Canada
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and North America.
Canada’s Arctic islands take up much of its outline.
- Capital
- Ottawa
- Continent
- North America
More North America quizzes - Land neighbours
- United States
- Population
- 41,651,653 (2025)
- Total area
- 9,984,670 km² (Statistics Canada)
- Centre of main landmass
- 58.6° N, 99.0° W
Canada at a glance
Canada is a country in North America. Its capital is Ottawa, not Toronto. Its only land neighbour is the United States.
Worldwide, Canada has the 2nd largest area (9,984,670 km², Statistics Canada, among 194 countries with data). Within North America, it also has the highest life expectancy (82.1 years in 2024) and the lowest fertility rate (1.25 births per woman in 2024).
Flag of Canada
Canada’s flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: Peru.
Canada in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in North America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 41,651,653 | 38thof 195 | 3rdof 23 |
| Total areakm² · Statistics Canada | 9,984,670 km² | 2ndof 194 | 1stof 23 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $2.32T | 10thof 182 | 2ndof 21 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $55,698 | 19thof 182 | 2ndof 21 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 82.1 years | 28thof 195 | 1stof 23 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.25 | 174thof 195 | 23rdof 23 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $6,187 | 15thof 191 | 2ndof 22 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 82.9% | 37thof 195 | 1stof 23 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 94.4% | 29thof 180 | 2ndof 23 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 39.5% | 70thof 191 | 13thof 23 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 14.01 t | 10thof 181 | 2ndof 23 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Canada compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 41,651,653 | 9,984,670 km²Statistics Canada | $55,698 |
| United States | 341,784,857 | 9,831,510 km² | $90,027 |
Quizzes featuring Canada
Inside Canada
- Provinces of CanadaCan you name all 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada?
- Canadian Provincial CapitalsCan you name the capitals of Canada’s provinces and territories?
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
- Flags of the World
- Country Shapes
- World Capitals
- Guess the Flag
- Guess the Capital
- Flags of North America
- Capitals of North America
- North America Country Shapes
New every day: Daily Country Shape and Daily Higher or Lower. All daily puzzles
Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Canada · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Total area: Statistics Canada · Official total, used instead of the World Bank figure, which also counts coastal or internal sea waters.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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