Antarctica vs Canada
Antarctica is 40% larger than Canada.
AntarcticaCanadaAntarctica moved onto Canada · Equal-area projection
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
1.4×
Antarctica is 1.4× the area of Canada.
 Antarctica |  Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaAntarctica: 1.4× the area | 14,000,000 km² | 9,984,670 km²#2 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationCanada: 9,466× the population | 4,4002009 | 41,651,653#38 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityCanada: 13,273× the density | 0.00 / 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 | Governed under the Antarctic Treaty | Independent state |
| Government | — | 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 | — | Ottawa |
| Currency | — | Canadian dollar (CAD) |
| Official languages | — | English, French |
| Traffic drives | — | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+3 · UTC−3 to UTC+12, 8 time zones | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 · UTC−8 to UTC−3:30, 6 time zones |
| Calling code | — | +1 |
| Region | Antarctica | 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. Antarctica sits at about 85° S and is stretched to 129× its true area; Canada at 60° N is stretched to 4.1×. That difference is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it is next to Canada. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antarctica bigger than Canada?
- Yes. Antarctica is 40% larger than Canada. Antarctica covers 14,000,000 km² and Canada covers 9,984,670 km².
- How many times does Canada fit into Antarctica?
- About 1.4 times: Antarctica has 1.4× the area of Canada.
- Why do Antarctica and Canada look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antarctica is drawn about 129× its true area there and Canada about 4.1×. That is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it really is next to Canada. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antarctica or Canada?
- Canada: 41,651,653 people against 4,400. Density: Antarctica 0.00 per km², Canada 4.2 per km².