Sheet 31 of 195 · AmericasCAN · 57.9°N 113.8°W

Canada

Capital: Ottawa
Population: 41.7 million 2025
Area: 9,984,670 km²
Neighbours: 1

Canada hatched, Ottawa marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 62.4°N 96.8°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Canada lies in North America, and its one land border is with the United States. Its 9,984,670 km² make it the 2nd-largest country in the world.

Its population was 41.7 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 38th-largest of 194. With 4.2 people per km², only six countries are more thinly populated. 82.9% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$55,698 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 22nd of 191 and 2nd of 35 in the Americas. Life expectancy at birth was 82.1 years in 2024, the highest in the Americas. The fertility rate was 1.25 births per woman in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemispheres. North to south it runs about 4,608 km, between 41.7°N and 83.1°N. Ottawa's antipode is in the Indian Ocean, about 1,540 km from Australia, the nearest land.

How it compares Americas: 35 countries

Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.
Measure	Figure	World	Americas
Population	41,651,6532025, World Bank	38th of 194	6th of 35
Area	9,984,670 km²world-countries	2nd of 195	1st of 35
GDP	US$2.32 trillion2025, World Bank, current US$	10th of 191	2nd of 35
GDP per capita	US$55,6982025, World Bank, current US$	22nd of 191	2nd of 35
Population density	4.2 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries	188th of 194	33rd of 35
Life expectancy	82.1 years2024, World Bank	28th of 194	1st of 35
Urban population	82.9%2025, World Bank	37th of 194	7th of 35
Forest area	42.0% of land2024, World Bank	65th of 194	22nd of 35
Population growth	+0.94% a year2025, World Bank	101st of 194	11th of 35
Internet users	94.4%2024, World Bank	31st of 188	3rd of 35
Fertility rate	1.25 births per woman2024, World Bank	173rd of 194	34th of 35
Land neighbours	1world-countries; among the 195	141st of 195	22nd of 35

Closest in areaChina, United States and Brazil

Closest in populationYemen, Afghanistan and Angola

Neighbours 1 country by land, nearest capital first

United States733 km
Ottawa to Washington D.C., capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres: Northern and Western
Capital: Ottawa
45.42°N 75.70°W
Northernmost latitude: 83.12°N
Southernmost latitude: 41.68°N
Westernmost longitude: 141.00°W
Easternmost longitude: 52.65°W
North to south: about 4,608 km
Antipode of Ottawa: 45.42°S 104.30°E
in the Indian Ocean, about 1,540 km from the nearest land (Australia)