Canada vs Germany

A Brief IntroductionCanada & Germany

Size: Approx. 9,980,000 km2 – Approx. 357,000 km2

Population: 34.7 Million – 81.8 MillionPop Density: 3.41/km2 – 229/km2

Capital: Ottawa - Berlin

Another Brief IntroductionAlberta & Saxony

Size: Approx. 660,000 km2 – Approx. 18,415 km2

Population: 3.72 Million – 4.15 MillionPop Density: 5.8/km2 – 225/km2

Capital: Edmonton - Dresden

DOES SIZE REALLY MATTER..?A graphical view

Visiting a friend on the opposite side of the city

Canada Distance?

Germany Distance? 18km (Leipzig)

Visit a friend in another city

Canada Edmonton – Calgary

Distance?

Germany Leipzig – Chemnitz

Distance?

Visit your family

Canada Typically live at home, if

studying in same city

Distance? 14 steps (average)

Germany Varies, but typical to study

not in the same city as family lives

Distance?

Watch a football / hockey game at a stadium

Canada Distance?

Germany Distance?

Your cousin’s wedding on the other side of the country

Canada Distance?

Germany Distance?

How do you do the grocery shopping?

Canada Usage? Usually one time a

week

Distance?

Germany Usage? Sometimes 2-3 times

a week

Distance?

How do you get to the lake to go for a swim?

Canada Distance?

Germany Distance?

How do you get home from a party/club?

Canada Use? Taxi (~$30-40) / get

picked up by someone

Distance?

Germany Use? Night bus / bike / taxi

(~10 euro)

Distance?

You arrived in another city of your country, how do you get to your hotel?

Canada Distance?

Germany Distance?

When do you use your bike?

Canada Next to never (unless for

sport/hobby)

Germany To go anywhere (not only as

sport/hobby)

Summary

Much greater distances in Canada

This affects the culture of traveling Canadians rather use a car to overcome (generally)

greater distances In Germany, everything is closer – people walk and ride

their bikes more often

The climate has a big impact on transport behaviour since Canada generally has more extreme winters than Germany

Due to the smaller population density in Canada, it’s not as feasible to build the infrastructure (ie. trains, strassenbahn, etc.) In general, Europe has historically had a culture and

higher standard of public transport