| |
Canada
|
United
States |
Analysis
|
| Geography
& Resources |
| Total
Area1 |
9,984,670
sq km
------------------------
3,855,103 sq mi |
9,826,630
sq km
------------------------
3,794,083 sq mi
|
Canada has 1.6%
more total area. |
| Land
Area1 |
9,093,507
sq km
------------------------
3,511,023 sq mi |
9,161,923
sq km
------------------------
3,537,438 sq mi |
US
has 0.7% more land. |
| Renewable
Freshwater Supply2 |
2,901
cu km (1980)
|
2,478
cu km
(1985) |
Canada
has 14.6% more renewable freshwater.
|
| Energy
Supply per capita (equivalent oil) (2004)3
|
8.06
tonnes |
7.72
tonnes |
Canada
has 4.2% more energy per capita. |
| Major
Protected Areas as % of total area (land) (2005)3
|
8.7%
|
25.1%
|
US
has 2.9 times more naturally protected areas.
|
| Population
|
| Population1
|
33,390,141 |
301,139,947
|
US
has 9.0 times more people. |
| Age
Structure1 |
0-14
yrs: 17.3%
15-64 yrs: 69.2%
65 yrs +: 13.5% |
0-14
yrs: 20.2%
15-64 yrs: 67.2%
65 yrs +: 12.6% |
US
has a slightly younger population. |
| Population
Growth Rate1 |
0.87%
growth |
0.89%
growth |
US
has a slightly higher growth rate. |
| Birth
rate1 |
10.8
births / 1,000 population
|
14.1
births / 1,000 population
|
US
has a 23.4% higher birth rate. |
| Death
Rate1 |
7.9
deaths / 1,000 population
|
8.3
deaths / 1,000 population
|
US
has a 4.8% higher death rate. |
| Net
Migration Rate1 |
5.8
migrants / 1,000 population |
3.0
migrants / 1,000 population |
Canada
has a 1.9 times higher migrant rate. |
| Sex
Ratio1 |
0.98
male/female |
0.97
male/female |
Canada
has a 1% greater male pop. |
| Life
Expectancy1 |
80.3
years |
78.0
years |
Canada
has a 2.9% higher life expectancy.
|
| Ethnic
Groups |
White:
85.6%
Asian: 8.9%
Native: 3.3%
Black: 2.2% (2001)4
|
White:
81.7%
Black: 13.4%
Asian: 4.0%
Native: 1.0% (2000)5
|
Canada
has 3.9% more Whites, 2.2 times more
Asians, and 3.3 times more Natives. US has
6.1 times more Blacks. All per capita. See below for
further information. |
| Languages
(spoken at home)
|
English:
70.7%
French: 22.7%
Spanish: 0.3% (2001)4 |
English:
82.1%
Spanish: 10.7%
French: 0.8% (2000)5
|
US
has slightly more English speakers, and 35.7 times
more Spanish speakers. Canada has 28.4 times more
French speakers. All per capita. |
| Religions1
|
Roman
Catholic: 42.6%
Protestant: 23.3%
Other: 18.1%
None:
16% (2001) |
Protestant:
52%
Roman Catholic: 24%
Other: 14%
None:
10% (2002)
|
Canada
has 18.6% more Roman Catholics, and 6%
more non-religious people.
US has 28.7% more Protestants.
All per capita. |
| Literacy
(2003)1
|
99% |
99%
|
No
discernible difference. |
| Economy
|
| GDP
|
$1.287
trillion USD4 |
$13.458
trillion USD6
|
US
has 11.0 times greater GDP. |
| GDP
per capita |
$38,544
USD4 |
$44,690
USD6 |
US
has 13.8% greater GDP per capita. |
| GDP
growth rate (2005)3 |
1
year: 2.9%
10 year:
3.3% |
1
year: 3.2%
10 year:
3.3% |
US
GDP is growing 0.3% more over a 1 year period. Canada's and US' GDPs are growing by the same rate over a 10 year period. |
Personal
Disposable Income per capita7 |
$22,491
USD
|
$31,794
USD
|
US
has a 29.3% higher disposable income. |
| Unemployment
Rate (2005)3 |
6.8%
|
5.1%
|
Canada
has a 1.3 times higher unemployment rate. |
Trading
Partners - Exports / Imports |
US:
79.2% / 65.5%
Japan:
2.3% / 2.9%
UK:
2.5% / 2.4%4 |
Canada:
22.2% / 16.4%
China:
5.3% / 15.5%
Mexico:
12.9% / 10.7%5
|
US
is Canada's largest trading partner. Canada is US' largest trading
partner. |
| Government
Surplus/Deficit as % of GDP (2004)3 |
0.68%
|
-4.72%
|
Canada's
lending represents 0.68% of its GDP. US'
borrowing represents 4.72% of its GDP.
|
| Government
Debt as % of GDP (2004)3 |
72.2%
|
64.0%
|
Canada
has 8.2% greater marketable debt as expressed
in % of GDP. |
Military
Expenditure as % of GDP1 |
1.1%
(2005) |
4.1%
(2005) |
US
spends 3.7 times more money on military as expressed
in % of GDP. |
Research
& Development as % of GDP (2005)3 |
1.99% |
2.68% |
US
spends 1.3 times more money on R&D as expressed in
% of GDP. |
ODA
Development AID Expenditure as % of GNI (2005)3 |
0.34% |
0.22% |
Canada
publicly spends 1.5 times more on development AID
as expressed in % of GNI. |
Educational
Expenditure as % of GDP (2004)3 |
6.1% |
7.3%
|
US
spends 1.2% more money on education as expressed
in % of GDP. |
Health
Care Expenditure as % of GDP (2004)3 |
9.9% |
15.3%
|
US
spends 1.5 times more money on health care as expressed
in % of GDP. |
Total
Government Expenditure as % of GDP (2004)3 |
40.5% |
36.4%
|
Canada
spends 4.1% more money in total as expressed
in % of GDP. |
Total
Tax Receipts as % of GDP (2003)3 |
33.8% |
25.6% |
Canada
collects 1.3 times more taxes as expressed
in % of GDP. |
Consumer
Price Index annual change3 |
2.5% |
4.3% |
US
has 1.7 times greater CPI. |
Exchange
Rate8 |
$0.882
USD |
$1.134
CAD |
US
dollar is 11.8% greater in value. |
| Infrastructure
|
| Railways1
|
48,467
km
------------------------
30,118 mi (2005) |
226,605
km
------------------------
140,806 mi (2004) |
US
has 4.7 times more railway miles. |
| Highways
(paved) (2005)1 |
415,600
km
------------------------
258 242 mi
|
4,165,110
km
------------------------
2,588,079 mi |
US
has 10.0 times more highway miles. |
| Airports
(paved) (2005)1 |
509
|
5,119
|
US
has 10.1 times more airports. |
| Miscellaneous
|
Independence
Day1 |
July
1, 1867 |
July
4, 1776 |
US
is 91 years older (Note: Canada was not fully
self-governing until December 11, 1931). |
Representatives
of Government (Legislative)1 |
House
Members: 308
Senators: 105
------------------------ Total per 1 million pop: 12.6 |
House
Members:
435
Senators:
100
------------------------
Total per 1 million pop: 1.8 |
US
has 122 more representatives. Canada has 7
times more representatives per capita. |
| Nobel
Prize Laureates (2002)9 |
10
------------------------
Total per 1 million pop: 0.31 |
270
------------------------
Total per 1 million pop: 0.96 |
US
has 3.1 more Nobel Laureates per capita.
Arbitrarily chosen for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine,
literature and peace. |
| IMD
World Competitiveness rating10 |
10th
|
1st
|
An
arbitrary ranking based on some statistics and a rating system.
|
| Freedom
House rating11 |
1st
|
1st
|
An
arbitrary ranking based on some statistics and a rating system.
|
| United
Nations HDI rating12 |
6th
|
8th
|
An
arbitrary ranking based on some statistics and a rating system.
|