Australia vs Canada

Australia and Canada compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Canada has about 1.5 times as many people as Australia: 41.7 million against 27.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Australia ($65,130) is 17% higher than in Canada ($55,698) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Canada (1.7%) than in Australia (1.4%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Australia (2.9%) than in Canada (2.1%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Canada (6.9%) than in Australia (4.1%), a difference of 2.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Australia can expect to live 1 years longer than one born in Canada: 83.1 years against 82.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Canada is older: half of its people are over 40.3 years, against 37.8 years in Australia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Australia (96.1%) than in Canada (94.4%), a difference of 1.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person are about the same in Australia (14.1 tonnes) and Canada (14 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Canada (42%) than in Australia (17.4%), a difference of 24.6 percentage points in 2024.