Canada vs Finland: Inland waters — Area, per capita

Canada
0.0026 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Finland
0.0006 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Canada rank
1st
Finland rank
3rd

Inland waters — Area, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Finland
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0026 1000 ha per person against 0.0006 1000 ha per person in Finland, a difference of 0.002 1000 ha per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 4.3 times Finland's.

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

Canada ranks 1st and Finland ranks 3rd of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0047 1000 ha per person 0.0007 1000 ha per person 0.0039 1000 ha per person Canada
1970s 0.004 1000 ha per person 0.0007 1000 ha per person 0.0033 1000 ha per person Canada
1980s 0.0035 1000 ha per person 0.0007 1000 ha per person 0.0029 1000 ha per person Canada
1990s 0.0031 1000 ha per person 0.0007 1000 ha per person 0.0025 1000 ha per person Canada
2000s 0.0028 1000 ha per person 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0.0022 1000 ha per person Canada
2010s 0.0026 1000 ha per person 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0.0019 1000 ha per person Canada
2020s 0.0027 1000 ha per person 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0.0021 1000 ha per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per capita, Canada or Finland?
Canada, at 0.0026 1000 ha per person against 0.0006 1000 ha per person in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per capita between Canada and Finland?
0.002 1000 ha per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and Finland rank globally for inland waters — area, per capita?
Canada ranks 1st and Finland ranks 3rd of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Inland waters — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
142 places, 8,058 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Inland waters — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.