Åland Islands vs Canada
Canada is 6,307 times larger than Åland Islands. Åland Islands would fit into Canada about 6307 times.
Åland IslandsCanadaÅland Islands moved onto Canada · Equal-area projection
0.0×
Åland Islands is 0.0× the area of Canada. Put the other way, Canada is 6,307× the size of Åland Islands.
 Åland Islands |  Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaCanada: 6,307× the area | 1,583 km² | 9,984,670 km²#2 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationCanada: 1,351× the population | 30,8362025 | 41,651,653#38 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityÅland Islands: 4.67× the density | 19 / km² | 4.2 / km²#188 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 83%#36 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 1.25 per woman#171 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | +0.94%#100 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 8.9 per 1,000#157 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 7.9 per 1,000#72 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 15.0%#162 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 20.3%#30 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | +7.8 per 1,000#11 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 82.1 years#28 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 2.82 per 1,000#65 of 178 · 2023 |
| University enrolment | — | 76.3%#36 of 145 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.939#15 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $56,420#16 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $2.32T2025 |
| Income group | — | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $66,746#24 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +1.7%#141 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +2.1%#116 of 176 · 2025 |
| Unemployment | — | 6.9%#58 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 0.3%#116 of 149 · 2022 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 31.5#107 of 149 · 2022 |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 1.1% of jobs#169 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 18.7% of jobs#96 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 80.1% of jobs#13 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | 3.0% of GDP#65 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | — | 31.3% of GDP#100 of 168 · 2025 |
| Military spending | — | 1.6% of GDP#80 of 155 · 2025 |
| Internet users | — | 94%#28 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 94 per 100#137 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 42% of land#62 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | — | 14.0 t a year#11 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 23.8%#96 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricity | — | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 6.6 µg/m³#176 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 12.9% of land#131 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 4.3% of land#134 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 3.7%#132 of 176 · 2022 |
| Precipitation | — | 537 mm#138 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +0.81#48 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | +1.59#15 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 2.0 per 100,000#80 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of Finland | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territory | Constitutional monarchyfederal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm; federal and state authorities and responsibilities regulated in constitution |
| Member of | — | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 |
| Capital | Mariehamn | Ottawa |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Canadian dollar (CAD) |
| Official languages | Swedish | English, French |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 · UTC−8 to UTC−3:30, 6 time zones |
| Calling code | +358 18 | +1 |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe | Northern America, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Åland Islands sits at about 60° N and is stretched to 4.05× its true area; Canada at 60° N is stretched to 4.1×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Åland Islands bigger than Canada?
- No. Åland Islands is 6,307 times smaller than Canada. Åland Islands covers 1,583 km² and Canada covers 9,984,670 km².
- How many times does Åland Islands fit into Canada?
- About 6307 times: Canada has 6,307× the area of Åland Islands.
- Why do Åland Islands and Canada look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Åland Islands is drawn about 4.05× its true area there and Canada about 4.1×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Åland Islands or Canada?
- Canada: 41,651,653 people against 30,836. Density: Åland Islands 19 per km², Canada 4.2 per km².
- What kind of government do Åland Islands and Canada have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Åland Islands: dependent territory; Canada: constitutional monarchy.