Canada vs United States

Canada (North America) and United States (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Canada United States World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 100k 1960 Canada: 2,264.95 United States: 2,999.86 World: 452.65 1961 Canada: 2,246.08 United States: 3,059.16 World: 471.93 1962 Canada: 2,274.43 United States: 3,236.01 World: 496.11 1963 Canada: 2,380.32 United States: 3,366.37 World: 525.19 1964 Canada: 2,561.64 United States: 3,565.31 World: 563.85 1965 Canada: 2,777.18 United States: 3,818.29 World: 601.89 1966 Canada: 3,055.29 United States: 4,136.31 World: 638.97 1967 Canada: 3,226.38 United States: 4,325.96 World: 664.4 1968 Canada: 3,473.24 United States: 4,684.59 World: 703.46 1969 Canada: 3,776.16 United States: 5,020 World: 761.11 1970 Canada: 4,135.82 United States: 5,234.3 World: 817.68 1971 Canada: 4,535.39 United States: 5,609.38 World: 884.88 1972 Canada: 5,106.74 United States: 6,094.02 World: 1,002 1973 Canada: 5,858.33 United States: 6,726.36 World: 1,201.53 1974 Canada: 7,056.71 United States: 7,225.69 World: 1,362.19 1975 Canada: 7,536.52 United States: 7,801.46 World: 1,488.94 1976 Canada: 8,838.95 United States: 8,592.25 World: 1,589.73 1977 Canada: 8,949.11 United States: 9,452.58 World: 1,766.28 1978 Canada: 9,154.43 United States: 10,564.95 World: 2,055.49 1979 Canada: 10,077.5 United States: 11,674.18 World: 2,335.19 1980 Canada: 11,208.2 United States: 12,574.79 World: 2,587.01 1981 Canada: 12,379.04 United States: 13,976.11 World: 2,628.62 1982 Canada: 12,527.31 United States: 14,433.79 World: 2,554.08 1983 Canada: 13,477.1 United States: 15,543.89 World: 2,561.17 1984 Canada: 13,930.47 United States: 17,121.23 World: 2,614.33 1985 Canada: 14,170.12 United States: 18,236.83 World: 2,690.59 1986 Canada: 14,521.18 United States: 19,071.23 World: 3,118.57 1987 Canada: 16,377.69 United States: 20,038.94 World: 3,487.88 1988 Canada: 19,012.57 United States: 21,417.01 World: 3,829.99 1989 Canada: 20,794.68 United States: 22,857.15 World: 3,930.51 1990 Canada: 21,525.86 United States: 23,888.6 World: 4,338.94 1991 Canada: 21,846.79 United States: 24,342.26 World: 4,453.9 1992 Canada: 20,950.33 United States: 25,418.99 World: 4,679.98 1993 Canada: 20,186.8 United States: 26,387.29 World: 4,685.3 1994 Canada: 19,997.62 United States: 27,694.85 World: 4,967.01 1995 Canada: 20,679.63 United States: 28,690.88 World: 5,463.2 1996 Canada: 21,296.97 United States: 29,967.71 World: 5,507.22 1997 Canada: 21,901.59 United States: 31,459.13 World: 5,408.57 1998 Canada: 21,024.56 United States: 32,853.67 World: 5,302.34 1999 Canada: 22,315.31 United States: 34,515.38 World: 5,401.23 2000 Canada: 24,271 United States: 36,329.97 World: 5,512.56 2001 Canada: 23,822.1 United States: 37,133.62 World: 5,404.2 2002 Canada: 24,256.06 United States: 37,997.74 World: 5,539.32 2003 Canada: 28,301.91 United States: 39,490.3 World: 6,129.87 2004 Canada: 32,145.57 United States: 41,724.64 World: 6,818 2005 Canada: 36,383.97 United States: 44,123.4 World: 7,290.57 2006 Canada: 40,504.85 United States: 46,301.99 World: 7,803.19 2007 Canada: 44,660.08 United States: 48,050.23 World: 8,685.33 2008 Canada: 46,710.37 United States: 48,570.06 World: 9,425.74 2009 Canada: 40,874.96 United States: 47,194.95 World: 8,827.04 2010 Canada: 47,560.84 United States: 48,642.63 World: 9,555.07 2011 Canada: 52,224.12 United States: 50,024.88 World: 10,496.93 2012 Canada: 52,670.14 United States: 51,708.39 World: 10,597.85 2013 Canada: 52,637.73 United States: 53,297.39 World: 10,759.35 2014 Canada: 50,960.89 United States: 55,153.39 World: 10,912.24 2015 Canada: 43,594.24 United States: 56,849.47 World: 10,191.98 2016 Canada: 42,314.1 United States: 57,976.63 World: 10,239.47 2017 Canada: 45,129.73 United States: 60,047.72 World: 10,784.4 2018 Canada: 46,539.22 United States: 62,875.67 World: 11,344.73 2019 Canada: 46,352.97 United States: 65,227.96 World: 11,417.6 2020 Canada: 43,537.9 United States: 64,465.3 World: 10,999.49 2021 Canada: 52,886.64 United States: 71,441.23 World: 12,472.91 2022 Canada: 56,496.93 United States: 78,008.69 World: 12,876.24 2023 Canada: 54,847.54 United States: 82,586.78 World: 13,313.86 2024 Canada: 55,015.71 United States: 86,169.66 World: 13,717.09 2025 Canada: 55,697.66 United States: 90,026.52 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Canada United States World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Canada: 71.13 United States: 69.77 World: 50.94 1961 Canada: 71.35 United States: 70.27 World: 52.8 1962 Canada: 71.37 United States: 70.12 World: 55.29 1963 Canada: 71.38 United States: 69.92 World: 55.65 1964 Canada: 71.78 United States: 70.17 World: 56.1 1965 Canada: 71.87 United States: 70.21 World: 55.93 1966 Canada: 72 United States: 70.21 World: 56.45 1967 Canada: 72.21 United States: 70.56 World: 56.9 1968 Canada: 72.35 United States: 69.95 World: 57.34 1969 Canada: 72.5 United States: 70.51 World: 57.68 1970 Canada: 72.7 United States: 70.81 World: 57.94 1971 Canada: 73.03 United States: 71.11 World: 58.02 1972 Canada: 72.93 United States: 71.16 World: 58.84 1973 Canada: 73.16 United States: 71.36 World: 59.3 1974 Canada: 73.24 United States: 71.96 World: 59.7 1975 Canada: 73.52 United States: 72.6 World: 60.13 1976 Canada: 73.86 United States: 72.86 World: 60.45 1977 Canada: 74.22 United States: 73.26 World: 61.04 1978 Canada: 74.53 United States: 73.36 World: 61.39 1979 Canada: 74.87 United States: 73.8 World: 61.84 1980 Canada: 75.1 United States: 73.61 World: 62.15 1981 Canada: 75.5 United States: 74.01 World: 62.52 1982 Canada: 75.73 United States: 74.36 World: 62.87 1983 Canada: 76.06 United States: 74.46 World: 63.13 1984 Canada: 76.33 United States: 74.56 World: 63.44 1985 Canada: 76.33 United States: 74.56 World: 63.73 1986 Canada: 76.46 United States: 74.61 World: 64.12 1987 Canada: 76.78 United States: 74.77 World: 64.46 1988 Canada: 76.86 United States: 74.77 World: 64.67 1989 Canada: 77.12 United States: 75.02 World: 64.96 1990 Canada: 77.44 United States: 75.21 World: 65.11 1991 Canada: 77.59 United States: 75.37 World: 65.3 1992 Canada: 77.84 United States: 75.62 World: 65.55 1993 Canada: 77.7 United States: 75.42 World: 65.74 1994 Canada: 77.87 United States: 75.62 World: 65.96 1995 Canada: 77.98 United States: 75.62 World: 66.2 1996 Canada: 78.22 United States: 76.03 World: 66.52 1997 Canada: 78.41 United States: 76.43 World: 66.83 1998 Canada: 78.62 United States: 76.58 World: 67.07 1999 Canada: 78.84 United States: 76.58 World: 67.31 2000 Canada: 79.17 United States: 76.64 World: 67.65 2001 Canada: 79.4 United States: 76.84 World: 67.95 2002 Canada: 79.53 United States: 76.94 World: 68.23 2003 Canada: 79.72 United States: 77.04 World: 68.52 2004 Canada: 79.99 United States: 77.49 World: 68.77 2005 Canada: 80.11 United States: 77.49 World: 69.11 2006 Canada: 80.54 United States: 77.69 World: 69.47 2007 Canada: 80.54 United States: 77.99 World: 69.81 2008 Canada: 80.72 United States: 78.04 World: 70 2009 Canada: 81.07 United States: 78.39 World: 70.38 2010 Canada: 81.32 United States: 78.54 World: 70.68 2011 Canada: 81.48 United States: 78.64 World: 70.97 2012 Canada: 81.66 United States: 78.74 World: 71.26 2013 Canada: 81.74 United States: 78.74 World: 71.53 2014 Canada: 81.78 United States: 78.84 World: 71.78 2015 Canada: 81.83 United States: 78.69 World: 71.97 2016 Canada: 81.94 United States: 78.54 World: 72.19 2017 Canada: 81.81 United States: 78.54 World: 72.37 2018 Canada: 81.8 United States: 78.64 World: 72.64 2019 Canada: 82.16 United States: 78.79 World: 72.87 2020 Canada: 81.53 United States: 76.98 World: 72.18 2021 Canada: 81.45 United States: 76.33 World: 71.22 2022 Canada: 81.09 United States: 77.43 World: 72.97 2023 Canada: 81.63 United States: 78.39 World: 73.33 2024 Canada: 82.11 United States: 78.89 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Canada United States World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Canada: 3.81 United States: 3.65 World: 4.69 1961 Canada: 3.75 United States: 3.62 World: 4.56 1962 Canada: 3.68 United States: 3.46 World: 5.02 1963 Canada: 3.61 United States: 3.32 World: 5.31 1964 Canada: 3.46 United States: 3.19 World: 5.13 1965 Canada: 3.12 United States: 2.91 World: 5.08 1966 Canada: 2.75 United States: 2.72 World: 4.97 1967 Canada: 2.53 United States: 2.56 World: 4.87 1968 Canada: 2.39 United States: 2.46 World: 4.98 1969 Canada: 2.33 United States: 2.46 World: 4.88 1970 Canada: 2.26 United States: 2.48 World: 4.84 1971 Canada: 2.14 United States: 2.27 World: 4.69 1972 Canada: 1.98 United States: 2.01 World: 4.55 1973 Canada: 1.89 United States: 1.88 World: 4.42 1974 Canada: 1.84 United States: 1.84 World: 4.26 1975 Canada: 1.82 United States: 1.77 World: 4.07 1976 Canada: 1.8 United States: 1.74 World: 3.97 1977 Canada: 1.78 United States: 1.79 World: 3.84 1978 Canada: 1.77 United States: 1.76 World: 3.77 1979 Canada: 1.75 United States: 1.81 World: 3.76 1980 Canada: 1.74 United States: 1.84 World: 3.73 1981 Canada: 1.7 United States: 1.81 World: 3.71 1982 Canada: 1.69 United States: 1.83 World: 3.72 1983 Canada: 1.68 United States: 1.8 World: 3.59 1984 Canada: 1.65 United States: 1.81 World: 3.57 1985 Canada: 1.67 United States: 1.84 World: 3.53 1986 Canada: 1.68 United States: 1.84 World: 3.51 1987 Canada: 1.68 United States: 1.87 World: 3.48 1988 Canada: 1.68 United States: 1.93 World: 3.39 1989 Canada: 1.77 United States: 2.01 World: 3.35 1990 Canada: 1.83 United States: 2.08 World: 3.31 1991 Canada: 1.72 United States: 2.06 World: 3.13 1992 Canada: 1.71 United States: 2.05 World: 3.04 1993 Canada: 1.69 United States: 2.02 World: 2.97 1994 Canada: 1.69 United States: 2 World: 2.92 1995 Canada: 1.67 United States: 1.98 World: 2.87 1996 Canada: 1.63 United States: 1.98 World: 2.82 1997 Canada: 1.57 United States: 1.97 World: 2.78 1998 Canada: 1.56 United States: 2 World: 2.75 1999 Canada: 1.55 United States: 2.01 World: 2.72 2000 Canada: 1.51 United States: 2.06 World: 2.73 2001 Canada: 1.54 United States: 2.03 World: 2.69 2002 Canada: 1.52 United States: 2.02 World: 2.66 2003 Canada: 1.55 United States: 2.05 World: 2.64 2004 Canada: 1.56 United States: 2.05 World: 2.63 2005 Canada: 1.58 United States: 2.06 World: 2.61 2006 Canada: 1.63 United States: 2.11 World: 2.61 2007 Canada: 1.67 United States: 2.12 World: 2.6 2008 Canada: 1.7 United States: 2.07 World: 2.6 2009 Canada: 1.69 United States: 2 World: 2.59 2010 Canada: 1.65 United States: 1.93 World: 2.57 2011 Canada: 1.63 United States: 1.89 World: 2.55 2012 Canada: 1.63 United States: 1.88 World: 2.56 2013 Canada: 1.61 United States: 1.86 World: 2.53 2014 Canada: 1.61 United States: 1.86 World: 2.52 2015 Canada: 1.6 United States: 1.84 World: 2.49 2016 Canada: 1.59 United States: 1.82 World: 2.49 2017 Canada: 1.55 United States: 1.77 World: 2.46 2018 Canada: 1.51 United States: 1.73 World: 2.39 2019 Canada: 1.47 United States: 1.71 World: 2.35 2020 Canada: 1.41 United States: 1.64 World: 2.28 2021 Canada: 1.44 United States: 1.66 World: 2.25 2022 Canada: 1.34 United States: 1.66 World: 2.22 2023 Canada: 1.27 United States: 1.62 World: 2.2 2024 Canada: 1.25 United States: 1.63 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Canada United States World

2 4 6 8 10 12 1991 Canada: 10.32 United States: 6.8 World: 5.12 1992 Canada: 11.2 United States: 7.5 World: 5.28 1993 Canada: 11.38 United States: 6.9 World: 5.54 1994 Canada: 10.4 United States: 6.12 World: 5.79 1995 Canada: 9.49 United States: 5.65 World: 5.92 1996 Canada: 9.62 United States: 5.45 World: 5.98 1997 Canada: 9.1 United States: 5 World: 6.01 1998 Canada: 8.28 United States: 4.51 World: 6.16 1999 Canada: 7.58 United States: 4.22 World: 6.28 2000 Canada: 6.83 United States: 3.99 World: 6.11 2001 Canada: 7.22 United States: 4.73 World: 6.19 2002 Canada: 7.67 United States: 5.78 World: 6.41 2003 Canada: 7.57 United States: 5.99 World: 6.48 2004 Canada: 7.19 United States: 5.53 World: 6.33 2005 Canada: 6.76 United States: 5.08 World: 6.22 2006 Canada: 6.48 United States: 4.62 World: 5.97 2007 Canada: 6.16 United States: 4.62 World: 5.77 2008 Canada: 6.28 United States: 5.78 World: 5.82 2009 Canada: 8.46 United States: 9.25 World: 6.41 2010 Canada: 8.18 United States: 9.63 World: 6.28 2011 Canada: 7.64 United States: 8.95 World: 6.15 2012 Canada: 7.39 United States: 8.07 World: 6.15 2013 Canada: 7.14 United States: 7.38 World: 6.1 2014 Canada: 7.02 United States: 6.17 World: 5.96 2015 Canada: 6.95 United States: 5.28 World: 6 2016 Canada: 7.04 United States: 4.87 World: 5.97 2017 Canada: 6.43 United States: 4.36 World: 5.9 2018 Canada: 5.84 United States: 3.9 World: 5.76 2019 Canada: 5.69 United States: 3.67 World: 5.59 2020 Canada: 9.66 United States: 8.06 World: 6.59 2021 Canada: 7.53 United States: 5.35 World: 6.05 2022 Canada: 5.28 United States: 3.65 World: 5.23 2023 Canada: 5.42 United States: 3.64 World: 4.85 2024 Canada: 6.35 United States: 4.02 World: 4.81 2025 Canada: 6.91 United States: 4.2 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Canada United States World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1970 Canada: 16.8 United States: 22.41 World: 4.14 1971 Canada: 16.66 United States: 21.48 World: 4.04 1972 Canada: 17.24 United States: 22.44 World: 4.16 1973 Canada: 17.87 United States: 23.11 World: 4.32 1974 Canada: 17.98 United States: 22.11 World: 4.23 1975 Canada: 17.29 United States: 20.91 World: 4.14 1976 Canada: 17.63 United States: 22.09 World: 4.31 1977 Canada: 18.04 United States: 22.61 World: 4.36 1978 Canada: 17.99 United States: 22.33 World: 4.42 1979 Canada: 18.4 United States: 22.25 World: 4.46 1980 Canada: 18.37 United States: 21.04 World: 4.33 1981 Canada: 17.4 United States: 20.52 World: 4.18 1982 Canada: 16.48 United States: 19.27 World: 4.05 1983 Canada: 16.06 United States: 19.03 World: 4.01 1984 Canada: 16.67 United States: 19.74 World: 4.07 1985 Canada: 16.51 United States: 19.67 World: 4.05 1986 Canada: 15.96 United States: 19.34 World: 4.04 1987 Canada: 16.23 United States: 19.81 World: 4.1 1988 Canada: 17.18 United States: 20.54 World: 4.16 1989 Canada: 17.43 United States: 20.58 World: 4.16 1990 Canada: 15.91 United States: 19.96 World: 4.15 1991 Canada: 15.5 United States: 19.52 World: 4.1 1992 Canada: 15.77 United States: 19.56 World: 4.01 1993 Canada: 15.57 United States: 19.76 World: 3.97 1994 Canada: 16 United States: 19.83 World: 3.94 1995 Canada: 16.24 United States: 19.8 World: 3.99 1996 Canada: 16.54 United States: 20.14 World: 4.01 1997 Canada: 16.91 United States: 20.9 World: 4.02 1998 Canada: 17.04 United States: 20.83 World: 3.98 1999 Canada: 17.22 United States: 20.65 World: 3.95 2000 Canada: 17.7 United States: 21.01 World: 4.01 2001 Canada: 17.23 United States: 20.63 World: 4.01 2002 Canada: 17.67 United States: 19.91 World: 4.02 2003 Canada: 18.13 United States: 19.97 World: 4.15 2004 Canada: 17.53 United States: 20.08 World: 4.28 2005 Canada: 18.06 United States: 19.93 World: 4.39 2006 Canada: 17.64 United States: 19.4 World: 4.48 2007 Canada: 18.08 United States: 19.5 World: 4.59 2008 Canada: 17.31 United States: 18.71 World: 4.56 2009 Canada: 16.14 United States: 17.19 World: 4.45 2010 Canada: 16.53 United States: 17.85 World: 4.67 2011 Canada: 16.77 United States: 17.02 World: 4.76 2012 Canada: 16.34 United States: 16.19 World: 4.77 2013 Canada: 16.4 United States: 16.5 World: 4.81 2014 Canada: 16.38 United States: 16.42 World: 4.78 2015 Canada: 16.09 United States: 15.95 World: 4.7 2016 Canada: 15.9 United States: 15.5 World: 4.65 2017 Canada: 16.2 United States: 15.18 World: 4.67 2018 Canada: 16.52 United States: 15.58 World: 4.73 2019 Canada: 16.19 United States: 15.04 World: 4.7 2020 Canada: 14.42 United States: 13.47 World: 4.47 2021 Canada: 14.69 United States: 14.32 World: 4.68 2022 Canada: 14.78 United States: 14.42 World: 4.67 2023 Canada: 14.16 United States: 13.71 World: 4.68 2024 Canada: 14.01 United States: 13.62 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Canada United States World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Canada: 71.66 United States: 67.97 World: 15.6 2006 Canada: 72.4 United States: 68.93 World: 17.2 2007 Canada: 73.2 United States: 75 World: 20.2 2008 Canada: 76.7 United States: 74 World: 22.8 2009 Canada: 80.3 United States: 71 World: 25.3 2010 Canada: 80.3 United States: 71.69 World: 28.4 2011 Canada: 83 United States: 69.73 World: 30.9 2012 Canada: 83 United States: 74.7 World: 33.3 2013 Canada: 85.8 United States: 71.4 World: 35.3 2014 Canada: 87.12 United States: 73 World: 37.4 2015 Canada: 90 United States: 74.55 World: 39.9 2016 Canada: 91.16 United States: 85.54 World: 43.6 2017 Canada: 92.7 United States: 87.27 World: 46.3 2018 Canada: 94.64 United States: 88.5 World: 49.4 2019 Canada: 91.91 United States: 89.43 World: 53.9 2020 Canada: 92.3 United States: 90.34 World: 60.1 2021 Canada: 93.94 United States: 91.27 World: 63.8 2022 Canada: 94 United States: 92.73 World: 67 2023 Canada: 94.15 United States: 93.53 World: 69.2 2024 Canada: 94.35 United States: 94.69 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Canada United States
Population 41.7 mn 2025
38th of 215		 341.8 mn 2025
3rd of 215
Population density 4.6 /km² 2023
205th of 214		 36.8 /km² 2023
164th of 214
Population growth 0.94 % 2025
103rd of 215		 0.52 % 2025
133rd of 215
Life expectancy 82.1 years 2024
33rd of 215		 78.9 years 2024
59th of 215
Fertility rate 1.25 2024
190th of 215		 1.63 2024
132nd of 215
Birth rate 8.9 ‰ 2024
172nd of 215		 10.6 ‰ 2024
145th of 215
Infant mortality 4.7 ‰ 2024
46th of 196		 5.5 ‰ 2024
54th of 196
Urban population 82.9 % 2025
50th of 215		 80.2 % 2025
56th of 215
Aged 65+ 20.3 % 2025
36th of 215		 18.4 % 2025
44th of 215
Living in cities 52.7 % 2025
47th of 215		 35.0 % 2025
118th of 215
Living in towns 23.6 % 2025
162nd of 215		 39.5 % 2025
68th of 215
Living in rural areas 23.7 % 2025
118th of 215		 25.6 % 2025
102nd of 215

Human development

Indicator Canada United States
Human Development Index 0.939 2023
16th of 193		 0.938 2023
19th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.867 2023
14th of 169		 0.832 2023
29th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.643 2023
94th of 156		 0.686 2023
74th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.052 2023
18th of 172		 0.169 2023
46th of 172

Economy

Indicator Canada United States
GDP 2.3 tn US$ 2025
10th of 186		 30.8 tn US$ 2025
1st of 186
GDP per capita 55,698 US$ 2025
21st of 186		 90,027 US$ 2025
7th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 66,746 int. $ 2025
24th of 185		 90,027 int. $ 2025
10th of 185
GNI per capita 56,420 US$ 2025
17th of 182		 88,810 US$ 2025
5th of 182
GDP growth 1.7 % 2025
142nd of 186		 2.2 % 2025
128th of 186
Inflation 2.1 % 2025
110th of 165		 2.9 % 2024
Trade 63.5 % 2025
87th of 138		 25.0 % 2024
Exports 31.3 % 2025
83rd of 138		 11.0 % 2024
FDI inflows 3.0 % 2025
83rd of 192		 1.3 % 2025
142nd of 192
Manufacturing 9.3 % 2022 10.5 % 2021
Agriculture 1.9 % 2022 0.9 % 2021
Tax revenue 13.7 % 2024
64th of 89		 10.8 % 2024
78th of 89
Government debt 64.1 % 2024
33rd of 56		 115.8 % 2024
53rd of 56
Military spending 1.3 % 2024
90th of 147		 3.4 % 2024
18th of 147

Labour

Indicator Canada United States
Unemployment 6.9 % 2025
124th of 181		 4.2 % 2025
70th of 181
Youth unemployment 13.8 % 2025
98th of 181		 9.3 % 2025
63rd of 181
Women in the labour force 60.2 % 2025
49th of 181		 56.3 % 2025
74th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.1 % 2025
170th of 181		 1.5 % 2025
164th of 181
Weekly hours worked 31.9 h 2025
156th of 181		 36.3 h 2025
121st of 181
Youth NEET rate 13.0 % 2025
58th of 181		 11.7 % 2025
48th of 181
Labour income share 59.0 % 2024
8th of 114		 55.8 % 2025
17th of 114
Output per hour 69.8 $ 2025
22nd of 181		 81.8 $ 2025
12th of 181

Health

Indicator Canada United States
Health spending 11.3 % 2024
13th of 192		 16.7 % 2023
3rd of 192
Health spending per person 6,378 US$ 2024
15th of 191		 13,473 US$ 2023
1st of 191
Physicians 2.82 /1,000 2023
55th of 125		 3.68 /1,000 2022
31st of 125
Under-5 mortality 5.4 ‰ 2024
43rd of 196		 6.5 ‰ 2024
53rd of 196
Maternal mortality 12 /100k 2023
51st of 194		 17 /100k 2023
67th of 194
Tobacco use 11.2 % 2024
40th of 166		 15.8 % 2024
68th of 166
Safe drinking water 96.9 % 2024
40th of 147		 97.6 % 2024
38th of 147

Food

Indicator Canada United States
Calories per person 3,590 kcal 2023
14th of 155		 3,947 kcal 2023
1st of 155
Protein supply 114.1 g 2022
30th of 174		 122.4 g 2022
13th of 174
Animal protein supply 69.5 g 2022
31st of 174		 82.9 g 2022
8th of 174
Fat supply 160.9 g 2022
8th of 174		 181.1 g 2022
2nd of 174
Food insecurity 10.5 % 2024
46th of 134		 10.7 % 2024
47th of 134
Severe food insecurity 1.9 % 2024
30th of 124		 1.1 % 2024
13th of 124
Cereal import dependency -116.9 % 2022
151st of 160		 -20.3 % 2022
138th of 160

Education

Indicator Canada United States
Secondary enrolment 104.3 % 2023 97.5 % 2022
Tertiary enrolment 76.3 % 2023
36th of 128		 79.4 % 2022
Education spending 4.8 % 2022 5.4 % 2021
Expected schooling 15.9 yrs 2023
50th of 195		 15.9 yrs 2023
47th of 195
Mean schooling 13.9 yrs 2023
5th of 193		 13.9 yrs 2023
3rd of 193

Society

Indicator Canada United States
Income inequality 31.5 2022
29th of 93		 41.8 2024
75th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.3 % 2022
28th of 93		 1.1 % 2024
50th of 93
Internet use 94.4 % 2024
33rd of 182		 94.7 % 2024
29th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 94.1 /100 2024
123rd of 151		 113.2 /100 2024
93rd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
20th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
113th of 213
Women in parliament 30.3 % 2025
73rd of 184		 28.9 % 2025
82nd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Canada United States
Refugees hosted 416,028 2025
21st of 177		 457,647 2025
19th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 10.4 ‰ 2025
45th of 177		 1.3 ‰ 2025
79th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 314,475 2025
4th of 177		 3.7 mn 2025
1st of 177
Refugees from the country 360 2025
123rd of 199		 3,667 2025
83rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
172nd of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
167th of 199

Governance

Indicator Canada United States
Control of corruption 80.9 /100 2024
16th of 207		 69.9 /100 2024
38th of 207
Government effectiveness 85.5 /100 2024
11th of 205		 77.8 /100 2024
22nd of 205
Rule of law 82.1 /100 2024
18th of 207		 73.5 /100 2024
41st of 207
Regulatory quality 76.3 /100 2024
19th of 205		 76.2 /100 2024
20th of 205
Voice and accountability 83.2 /100 2024
12th of 205		 72.4 /100 2024
47th of 205
Political stability 76.1 /100 2024
67th of 207		 64.3 /100 2024
115th of 207

Environment

Indicator Canada United States
CO₂ per capita 14.01 t 2024
191st of 202		 13.62 t 2024
189th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 533.3 Mt 2024
11th of 204		 4,904.1 Mt 2024
2nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 1.38 % 2024
11th of 204		 12.71 % 2024
2nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 35.6 Gt 2024
9th of 204		 434.9 Gt 2024
1st of 204
GHG per capita 18.61 t 2024
191st of 202		 17.39 t 2024
188th of 202
Renewable energy 23.8 % 2021
96th of 211		 10.9 % 2021
143rd of 211
Forest area 39.5 % 2023
78th of 212		 33.9 % 2023
96th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 6.6 µg/m³ 2023
22nd of 200		 7.0 µg/m³ 2023
25th of 200
Water stress 3.7 % 2022
45th of 176		 28.2 % 2022
121st of 176
Land area 8.8 mn km² 2023
4th of 214		 9.1 mn km² 2023
3rd of 214

Energy

Indicator Canada United States
Renewable electricity 63.9 % 2025
48th of 190		 25.6 % 2025
109th of 190
Wind and solar 9.4 % 2025
80th of 190		 18.9 % 2025
43rd of 190
Nuclear power 13.1 % 2025
21st of 180		 17.4 % 2025
18th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 77.0 % 2025
40th of 190		 43.0 % 2025
86th of 190
Fossil electricity 23.0 % 2025
40th of 190		 57.0 % 2025
86th of 190
Coal power 4.0 % 2025
129th of 188		 16.3 % 2025
143rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 191 g/kWh 2025
48th of 190		 384 g/kWh 2025
80th of 190
Electricity per capita 16.09 MWh 2025
8th of 191		 13.05 MWh 2025
12th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.