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Canada vs Nepal: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
can
Leads on 66 of 109 metrics
Nepal
npl
Leads on 34 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Nepal: Nepal leads on Radios (840,000) against Canada (32.30); Nepal leads on Oil Imports (13,740) against Canada (1.09); Nepal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (27,000) against Canada (2.44). Across 109 compared metrics, Canada wins on 66 and Nepal wins on 34.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇵 NepalShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %★55.77 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★55.2 points
Radios32.3840,000★
Televisions21.5130,000★
Waterways3,000none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇵 NepalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★9.52B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★48.33B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %7 %★
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %11.3 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★5.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.681.7★
Electricity Consumption522.2★4.98
Electricity Exports73.35★2.69
Electricity from Fossil Fuels23★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5692★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables12★3
Electricity Imports2.68★2.18
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5943,100★
Electricity Production649.6★4.24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★6.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.930★
Gross Fixed Investment22.1★3.5
Gross National Saving20.845.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %0.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★7.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★0
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06★0
Oil Consumption2.2120,000★
Oil Exports1.93★0
Oil Imports1.0913,740★
Oil Production3.48★0
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★0
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★25.2 people
Public Debt61.339.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD3.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4527,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★26,120
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01★0
Remittances033.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.45★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25★21.5
Taxes and Other Revenues13.817.5★
Unemployment Rate6.5 %★10.8 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇵 NepalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★428,262
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8511.36★
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 Columbiamost of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is low
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★20 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9210.2★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇵 NepalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %13.07 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43176.82★
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★36,185.52 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★2.68 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,04512,090★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇵 NepalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★40.77 %
Administrative Divisions10★7
Independence1176★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇵 NepalShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.77.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★142 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.4★20.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %4.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA30,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA18.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇵 NepalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000112,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇵 NepalShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %75.46 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.52
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★73.26 years
Median age of population40.75 years★25.67 years
Population Change437,571 persons★-239,662.7 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★201.77 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★29.59M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.83
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %16.66 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA46.7 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %5.62 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★3.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★8.63M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★8.44
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★7.88 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people★1.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★162.32
Military Manpower at Military Age1617★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %★73.42 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★1.01 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %★0.66 %
Population living in slums1.2 %35.73 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons198,194.4 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★58.71 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.92 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★-588,424.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★22.16 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇵 NepalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★0.16
Airports1,459★51
Civil Air Travel636★5
Heliports506★14

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