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Canada vs Japan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
can
Leads on 46 of 112 metrics
Japan
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Leads on 59 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Japan: Canada leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (405,700) against Japan (1.10); Japan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (370,900) against Canada (1.11); Japan leads on Oil Exports (366,800) against Canada (1.93). Across 112 compared metrics, Canada wins on 46 and Japan wins on 59.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇯🇵 JapanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %★86.98 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★63.14 points
Radios32.3120.5★
Televisions21.586.5★
Waterways6361,770★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇯🇵 JapanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★34.16B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $3.37T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %★0.3 %
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %★1.48 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP11 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index79.686.1★
Electricity Consumption522.2943.7★
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2371★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★1
Electricity from Other Renewables1220★
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5295.9★
Electricity Production649.6989.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★129.5 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.932.3★
Gross Fixed Investment23.7★21.1
Gross National Saving20.828★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %1.4 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★2.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4127.2★
Natural Gas Exports83.96169.9★
Natural Gas Imports26.36116.6★
Natural Gas Production159.1★3.06
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.0620.9★
Oil Consumption2.214.45★
Oil Exports1.93366,800★
Oil Imports1.094.39★
Oil Production3.48131,800★
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★44.12
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★16.1 people
Public Debt61.3★215.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD★0.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.453.89★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12370,900★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★1.1
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.013.47★
Remittances00.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.08★0.02
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25★1.21
Taxes and Other Revenues12.8335.2★
Unemployment Rate6.5 %2.6 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇯🇵 JapanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M-25.04M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85★960.23
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiaall primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★27 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9430★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇯🇵 JapanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %12.59 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43113★
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★45,206 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★29,751 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,04515,730★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇯🇵 JapanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %95.09 %★
Administrative Divisions1047★
Independence13★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇯🇵 JapanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.475.6★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.78.1★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★10.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km12.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %3 %★
Mean Age at First Birth29.430.7★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %4.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA30,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇯🇵 JapanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000261,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇯🇵 JapanShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %★45.75 %
Human Capital Index0.820.82★
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years88.16 years★
Median age of population40.75 years50.21 years★
Population Change437,571 persons★-619,033.8 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★324.98 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons122.45M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.76
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★A-B
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %★6.84 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA39.8 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %★12.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★3.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons22.27M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate22.8769.38★
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years12.03 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days309 days★
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people37.19 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★170.82
Military Manpower at Military Age1618★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %91.43 %★
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★2.65 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %★-0.45 %
Population living in slums1.2 %2 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons★1.56M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★59.68 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman★1.19 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★220,640.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births2.28 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇯🇵 JapanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★1.25
Airports1,459★280
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)01★
Civil Air Travel636★360
Heliports5063,036★

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