United Kingdom vs Canada

United Kingdom
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: London
Population
69.2M
GDP
$3.7T
Canada
North America
High income
Capital: Ottawa
Population
41.3M
GDP
$2.2T

POP 1.7x GDP 1.6x LE 0.7 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · United Kingdom vs Canada

Foreign Direct Investment120.5%Population Density98.4%Freshwater Withdrawal78.2%Electric Power Consumption70.2%CO2 Emissions Per Capita69.9%Forest Area66.3%Population Growth Rate64%Government Debt (% of GDP)50.5%
MID pair: Foreign Direct Investment is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band HIC.

Demographics: Population Density (United Kingdom, 98% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Canada Year
Population Density 283.1 4.6 2023
Population Growth Rate 1.1% 3.0% 2024
Population 69.2M 41.3M 2024
Fertility Rate 1.6 1.3 2023

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

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Canada, 121% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Canada Year
Foreign Direct Investment $-12,955,141,484.504 $63.1B 2024
Government Debt (% of GDP) 131.1% 64.9% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $3.7T $2.2T 2024
Unemployment Rate 4.4% 6.4% 2024

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

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (United Kingdom, 33% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Canada Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 8 12 2023

6 closer health rows sit on the United Kingdom and Canada profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (United Kingdom, 17% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Canada Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.9% 4.9% 2021

3 closer education rows sit on the United Kingdom and Canada profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (United Kingdom, 78% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Canada Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 5.8% 1.3% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 4,195 14,093 2024
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 4.2 14.0 2024
Forest Area 13.3% 39.5% 2023

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

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (United Kingdom, 23% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Canada Year
Mobile Subscriptions 121.6 94.1 2024
Access to Sanitation 97.8% 81.3% 2024

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

Social: Intentional Homicides (Canada, 43% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Canada Year
Intentional Homicides 1.1 2.0 2021
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.5% 0.3% 2021

4 closer social rows sit on the United Kingdom and Canada profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Labor & Wages: PPP Conversion Factor (GDP) (Canada, 42% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Canada Year
PPP Conversion Factor (GDP) 0.7 1.2 2024

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

How to read this United Kingdom vs Canada comparison

United Kingdom (HIC) and Canada (HIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band HIC). Population is 68% larger; GDP is 64% larger. Open with Foreign Direct Investment (~121%) before the 8-topic tables (46 rows). Europe & Central Asia vs North America; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

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