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Canada vs New Zealand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 122 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
can
Leads on 64 of 122 metrics
New Zealand
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Leads on 45 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and New Zealand: New Zealand leads on Oil Imports (138,000) against Canada (1.09); New Zealand leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (169,100) against Canada (2.44); New Zealand leads on Oil Consumption (149,700) against Canada (2.21). Across 122 compared metrics, Canada wins on 64 and New Zealand wins on 45.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)94.35 %★93.52 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %96.16 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points81.37 points★
Radios32.3★3.75
Televisions21.5★1.93
Waterways3,000★1,609

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★17.05B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★284.58B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.2 %★22.51 %
Apple Import Volume163.87M tonnes★825,370 tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %1.75 %★
Coal Revenue0.08★0.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %5.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★9.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.6100★
Electricity Consumption522.2★39.5
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2323
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5658★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1220★
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5★9.3
Electricity Production649.6★42.53
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★121.65 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.336.2★
Gross Fixed Investment23.7★19.5
Gross National Saving20.821★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %★-1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★5.18
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★5.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.0633.7★
Number of AI Patents Filed907 patents★4 patents
Oil Consumption2.21149,700★
Oil Exports1.9347,200★
Oil Imports1.09138,000★
Oil Production3.4860,480★
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★112.5
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 peopleNA
Public Debt61.354★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD★-0.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45169,100★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.121,782★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★56,000
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01115,100★
Remittances00.3★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.5★
Robotics Research Funding1.81 USD★1.55 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues13.829.6★
Top Exporting Countries727.92B USD★64.54B USD
Unemployment Rate6.5 %4.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.52 %★70.35 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★919,618
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8533.51★
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
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 Columbiaover three quarters of New Zealanders, including the Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areas
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km33.4 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9327★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %0.92 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43294.65★
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★91,806 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★15,134 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★3,118.67 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,045★7,000

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %94.02 %★
Administrative Divisions1016★
Independence126★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water96.89 %100 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.16★15.09
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.7★6.7
Health Care Spending per Capita8,288 USD★6,579.86 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★10 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %7 %★
Mean Age at First Birth29.4★27.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %★30.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA3,600
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000★10,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %57.19 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.77
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★84.03 years
Median age of population40.75 years★37.98 years
Population Change437,571 persons★50,085.3 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★19.96 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★5.29M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.85
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★B
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %12.4 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA79.9 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %6.93 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★1.20M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★3.12
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★11.2 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people★1.67 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★177.74
Military Manpower at Military Age1620★
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %76.31 %★
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km3.61 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.73 %0.83 %★
Population living in slums1.2 %★0 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons40,098.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★68.32 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.65 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★31,423.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births4.26 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.963.76★
Airports1,459★206
Civil Air Travel636about 40 major transport aircraft
Heliports506★62

Other

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Current Bank Rate2.25 %2.25 %

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