Canada vs Taiwan
Canada is 276 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Canada about 276 times.
CanadaTaiwanCanada moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
276×
Canada is 276× the area of Taiwan.
 Canada |  Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaCanada: 276× the area | 9,984,670 km²#2 of 194 | 36,193 km²#134 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 1 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationCanada: 1.79× the population | 41,651,653#38 of 194 · 2025 | 23,262,544#60 of 194 · 2026 |
| DensityTaiwan: 154× the density | 4.2 / km²#188 of 194 | 643 / km²#9 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 stabilityTaiwan: 0.19 higher | +0.81#48 of 193 · 2025 | +1.00#35 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionCanada: 0.41 higher | +1.59#15 of 193 · 2025 | +1.18#26 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | 2.0 per 100,000#80 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 | Semi-presidential republic |
| Member of | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 | — |
| Capital | Ottawa | Taipei |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) | New Taiwan dollar (TWD) |
| Official languages | English, French | Taiwanese Hokkien, Amis, Atayal, Paiwan, Seediq, Bunun, Yami, Rukai, Puyuma, Tsou, Saisiyat, Kavalan, Standard Taiwanese Mandarin, Kanakanavu, Sakizaya, Saaroa, Taiwanese Sign Language, Taiwanese Hakka, Matsu dialect, Truku, Kinmen dialect, Wuqiu dialect |
| 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+8 |
| Calling code | +1 | +886 |
| 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. That difference is why Canada looks so much bigger than it is next to Taiwan. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Canada is 276 times larger than Taiwan. Canada covers 9,984,670 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Canada?
- About 276 times: Canada has 276× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Canada and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. That is why Canada looks so much bigger than it really is next to Taiwan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Canada or Taiwan?
- Canada: 41,651,653 people against 23,262,544. Density: Canada 4.2 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².
- What kind of government do Canada and Taiwan have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Canada: constitutional monarchy; Taiwan: semi-presidential republic.