Canada vs Qatar
Canada is 873 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Canada about 873 times.
CanadaQatarCanada moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Canada is 873× the area of Qatar.
 Canada |  Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaCanada: 873× the area | 9,984,670 km²#2 of 194 | 11,437 km²#159 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 1 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationCanada: 14× the population | 41,651,653#38 of 194 · 2025 | 2,972,215#136 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityQatar: 62.3× the density | 4.2 / km²#188 of 194 | 260 / km²#36 of 194 |
| Urban populationQatar: 1.2× the urban share | 83%#36 of 192 · 2025 | 99%#6 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateQatar: 1.38× the births per woman | 1.25 per woman#171 of 192 · 2024 | 1.72 per woman#115 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthQatar: 2.98 points higher | +0.94%#100 of 192 · 2025 | +3.92%#4 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateQatar: 1.07× the birth rate | 8.9 per 1,000#157 of 192 · 2024 | 9.5 per 1,000#150 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateCanada: 7.18× the death rate | 7.9 per 1,000#72 of 192 · 2024 | 1.1 per 1,000#191 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15The same | 15.0%#162 of 192 · 2025 | 15.0%#162 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Canada: 18.6 points higher | 20.3%#30 of 192 · 2025 | 1.7%#192 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationQatar: 4.4 per 1,000 higher | +7.8 per 1,000#11 of 192 · 2025 | +12.2 per 1,000#6 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroadQatar: 2.0× the refugees for its size | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 | 0.02 per 1,000#145 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyQatar: 0.4 years longer | 82.1 years#28 of 192 · 2024 | 82.5 years#22 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortalityAbout the same infant mortality | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 | 4.8 per 1,000 births#143 of 191 · 2024 |
| DoctorsQatar: 1.07× the doctors per person | 2.82 per 1,000#65 of 178 · 2023 | 3.02 per 1,000#59 of 178 · 2023 |
| University enrolmentCanada: 1.77× the university enrolment | 76.3%#36 of 145 · 2023 | 43.0%#86 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development IndexCanada: 0.053 higher | 0.939#15 of 190 · 2023 | 0.886#42 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaQatar: 1.32× the income per person | $56,420#16 of 185 · 2025 | $74,330#9 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDPCanada: 10.8× the economy | $2.32T2025 | $215.56B2025 |
| Income group | High income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Qatar: 1.93× the output per person | $66,746#24 of 184 · 2025 | $128,883#4 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growthQatar: 1.2 points higher | +1.7%#141 of 187 · 2025 | +2.9%#104 of 187 · 2025 |
| InflationCanada: 0.8 points higher | +2.1%#116 of 176 · 2025 | +1.3%#136 of 176 · 2024 |
| UnemploymentCanada: 69× the unemployment | 6.9%#58 of 178 · 2025 | 0.1%#178 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | 0.3%#116 of 149 · 2022 | 0.0%#136 of 149 · 2017 |
| Income inequality (Gini)Qatar: 3.6 higher | 31.5#107 of 149 · 2022 | 35.1#72 of 149 · 2017 |
| Jobs in agricultureQatar: 0.5 points higher | 1.1% of jobs#169 of 178 · 2025 | 1.6% of jobs#162 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industryQatar: 19.3 points higher | 18.7% of jobs#96 of 178 · 2025 | 38.0% of jobs#2 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in servicesCanada: 19.7 points higher | 80.1% of jobs#13 of 178 · 2025 | 60.4% of jobs#83 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investmentCanada: 1.6 points higher | 3.0% of GDP#65 of 184 · 2025 | 1.4% of GDP#112 of 184 · 2025 |
| ExportsQatar: 37.3 points higher | 31.3% of GDP#100 of 168 · 2025 | 68.6% of GDP#26 of 168 · 2022 |
| Military spendingQatar: 3.99× the military spending | 1.6% of GDP#80 of 155 · 2025 | 6.5% of GDP#6 of 155 · 2022 |
| Internet usersQatar: 1.04× the share online | 94%#28 of 184 · 2024 | 98%#11 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptionsQatar: 1.64× the mobile subscriptions | 94 per 100#137 of 191 · 2024 | 154 per 100#25 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaCanada: 420× the forest share | 42% of land#62 of 192 · 2024 | 0% of land#187 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per personQatar: 3.38× the CO₂ per person | 14.0 t a year#11 of 185 · 2024 | 47.3 t a year#2 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energyCanada: 23.8 points higher | 23.8%#96 of 190 · 2021 | 0.0%#188 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Qatar: 16.3× the air pollution | 6.6 µg/m³#176 of 191 · 2023 | 107.8 µg/m³#1 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landQatar: 2.7 points higher | 12.9% of land#131 of 191 · 2025 | 15.6% of land#111 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landCanada: 2.5 points higher | 4.3% of land#134 of 190 · 2024 | 1.8% of land#165 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stressQatar: 116× the water stress | 3.7%#132 of 176 · 2022 | 431.0%#5 of 176 · 2022 |
| PrecipitationCanada: 7.26× the rain and snow | 537 mm#138 of 180 · 2022 | 74 mm#177 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityQatar: 0.23 higher | +0.81#48 of 193 · 2025 | +1.04#31 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionCanada: 0.71 higher | +1.59#15 of 193 · 2025 | +0.88#38 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rateCanada: 20× the homicide rate | 2.0 per 100,000#80 of 146 · 2023 | 0.1 per 100,000#144 of 146 · 2022 |
| 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 | Absolute monarchy |
| Member of | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 | — |
| Capital | Ottawa | Doha |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) | Qatari riyal (QAR) |
| Official languages | English, French | Arabic |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 · UTC−8 to UTC−3:30, 6 time zones | UTC+3 |
| Calling code | +1 | +974 |
| Region | Northern America, North America | Western 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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. That difference is why Canada looks so much bigger than it is next to Qatar. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Canada is 873 times larger than Qatar. Canada covers 9,984,670 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Canada?
- About 873 times: Canada has 873× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Canada and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. That is why Canada looks so much bigger than it really is next to Qatar. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Canada or Qatar?
- Canada: 41,651,653 people against 2,972,215. Density: Canada 4.2 per km², Qatar 260 per km².
- Which is richer, Canada or Qatar?
- By gross national income per person, Qatar: $74,330 against $56,420 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 1.32× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Canada or Qatar?
- In Qatar: life expectancy at birth is 82.5 years, against 82.1 — 0.4 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Canada and Qatar have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Canada: constitutional monarchy; Qatar: absolute monarchy.