
- Canada ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd 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.