Canada vs Vatican City
Canada is 20,376,878 times larger than Vatican City. Vatican City would fit into Canada about 20376878 times.
CanadaVatican CityCanada moved onto Vatican City · Equal-area projection
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Canada is 20,376,878× the area of Vatican City.
 Canada |  Vatican City | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaCanada: 20,376,878× the area | 9,984,670 km²#2 of 194 | 0.49 km²#194 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Land neighbours | 1 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationCanada: 47,224× the population | 41,651,653#38 of 194 · 2025 | 882#194 of 194 · 2024 |
| DensityVatican City: 431× the density | 4.2 / km²#188 of 194 | 1,800 / km²#5 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 | 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 monarchyecclesiastical elective monarchy; self-described as an "absolute monarchy" |
| Member of | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 | — |
| Capital | Ottawa | Vatican City |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | English, French | Latin, Italian |
| 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+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| Calling code | +1 | +379 |
| Region | Northern America, North America | Southern Europe, Europe |
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; Vatican City at 42° N is stretched to 1.81×. That difference is why Canada looks so much bigger than it is next to Vatican City. 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 Vatican City?
- Yes. Canada is 20,376,878 times larger than Vatican City. Canada covers 9,984,670 km² and Vatican City covers 0.49 km².
- How many times does Vatican City fit into Canada?
- About 20376878 times: Canada has 20,376,878× the area of Vatican City.
- Why do Canada and Vatican City 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 Vatican City about 1.81×. That is why Canada looks so much bigger than it really is next to Vatican City. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Canada or Vatican City?
- Canada: 41,651,653 people against 882. Density: Canada 4.2 per km², Vatican City 1,800 per km².
- What kind of government do Canada and Vatican City have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Canada: constitutional monarchy; Vatican City: absolute monarchy.