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Canada vs Tuvalu: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 86 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
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Leads on 47 of 86 metrics
Tuvalu
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Leads on 27 of 86 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Tuvalu: Canada leads on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars (2.59 trillion $) against Tuvalu (69.30 million $); Canada leads on Agricultural land (559,598 sq. km) against Tuvalu (18 sq. km); Canada leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (-12.14 million) against Tuvalu (500). Across 86 compared metrics, Canada wins on 47 and Tuvalu wins on 27.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 31 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 25 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %★74.31 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 74% (2023 est.)
Radios32.34,000★
Televisions21.5800★
Waterways3,000none

Economy

31 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★5.52M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★69.30M $
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %10.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP19.1 % of GDP★
Electricity Consumption484.52★3
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2396★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.55,100★
Electricity Production649.6★11.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)403.7 USD per capita★0 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.339.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.9 %4.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★11.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★0
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★0
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★26.3 people
Public Debt61.347.2★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD3.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01★0
Remittances04.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.08★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25★8.99
Taxes and Other Revenues13.3106.7★
Unemployment Rate7.51 %NA

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★500
Carbon Dioxide Emissions612.080★
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 half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9★0

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %6.83 %★
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★18 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★24 km
Irrigated Land9,045★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %89.11 %★
Administrative Divisions10★7
Independence11
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.719★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP20 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA5.2 %
Hospital Bed Density2.7 people/sq km5.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★170 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.1★23.5
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %★51.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNANA
Underweight Children Under 5NA3.1

People and Society

25 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %63.21 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.47
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★71.51 years
Median age of population40.75 years★24.23 years
Population Change437,571 persons★-123.7 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★310.1 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★9,338.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %21.57 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA23.7 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %★7.78 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP12.8 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★1,921.95 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.113,615★
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★3.51 years
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people7,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★169.64
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %★75.36 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★1.35 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %0.75 %★
Population living in slums1.2 %48.68 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons85.4 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★39.11 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman3.1 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★-230.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★18.22 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★0.61
Airports1,459★1
Civil Air Travel636no major transport aircraft

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