Canada vs Japan
Canada is 26.4 times larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Canada about 26 times.
CanadaJapanCanada moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
26.4×
Canada is 26.4× the area of Japan.
 Canada |  Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaCanada: 26.4× the area | 9,984,670 km²#2 of 194 | 377,974 km²#62 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 1 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationJapan: 2.96× the population | 41,651,653#38 of 194 · 2025 | 123,366,734#12 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityJapan: 78.2× the density | 4.2 / km²#188 of 194 | 326 / km²#26 of 194 |
| Urban populationJapan: 1.11× the urban share | 83%#36 of 192 · 2025 | 92%#15 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateCanada: 1.09× the births per woman | 1.25 per woman#171 of 192 · 2024 | 1.15 per woman#182 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthCanada: 1.43 points higher | +0.94%#100 of 192 · 2025 | −0.49%#179 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateCanada: 1.56× the birth rate | 8.9 per 1,000#157 of 192 · 2024 | 5.7 per 1,000#189 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateJapan: 1.68× the death rate | 7.9 per 1,000#72 of 192 · 2024 | 13.3 per 1,000#9 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15Canada: 3.8 points higher | 15.0%#162 of 192 · 2025 | 11.2%#191 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Japan: 9.7 points higher | 20.3%#30 of 192 · 2025 | 30.0%#2 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationCanada: 6.7 per 1,000 higher | +7.8 per 1,000#11 of 192 · 2025 | +1.1 per 1,000#51 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 | 0.00 per 1,000#174 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyJapan: 1.9 years longer | 82.1 years#28 of 192 · 2024 | 84.0 years#8 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortalityCanada: 2.61× the infant mortality | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 | 1.8 per 1,000 births#187 of 191 · 2024 |
| DoctorsCanada: 1.06× the doctors per person | 2.82 per 1,000#65 of 178 · 2023 | 2.65 per 1,000#70 of 178 · 2022 |
| University enrolmentCanada: 1.18× the university enrolment | 76.3%#36 of 145 · 2023 | 64.5%#53 of 145 · 2023 |
| Human Development IndexCanada: 0.014 higher | 0.939#15 of 190 · 2023 | 0.925#22 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaCanada: 1.47× the income per person | $56,420#16 of 185 · 2025 | $38,340#28 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDPJapan: 1.91× the economy | $2.32T2025 | $4.44T2025 |
| Income group | High income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Canada: 1.2× the output per person | $66,746#24 of 184 · 2025 | $55,422#38 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growthCanada: 0.5 points higher | +1.7%#141 of 187 · 2025 | +1.2%#151 of 187 · 2025 |
| InflationJapan: 1.1 points higher | +2.1%#116 of 176 · 2025 | +3.2%#86 of 176 · 2025 |
| UnemploymentCanada: 2.76× the unemployment | 6.9%#58 of 178 · 2025 | 2.5%#156 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme povertyJapan: 4.0× the share in extreme poverty | 0.3%#116 of 149 · 2022 | 1.2%#81 of 149 · 2020 |
| Income inequality (Gini)Japan: 0.8 higher | 31.5#107 of 149 · 2022 | 32.3#100 of 149 · 2020 |
| Jobs in agricultureJapan: 1.7 points higher | 1.1% of jobs#169 of 178 · 2025 | 2.8% of jobs#148 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industryJapan: 4.5 points higher | 18.7% of jobs#96 of 178 · 2025 | 23.2% of jobs#53 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in servicesCanada: 6.1 points higher | 80.1% of jobs#13 of 178 · 2025 | 74.0% of jobs#33 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investmentCanada: 2.0 points higher | 3.0% of GDP#65 of 184 · 2025 | 1.0% of GDP#126 of 184 · 2025 |
| ExportsCanada: 9.3 points higher | 31.3% of GDP#100 of 168 · 2025 | 22.0% of GDP#126 of 168 · 2024 |
| Military spendingCanada: 1.16× the military spending | 1.6% of GDP#80 of 155 · 2025 | 1.4% of GDP#91 of 155 · 2025 |
| Internet usersCanada: 1.1× the share online | 94%#28 of 184 · 2024 | 86%#76 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptionsJapan: 1.89× the mobile subscriptions | 94 per 100#137 of 191 · 2024 | 178 per 100#8 of 191 · 2023 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaJapan: 1.63× the forest share | 42% of land#62 of 192 · 2024 | 68% of land#17 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per personCanada: 1.79× the CO₂ per person | 14.0 t a year#11 of 185 · 2024 | 7.84 t a year#25 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energyCanada: 15.0 points higher | 23.8%#96 of 190 · 2021 | 8.8%#149 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Japan: 1.74× the air pollution | 6.6 µg/m³#176 of 191 · 2023 | 11.5 µg/m³#142 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landJapan: 16.8 points higher | 12.9% of land#131 of 191 · 2025 | 29.7% of land#34 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landJapan: 6.7 points higher | 4.3% of land#134 of 190 · 2024 | 11.0% of land#93 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stressJapan: 9.89× the water stress | 3.7%#132 of 176 · 2022 | 36.6%#46 of 176 · 2022 |
| PrecipitationJapan: 3.11× the rain and snow | 537 mm#138 of 180 · 2022 | 1,668 mm#47 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityJapan: 0.45 higher | +0.81#48 of 193 · 2025 | +1.26#15 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionCanada: 0.14 higher | +1.59#15 of 193 · 2025 | +1.45#20 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rateCanada: 10× the homicide rate | 2.0 per 100,000#80 of 146 · 2023 | 0.2 per 100,000#141 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | 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 | Constitutional monarchyparliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Member of | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 | OECD, G7, G20 |
| Capital | Ottawa | Tokyo |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) | Japanese yen (JPY) |
| Official languages | English, French | Japanese |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 · UTC−8 to UTC−3:30, 6 time zones | UTC+9 |
| Calling code | +1 | +81 |
| Region | Northern America, North America | Eastern Asia, Asia |
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. Canada sits at about 60° N and is stretched to 4.1× its true area; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. That difference is why Canada looks so much bigger than it is next to Japan. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Canada bigger than Japan?
- Yes. Canada is 26.4 times larger than Japan. Canada covers 9,984,670 km² and Japan covers 377,974 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Canada?
- About 26 times: Canada has 26.4× the area of Japan.
- Why do Canada and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Canada is drawn about 4.1× its true area there and Japan about 1.59×. That is why Canada looks so much bigger than it really is next to Japan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Canada or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 41,651,653. Density: Canada 4.2 per km², Japan 326 per km².
- Which is richer, Canada or Japan?
- By gross national income per person, Canada: $56,420 against $38,340 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 1.47× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Canada or Japan?
- In Japan: life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years, against 82.1 — 1.9 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Canada and Japan have?
- The same form of government, by constitution: constitutional monarchy (CIA World Factbook).