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Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
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Leads on 62 of 121 metrics
Saudi Arabia
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Leads on 46 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia leads on Oil Imports (83,150) against Canada (1.09); Canada leads on Number of AI Patents Filed (907 patents) against Saudi Arabia (1 patents); Canada leads on Dam capacity per capita (20,790 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Saudi Arabia (29.56 cubic meters per inhabitant). Across 121 compared metrics, Canada wins on 62 and Saudi Arabia wins on 46.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 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
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)94.35 %100 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %100 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★27.94 points
Radios32.3★6.25
Televisions21.5★5.1
Waterways3,000none

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★30.82B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★1.56T $
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.2 %30.24 %★
Apple Import Volume163.87M tonnes228.82M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %2.5 %★
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %8.3 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★6.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.6★76
Electricity Consumption522.2★296.2
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels23100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables12★0
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5★82.94
Electricity Production649.6★324.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita349.69 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.345.9★
Gross Fixed Investment23.7★21.5
Gross National Saving20.830.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %★-1.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %1.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP7.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★109.3
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★109.3
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.068.62★
Number of AI Patents Filed907 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption2.212.64★
Oil Exports1.937.64★
Oil Imports1.0983,150★
Oil Production3.4810.52★
Oil Proved Reserves175.2262.6★
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 peopleNA
Public Debt61.313.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD1.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.453.29★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.121.78★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700609,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.012.48★
Remittances00
Revenue from Forest Resources0.08★0
Robotics Research Funding1.79 USD★0.64 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues13.8★7.8
Top Exporting Countries727.92B USD★360.90B USD
Unemployment Rate6.5 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.52 %★65.1 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★14.69M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85★656.51
Continental Shelf200not specific;
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 Columbiahistorically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since oil was discovered in the 1930s; most of the country's population is now concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula,
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km24.77 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★2.2 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9★2.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %0.52 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43★26.61
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km1.74M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★2,640 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★29.56 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,045★7,575

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★64.18 %
Administrative Divisions1013★
Independence123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.47★44.21
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.723.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita8,288 USD★3,758.53 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km★2.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %7 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %★35.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA12,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA3.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000282,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %52.77 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.6
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★82.13 years
Median age of population40.75 years★30.06 years
Population Change437,571 persons681,198 persons★
Population density4.46 per sq. km★16.53 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★35.17M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.07
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★A
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %13.41 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA27.9 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %3.51 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP5.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★8.25M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★17.17
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★8.41 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people7.68 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★167.67
Military Manpower at Military Age1617★
Military Service Age and Obligation17voluntary military service for men (17-40) and women (typically 21-40, although maximum age may vary by role); no conscription (2025)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %84.78 %★
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km3.41 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.73 %1.72 %★
Population living in slums1.2 %★0.55 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons78,615 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★34.89 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman2.36 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★166,821.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★7.26 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★1.36
Airports1,459★90
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel636★104
Heliports506★69

Other

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Current Bank Rate2.25 %4.25 %★

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