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Canada

Canada ranks #1 in the world for coastline.

#1 in the world: 1 ranking
Top 10 placings: 9 / 17
Population: 41.7 million
Land area: 8.8 million km²

Every ranking

Best placings first. The bar shows how far up the ranking Canada is.

Coastline

#1 of 151

202,080 km of coastline

1st in North America · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Railways per person

#2 of 134

1,186.56 km of railway per million people

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2021

Forest

#3 of 194

3,468,171 km² of forest

1st in North America · World Bank · 2023

Forest per person

#4 of 194

0.0833 km² of forest per person

World Bank · 2023

Land area

#4 of 194

8,788,700 km² of land

2nd in North America · World Bank · 2023

Airports

#5 of 193

1,459 airports

3rd in North America · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Railways

#5 of 135

49,422 km of railway

2nd in North America · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2021

Land area per person

#9 of 194

0.211 km² of land per person

World Bank · 2023

GDP

#10 of 182

2,319,899,772,426 US$ (current prices)

2nd in North America · World Bank · 2025

GDP per person

#19 of 182

55,698 GDP per person (US$)

World Bank · 2025

Airports per person

#26 of 192

35.03 airports per million people

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Population

#38 of 195

41,651,653 people

3rd in North America · World Bank · 2025

Forest by area

#70 of 194

39.5 % of land area covered by forest

World Bank · 2023

Railways by area

#82 of 133

5.62 km of railway per 1,000 km²

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2021

Airports by area

#135 of 191

1.66 airports per 10,000 km²

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Rainfall

#138 of 179

537 mm of precipitation per year

23rd in North America · World Bank · 2022

Population by area

#186 of 194

4.74 people per km²

World Bank · 2025

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