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Canada vs United States

This page compares Canada and United States across 50 key World Bank indicators, grouped by category. Pick any indicator below to see the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Health & Population

Indicator Canada United States Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 7.90 9.00 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 8.90 10.60 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 3.05M 28.70M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.66 50.24 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 17.30 19.88 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 95.49 146.89 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 80.03 76.50 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 3.17 1.04 Compare →
Population, male 20.50M 170.88M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 26.87M 220.21M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 30.42 27.69 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 18.43 16.36 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 65.09 64.75 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 3.78M 27.95M Compare →
Urban population 34.15M 272.51M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 54.89 82.42 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.34 49.76 Compare →
Rural population 7.14M 67.60M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 8.17M 60.98M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 23.22 26.76 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 66.00 65.96 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 14.66 16.96 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.05 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 87.77 80.99 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 84.29 81.40 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.25 1.63 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 82.70 80.12 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 6.24M 58.92M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 21.15 19.51 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 92.50 88.44 Compare →
Population, total 41.29M 340.11M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 53.64 54.45 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 2.96 0.98 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 64.20 63.52 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 15.57 17.69 Compare →
Population, female 20.79M 169.23M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 4.40M 33.02M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 13.34M 107.50M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 82.11 78.89 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 3.19M 30.22M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 4.50 12.41 Compare →
Net migration 326,204.00 1.23M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 13.53M 112.71M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 19.80 17.93 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 15.11 17.32 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 22.20 15.20 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Canada United States Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 4.56 36.82 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Canada United States Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 15.63M 9.83M Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 59,244.93 127,287.53 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.64 1.40 Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.