Canada vs Taiwan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 87 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Taiwan: Taiwan leads on Oil Imports (876,300) against Canada (1.09); Taiwan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (924,000) against Canada (2.01); Taiwan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (962,400) against Canada (2.44). Across 87 compared metrics, Canada wins on 42 and Taiwan wins on 33.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 40 metrics compared
  • Environment: 4 metrics compared
  • Geography: 3 metrics compared
  • Government: 3 metrics compared
  • Health: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2021 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points77.04 points
Radios32.316
Televisions21.58.8
Waterways3,000NA

Economy

40 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %1.38 %
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %2.63 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDPNA
Ease of Doing Business Index79.684.9
Electricity Consumption522.2237.4
Electricity Exports73.350
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2379
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants564
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels911
Electricity from Other Renewables126
Electricity Imports2.680
Electricity Installed Capacity143.549.52
Electricity Production649.6246.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita206.1 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.933.9
Gross Fixed Investment23.720.1
Gross National Saving20.834.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.9 %3.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %2.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.422.45
Natural Gas Exports83.960
Natural Gas Imports26.3622.14
Natural Gas Production159.1237.9
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.066.23
Oil Consumption2.211
Oil Exports1.93303,000
Oil Imports1.09876,300
Oil Production3.4826,680
Oil Proved Reserves175.22.38
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people1.5 people
Public Debt61.335.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD1.28 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45962,400
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12349,600
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700418,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01924,000
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.250
Taxes and Other Revenues12.8316
Unemployment Rate6.5 %3.4 %

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M-4.78M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85289.11
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 Columbiadistribution exhibits a peripheral coastal settlement pattern, with the largest populations on the north and west coasts
Total Renewable Water Resources2.967

Geography

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %17.76 %
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km1,566.3 km
Irrigated Land9,0453,820

Government

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %89.15 %
Administrative Divisions10includes main island of Taiwan, plus smaller islands nearby and off coast of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is divided into 13 counties ( xian , singular and plural), 3 cities ( shi , singular and plural), and 6 special municipalities directly under the
Suffrage Participation Rate1820

Health

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
People Living With HIV/AIDSNANA
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %45.56 %
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years83.69 years
Median age of population40.75 years45.4 years
Population Change437,571 persons-72,305.8 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km649.4 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons23.01M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.83
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CAA
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %7.22 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA75.2 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %8.18 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons5.06M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.1111.5
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people4.5 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09174.52
Military Manpower at Military Age1619
Military Service Age and Obligation17men 18-36 years of age may volunteer or must complete 12 months of compulsory military service; civil service can be substituted for military service in some cases; women can volunteer (2025) note: in January 2024, Taiwan extended compulsory service from
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %94.63 %
Physician Density2.44 people/sq kmNA
Population Growth Rate0.73 %0.02 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons212,064.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %56.09 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman0.82 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons24,561.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births4.24 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.961.31
Airports1,45957
Heliports50656

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