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title: "Canada vs Italy — area, population, currency"
description: "Canada is 9,984,670 km² with 41,651,653 people; Italy is 301,340 km² with 58,915,656. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-italy/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Canada vs Italy

**Canada vs Italy: Canada is larger; Italy has more people**

9,984,670 km² vs 301,340 km² · 41,651,653 vs 58,915,656

Canada is 33 times larger than Italy — 9,984,670 against 301,340 km². Italy is 1.4 times more populous than Canada — 58,915,656 against 41,651,653 people.

## Side by side

|  | Canada | Italy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Ottawa | Rome |
| Area | 9,984,670 km² | 301,340 km² |
| Population | 41,651,653 (2025) | 58,915,656 (2025) |
| Density | 4.2 /km² | 195.5 /km² |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | English, French | Italian |
| Time zones | UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:30 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +1 | +39 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | North America | Europe |
| ISO codes | CA / CAN | IT / ITA |

## Population density

Italy is 47 times more densely populated than Canada — 196 against 4 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- Different currencies: the Canadian dollar and the Euro.
- Canada spans 6 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.
- Different continents — North America and Europe.

## Canada

The second-largest country in the world by total area, and the longest coastline of any — about 202,000 km, more than the rest of the world put together. Canada holds more lake area than every other country combined, and something over two million lakes. Its border with the United States is the longest between any two countries at 8,891 km.

## Italy

Italy has three of Europe's most active volcanoes — Etna, Stromboli and Vesuvius — and Stromboli has been erupting more or less continuously for at least 2,000 years. It has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other country. The Alps and Apennines mean about three-quarters of the land is mountain or hill.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Canada bigger than Italy?

Canada is larger — 9,984,670 km² against 301,340 km².

### Which has more people, Canada or Italy?

Italy, with 58,915,656 against 41,651,653.

### What is the time difference between Canada and Italy?

Canada is UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:30 and Italy is UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [Canada](https://atoneplace.net/country/canada/)
- [Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country/italy/)
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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]