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