🇨🇦 Canada vs 🇺🇸 United States
33 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side, with 2 more published for only one of them. They differ most on population, where United States’s figure is 8.2× higher.
Side by Side
Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.
Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.
Every Shared Indicator
33 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.
| Indicator | Canada | United States | Canada vs United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 41,651,65338th of 240 | 341,784,8573rd of 240 | 8.2× lower |
| Annual Growth Rate | +0.94%111th of 240 | +0.52%143rd of 240 | 1.8× higher |
| Population Density/km² | 5/km²226th of 240 | 37/km²180th of 240 | 8.1× lower |
| Land Areakm² | 8,788,700 km²4th of 240 | 9,147,420 km²3rd of 240 | 4% lower |
| Urban Population | 82.9%59th of 240 | 80.2%65th of 240 | 3% higher |
| GDP per Capita | $55,69833rd of 240 | $90,02712th of 240 | 38% lower |
| GDP Growth | +1.7%152nd of 210 | +2.2%136th of 210 | 19% lower |
| Life Expectancyyears | 82.1 years38th of 240 | 78.9 years75th of 240 | 4% higher |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 1.25 births per woman212th of 240 | 1.63 births per woman148th of 240 | 23% lower |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 8.9 per 1,000170th of 213 | 10.6 per 1,000143rd of 213 | 16% lower |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 7.9 per 1,00081st of 213 | 9.0 per 1,00060th of 213 | 12% lower |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births46th of 194 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births53rd of 194 | 15% lower |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.9%124th of 186 | 4.2%70th of 186 | 1.6× higher |
| Inflation Rate | 2.1%129th of 191 | 3.0%96th of 191 | 30% lower |
| Gini Index | 31.546th of 170 | 41.8135th of 170 | 25% lower |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 11.3% of GDP14th of 192 | 16.7% of GDP3rd of 192 | 32% lower |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 2.82 per 1,00067th of 206 | 3.68 per 1,00039th of 206 | 23% lower |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 2.54 per 1,00089th of 199 | 2.68 per 1,00084th of 199 | 5% lower |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 4.8% of GDP71st of 202 | 5.4% of GDP43rd of 202 | 11% lower |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 104.3% gross, secondary45th of 207 | 97.5% gross, secondary74th of 207 | 7% higher |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 23.8% of final consumption96th of 211 | 10.9% of final consumption142nd of 211 | 2.2× higher |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 39.5% of land area77th of 211 | 33.9% of land area95th of 211 | 17% higher |
| Internet Penetration | 94.4%36th of 211 | 94.7%31st of 211 | 0% lower |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 94.1 per 100 people151st of 212 | 113.2 per 100 people110th of 212 | 17% lower |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 12 per 100,000 live births51st of 193 | 17 per 100,000 live births65th of 193 | 29% lower |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 1.31% of GDP101st of 163 | 3.42% of GDP24th of 163 | 2.6× lower |
| Protected Areasof land area | 12.9% of land area140th of 211 | 12.9% of land area140th of 211 | Equal |
| Median Ageyears | 40.6 years57th of 240 | 38.5 years79th of 240 | 6% higher |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 12.9 years9th of 148 | 13.3 years4th of 148 | 3% lower |
| Human Development Index | 0.93916th of 192 | 0.93817th of 192 | 0% higher |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 6.74/ 1025th of 164 | 6.82/ 1023rd of 164 | 1% lower |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 13.42 tonnes per capita14th of 212 | 14.20 tonnes per capita12th of 212 | 5% lower |
| Obesity Rate | 27.1%84th of 198 | 41.8%18th of 198 | 35% lower |
Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.
Not Comparable
Published for one country but not the other, so no comparison is shown.
- Poverty Rate — 11.4% for United States, not published for Canada
- Literacy Rate — 99.0% for United States, not published for Canada
Population, 1950–2100
Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
| Series | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1950 | 13.7M |
| Canada | 1975 | 23.1M |
| Canada | 2000 | 30.9M |
| Canada | 2025 | 40.1M |
| Canada | 2050 | 45.6M |
| Canada | 2075 | 49.7M |
| Canada | 2100 | 53.6M |
| United States | 1950 | 154.2M |
| United States | 1975 | 219.1M |
| United States | 2000 | 281.5M |
| United States | 2025 | 347.3M |
| United States | 2050 | 380.8M |
| United States | 2075 | 402.9M |
| United States | 2100 | 421.3M |
Reading This Comparison
Size is not the same as rate
Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.
Mind the vintages
Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.