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Canada vs Japan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 124 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Canada
can
Leads on 51 of 124 metrics
Japan
jpn
Leads on 66 of 124 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 124 compared metrics, Canada wins on 51 and Japan wins on 66.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ CanadašŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ JapanShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)94.35 %ā˜…85.54 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %ā˜…86.98 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 pointsā˜…63.14 points
Radios32.3120.5ā˜…
Televisions21.586.5ā˜…
Waterways6361,770ā˜…

Economy

51 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ CanadašŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ JapanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $ā˜…34.16B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $3.37T $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.2 %26.18 %ā˜…
Apple Import Volume163.87M tonnesā˜…8.06M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %ā˜…0.3 %
Coal Revenue0.08ā˜…0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %ā˜…1.48 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP11 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index79.686.1ā˜…
Electricity Consumption522.2943.7ā˜…
Electricity Exports73.35ā˜…0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2371ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56ā˜…8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9ā˜…1
Electricity from Other Renewables1220ā˜…
Electricity Imports2.68ā˜…0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5295.9ā˜…
Electricity Production649.6989.3ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capitaā˜…129.5 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.932.3ā˜…
Gross Fixed Investment23.7ā˜…21.1
Gross National Saving20.828ā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %1.4 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %ā˜…2.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDPā˜…1.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4127.2ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports83.96169.9ā˜…
Natural Gas Imports26.36116.6ā˜…
Natural Gas Production159.1ā˜…3.06
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.0620.9ā˜…
Number of AI Patents Filed907 patents4,270 patentsā˜…
Oil Consumption2.214.45ā˜…
Oil Exports1.93366,800ā˜…
Oil Imports1.094.39ā˜…
Oil Production3.48131,800ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves175.2ā˜…44.12
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 peopleā˜…16.1 people
Public Debt61.3ā˜…215.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USDā˜…0.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.453.89ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12370,900ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700ā˜…1.1
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.013.47ā˜…
Remittances00.1ā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources0.08ā˜…0.02
Robotics Research Funding1.81 USD3.44 USDā˜…
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25ā˜…1.21
Taxes and Other Revenues12.8335.2ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries727.92B USD917.04B USDā˜…
Unemployment Rate6.5 %2.6 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.52 %63.45 %ā˜…

Environment

6 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ CanadašŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ JapanShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M-25.04Mā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85ā˜…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)
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km29.6 sq kmā˜…
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per yearā˜…27 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9430ā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ CanadašŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ JapanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %12.59 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43113ā˜…
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. kmā˜…45,206 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km8.79Mā˜…364,569.28
Coastline Length (km)202,080 kmā˜…29,751 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,04515,730ā˜…

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ CanadašŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ JapanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %95.09 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions1047ā˜…
Independence13ā˜…
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ CanadašŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ JapanShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water96.89 %98.73 %ā˜…
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.475.6ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.78.1ā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita8,288 USDā˜…6,401.77 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDPā˜…10.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km12.7 people/sq kmā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %3 %ā˜…
Mean Age at First Birth29.430.7ā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %4.3 %ā˜…
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA30,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ CanadašŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ JapanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000261,000ā˜…

People and Society

30 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ CanadašŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ JapanShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %ā˜…45.75 %
Human Capital Index0.820.82ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years88.16 yearsā˜…
Median age of population40.75 years50.21 yearsā˜…
Population Change437,571 personsā˜…-619,033.8 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. kmā˜…324.98 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons122.45M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.85ā˜…0.76
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-Cā˜…A-B
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %ā˜…6.84 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA39.8 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %ā˜…12.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDPā˜…3.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons22.27M personsā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate22.8769.38ā˜…
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years12.03 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days309 daysā˜…
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people37.19 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09ā˜…170.82
Military Manpower at Military Age1618ā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligation1718ā˜…
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %91.43 %ā˜…
Physician Density2.82 people/sq kmā˜…2.65 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %ā˜…-0.45 %
Population living in slums1.2 %2 %ā˜…
Total deaths326,297.8 personsā˜…1.56M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %ā˜…59.68 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per womanā˜…1.19 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 personsā˜…220,640.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births2.28 per live birthsā˜…

Transportation

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ CanadašŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ JapanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96ā˜…1.25
Airports1,459ā˜…280
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)01ā˜…
Civil Air Travel636ā˜…360
Heliports5063,036ā˜…

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ CanadašŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ JapanShare
Current Bank Rate2.25 %ā˜…0.75 %

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