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North America · sovereign state

Canada

Capital
Ottawa
Languages
English, French
Currency
Canadian dollar
People
41.7 million (2025)
Neighbours
1
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Canada

  • Longest coastline 202,080 km · #1 of 213 · 2026 edition
  • 2nd lowest average temperature -3°C · #2 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg
  • 5th highest years of schooling 13.9 years · #5 of 193 · 2023

Surprising facts about Canada

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Canada’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Canada among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Canada sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Canada across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Countries sharing a land border. Tap one to compare. Equal-area map centred on Canada.

Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people