Canada vs Greenland: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita

Canada
0.3904 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Greenland
7.22 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
Greenland rank
1st

Land use hidden — Total area, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Greenland
0246810196119922023

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 7.22 Square kilometres per person against 0.3904 Square kilometres per person in Canada, a difference of 6.83 Square kilometres per person.

That makes Greenland's figure about 18.5 times Canada's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 3rd and Greenland ranks 1st of 181 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 0.7966 Square kilometres per person 8.8 Square kilometres per person 8 Square kilometres per person Greenland
1970s 0.6832 Square kilometres per person 7.01 Square kilometres per person 6.32 Square kilometres per person Greenland
1980s 0.6071 Square kilometres per person 6.47 Square kilometres per person 5.87 Square kilometres per person Greenland
1990s 0.5377 Square kilometres per person 6.5 Square kilometres per person 5.97 Square kilometres per person Greenland
2000s 0.4873 Square kilometres per person 7.26 Square kilometres per person 6.77 Square kilometres per person Greenland
2010s 0.439 Square kilometres per person 7.28 Square kilometres per person 6.84 Square kilometres per person Greenland
2020s 0.403 Square kilometres per person 7.25 Square kilometres per person 6.84 Square kilometres per person Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — total area, per capita, Canada or Greenland?
Greenland, at 7.22 Square kilometres per person against 0.3904 Square kilometres per person in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — total area, per capita between Canada and Greenland?
6.83 Square kilometres per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Greenland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Greenland rank globally for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
Canada ranks 3rd and Greenland ranks 1st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Total area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,717 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land use hidden — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.