Canada vs Australia

Canada
North America
High income
Capital: Ottawa
Population
41.3M
GDP
$2.2T
Australia
East Asia & Pacific
High income
Capital: Canberra
Population
27.2M
GDP
$1.8T

POP 1.5x GDP 1.3x LE 0.9 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Canada vs Australia

Maternal Mortality Ratio83.3%Poverty (< $2.15/day)70%Net Migration62.4%Intentional Homicides56.8%Forest Area55.9%Renewable Energy Consump…48.3%Freshwater Withdrawal46.3%Unemployment Rate37.9%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Maternal Mortality Ratio rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population (Canada, 34% spread)

Indicator Canada Australia Year
Population 41.3M 27.2M 2024
Population Growth Rate 3.0% 2.0% 2024
Population Density 4.6 3.5 2023
Fertility Rate 1.3 1.5 2023

3 closer demographics rows sit on the Canada and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Unemployment Rate (Australia, 38% spread)

Indicator Canada Australia Year
Unemployment Rate 6.4% 3.9% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 65.1% 47.1% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 2.4% 3.2% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $2.2T $1.8T 2024

5 closer economy rows sit on the Canada and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Australia, 83% spread)

Indicator Canada Australia Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 12 2 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 4.7 3.1 2024
Under-5 Mortality Rate 5.4 3.6 2024
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2.8 4.1 2023

3 closer health rows sit on the Canada and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Australia, 30% spread)

Indicator Canada Australia Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 76.3% 108.4% 2023
School Enrollment (Secondary) 104.3% 131.9% 2023

2 closer education rows sit on the Canada and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (Canada, 56% spread)

Indicator Canada Australia Year
Forest Area 39.5% 17.4% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 23.8% 12.3% 2021
Freshwater Withdrawal 1.3% 2.4% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 14,093 9,801 2024

1 closer environment rows sit on the Canada and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Australia, 16% spread)

Indicator Canada Australia Year
Mobile Subscriptions 94.1 112.6 2024
Access to Sanitation 81.3% 95.8% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Canada and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Canada, 70% spread)

Indicator Canada Australia Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.3% 1.0% 2022
Net Migration 368.6K 138.5K 2024
Intentional Homicides 2.0 0.9 2023

3 closer social rows sit on the Canada and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Labor & Wages: PPP Conversion Factor (GDP) (Australia, 16% spread)

Indicator Canada Australia Year
PPP Conversion Factor (GDP) 1.2 1.4 2024

2 closer labor & wages rows sit on the Canada and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Canada vs Australia comparison

Canada vs Australia is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band HIC: HIC/HIC). Look past the near-parity headers to Maternal Mortality Ratio (~83% spread); 46 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 8 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Canada vs Australia figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · TIGHT scale band.