Canada
Quick context before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Name origin: the name is probably derived from the Huron or Iroquois word kanata, meaning village or camp.
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Geography
Size snapshot: slightly larger than the US.
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Matchup file
Canada vs Mexico
178 shared metrics.
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Canada leads by 38 metrics. Use the same instinct in a quick real-data brawl.
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Mexico
Quick context before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: United Mexican States.
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Identity
Name origin: name may derive from one of the Nahuatl (Aztec) names for the capital city, Metztlixihtlico, which probably meant "the center of the moon.
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Analysis
Canada leads in 108 of 178 shared metrics, while Mexico leads in 70.
Canada's Low Life Satisfaction is 238.9x that of Mexico (7.1% of adults 16+ vs 0.03% of adults 16+).
Canada's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 124.7x that of Mexico (9.9 per 100k people vs 0.08 per 100k people).
Canada's Coastline Length is 20.7x that of Mexico (202.1K km vs 9.3K km).
Canada's Researchers is 18.9x that of Mexico (5.4K per 1M vs 272.32 per 1M).
Canada's Nobel Laureates Born per Million People is 17.9x that of Mexico (0.43 per 1M people vs 0.02 per 1M people).
Key Comparisons
Low Life SatisfactionCanada leads
Canada
7.1% of adults 16+
Mexico
0.03% of adults 16+
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleCanada leads
Canada
9.9 per 100k people
Mexico
0.08 per 100k people
Coastline LengthCanada leads
Canada
202.1K km
Mexico
9.3K km
ResearchersCanada leads
Canada
5.4K per 1M
Mexico
272.32 per 1M
Nobel Laureates Born per Million PeopleCanada leads
Canada
0.43 per 1M people
Mexico
0.02 per 1M people
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleCanada leads
Canada
35.65 per 1M people
Mexico
2.1 per 1M people
All Metrics
Low Life Satisfaction
CanadaCanada
7.1% of adults 16+
Mexico
0.03% of adults 16+
23886% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
CanadaCanada
9.9 per 100k people
Mexico
0.08 per 100k people
12468% higher
Coastline Length
CanadaCanada
202.1K km
Mexico
9.3K km
2066% higher
Researchers
CanadaCanada
5.4K per 1M
Mexico
272.32 per 1M
1887% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
CanadaCanada
0.43 per 1M people
Mexico
0.02 per 1M people
1787% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
CanadaCanada
35.65 per 1M people
Mexico
2.1 per 1M people
1620% higher
Long-Term Unemployment
CanadaCanada
0.66% of workforce
Mexico
0.06% of workforce
1051% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
CanadaCanada
$6,112.02
Mexico
$650.97
839% higher
Time Zones Count
CanadaCanada
9.0 time zones
Mexico
1.0 time zones
800% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
1.7% of GDP
Mexico
0.27% of GDP
534% higher
Credit Card Ownership
CanadaCanada
82.74% of adults
Mexico
14.16% of adults
484% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
CanadaCanada
14.5K kWh/person
Mexico
2.6K kWh/person
454% higher
Forest Area
CanadaCanada
3.47M km²
Mexico
653.1K km²
431% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
CanadaCanada
7.3K kg oil eq/person
Mexico
1.6K kg oil eq/person
370% higher
Land Area
CanadaCanada
8.79M km²
Mexico
1.94M km²
352% higher
Spirits Consumption
CanadaCanada
2.2 L/person/yr
Mexico
0.50 L/person/yr
334% higher
Domestic Patents
CanadaCanada
4.7K
Mexico
1.1K
322% higher
GNI Per Capita
CanadaCanada
$53,400
Mexico
$12,850
316% higher
CO2 Per Capita
CanadaCanada
13.42 t/person/yr
Mexico
3.5 t/person/yr
281% higher
Nurses & Midwives
CanadaCanada
10.31 per 1k
Mexico
3.0 per 1k
245% higher
Average Earnings
CanadaCanada
$69,417.07
Mexico
$20,422.85
240% higher
Road Deaths
CanadaCanada
4.8 per 100k
Mexico
1.5 per 100k
233% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
CanadaCanada
0.74
Mexico
0.22
233% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
CanadaCanada
27.16%
Mexico
8.3%
229% higher
Scientific Publications
CanadaCanada
69.1K
Mexico
21.0K
228% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
CanadaCanada
13.7%
Mexico
4.9%
180% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
CanadaCanada
75 pts
Mexico
27 pts
178% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
CanadaCanada
188.53 per 100k
Mexico
68.68 per 100k
174% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
CanadaCanada
2.6 per 1k
Mexico
1.0 per 1k
160% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
CanadaCanada
$65,463.1
Mexico
$25,738.6
154% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
CanadaCanada
13.8% of youth labor force
Mexico
5.7% of youth labor force
142% higher
Housing Cost Burden
CanadaCanada
19.78% of households
Mexico
8.3% of households
140% higher
Elderly Population (%)
CanadaCanada
19.8%
Mexico
8.2%
140% higher
Unemployment Rate
CanadaCanada
6.5%
Mexico
2.7%
138% higher
Digital Payments Used
CanadaCanada
98.35% of adults
Mexico
41.39% of adults
138% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
CanadaCanada
96.89%
Mexico
42.97%
126% higher
Foreign Patents
CanadaCanada
32.4K
Mexico
15.0K
116% higher
Relationship Dissatisfaction
CanadaCanada
8.2% of adults 16+
Mexico
3.8% of adults 16+
114% higher
Railway Length
CanadaCanada
49.4K km
Mexico
23.4K km
111% higher
Disposable Income (Per Capita)
CanadaCanada
$41,621
Mexico
$20,013
108% higher
Alcohol Consumption
CanadaCanada
9.9 L/adult/yr
Mexico
4.8 L/adult/yr
106% higher
Broadband Access (%)
CanadaCanada
43 per 100 people
Mexico
21 per 100 people
105% higher
Land Border Length
CanadaCanada
8.9K km
Mexico
4.4K km
103% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
CanadaCanada
670.05 per 1k people
Mexico
332.08 per 1k people
102% higher
Homicide Rate
MexicoCanada
0.80 per 100k
Mexico
27.4 per 100k
97% lower
Capital Elevation
MexicoCanada
70 m
Mexico
2.2K m
97% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
11.22% of GDP
Mexico
5.7% of GDP
96% higher
Political Corruption Index
MexicoCanada
0.03
Mexico
0.57
95% lower
Water Stress (%)
MexicoCanada
1.3%
Mexico
21.96%
94% lower
Population Density
MexicoCanada
4.6 /km²
Mexico
66.74 /km²
93% lower
Teen Birth Rate
MexicoCanada
4.8 per 1k
Mexico
60.1 per 1k
92% lower
Homicide Rate
MexicoCanada
2.0 per 100k
Mexico
24.86 per 100k
92% lower
Long Work Hours
MexicoCanada
3.4% of employees
Mexico
25.91% of employees
87% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
MexicoCanada
6.5%
Mexico
50.69%
87% lower
Irrigated Land
MexicoCanada
9.0K km²
Mexico
59.9K km²
85% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
CanadaCanada
23.8%
Mexico
13%
83% higher
Low Reading Skills
MexicoCanada
8.1% of students
Mexico
38.44% of students
79% lower
Low Math Skills
MexicoCanada
8.1% of students
Mexico
38.44% of students
79% lower
Low Science Skills
MexicoCanada
8.1% of students
Mexico
38.44% of students
79% lower
Solar Electricity Share
MexicoCanada
1.6%
Mexico
7.4%
79% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
MexicoCanada
72.0K
Mexico
341.0K
79% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
CanadaCanada
0.84
Mexico
0.47
79% higher
Electricity Generation
CanadaCanada
627.18 TWh
Mexico
361.28 TWh
74% higher
Population
MexicoCanada
39.19M
Mexico
130.74M
70% lower
Time Dissatisfaction
CanadaCanada
13% of adults 16+
Mexico
7.7% of adults 16+
69% higher
Low Adult Numeracy
MexicoCanada
14.9% of adults
Mexico
46.1% of adults
68% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
CanadaCanada
187.77 kg/person/yr
Mexico
111.87 kg/person/yr
68% higher
Border Neighbors
MexicoCanada
1.0
Mexico
3.0
67% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
MexicoCanada
5.8% of firms
Mexico
15.82% of firms
63% lower
University Enrollment Rate
CanadaCanada
76.26%
Mexico
47.47%
61% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
MexicoCanada
4.7 per 100k
Mexico
12 per 100k
61% lower
Unpaid Work Hours
MexicoCanada
12.12% of adults 15-64
Mexico
30.57% of adults 15-64
60% lower
Water Withdrawal
MexicoCanada
36.13 B m³
Mexico
89.8 B m³
60% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
MexicoCanada
190.72 gCO2/kWh
Mexico
474.02 gCO2/kWh
60% lower
Child Mortality
MexicoCanada
5.1 per 1k births
Mexico
12.5 per 1k births
59% lower
Infant Mortality
MexicoCanada
4.4 per 1k births
Mexico
10.8 per 1k births
59% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
MexicoCanada
6.6 µg/m³
Mexico
14.99 µg/m³
56% lower
Safety at Night
CanadaCanada
74% feeling safe at night
Mexico
48% feeling safe at night
54% higher
Financial Hardship
MexicoCanada
20.4% of adults 16+
Mexico
43.4% of adults 16+
53% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
CanadaCanada
161.99M kW
Mexico
105.59M kW
53% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
CanadaCanada
0.93
Mexico
0.62
51% higher
Relationship Inequality
CanadaCanada
2.7 vs bottom 20%
Mexico
1.8 vs bottom 20%
50% higher
Inflation Rate
MexicoCanada
2.4%
Mexico
4.7%
49% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
CanadaCanada
20.65 kg/person/yr
Mexico
13.95 kg/person/yr
48% higher
Military Spending
CanadaCanada
1.3% of GDP
Mexico
0.89% of GDP
47% higher
Gender Pay Gap (%)
CanadaCanada
16.5% of male wages
Mexico
11.41% of male wages
45% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
CanadaCanada
5.4% of firms
Mexico
3.7% of firms
45% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
64.9% of GDP
Mexico
45.1% of GDP
44% higher
Median Age
CanadaCanada
40.3 years
Mexico
28.9 years
40% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
CanadaCanada
21.89% of firms
Mexico
15.65% of firms
40% higher
Low Adult Literacy
MexicoCanada
2.8% of adults
Mexico
4.5% of adults
39% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
MexicoCanada
30.65%
Mexico
50.2%
39% lower
Youth NEET Rate
MexicoCanada
9.8% of youth 15-24
Mexico
15.88% of youth 15-24
38% lower
Birth Rate
MexicoCanada
9.1 per 1k
Mexico
14.73 per 1k
38% lower
Youth Population (%)
MexicoCanada
15.11%
Mexico
24.51%
38% lower
Suicide Rate
CanadaCanada
9.4 per 100k
Mexico
7.0 per 100k
36% higher
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
MexicoCanada
5.0 vs bottom 20%
Mexico
7.8 vs bottom 20%
35% lower
Coal Electricity Share
CanadaCanada
4.1%
Mexico
3.0%
34% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
MexicoCanada
23 sites
Mexico
35 sites
34% lower
Happiness Inequality
CanadaCanada
2.4 vs bottom 20%
Mexico
1.8 vs bottom 20%
33% higher
Official Languages Count
MexicoCanada
2.0
Mexico
3.0
33% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
MexicoCanada
10.8% of adults
Mexico
16% of adults
32% lower
Wind Electricity Share
CanadaCanada
7.9%
Mexico
6.0%
32% higher
Self-Rated Health
CanadaCanada
85.6% reporting good health
Mexico
65.5% reporting good health
31% higher
Lack of Support
MexicoCanada
9.7% of adults 15+
Mexico
14.04% of adults 15+
31% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
MexicoCanada
22.6% of adults
Mexico
32.8% of adults
31% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
CanadaCanada
33.55% of adults
Mexico
25.57% of adults
31% higher
Adult Numeracy
CanadaCanada
272.21 pts
Mexico
210.14 pts
30% higher
Inequality (Gini)
MexicoCanada
31.1
Mexico
43.5
29% lower
Home Internet Access
CanadaCanada
91.2% of households
Mexico
71.51% of households
28% higher
Death Rate
CanadaCanada
7.8 per 1k
Mexico
6.0 per 1k
28% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
CanadaCanada
82.63 kg/person/yr
Mexico
64.88 kg/person/yr
27% higher
Math Skills
CanadaCanada
496.95 pts
Mexico
395.03 pts
26% higher
Science Skills
CanadaCanada
515.02 pts
Mexico
409.89 pts
26% higher
Low-Wage Workers
CanadaCanada
17.96% of workers
Mexico
14.53% of workers
24% higher
Obesity Rate
MexicoCanada
27.32%
Mexico
36.09%
24% lower
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
MexicoCanada
21.71 per 100k
Mexico
28.12 per 100k
23% lower
Adult Literacy
CanadaCanada
272.97 pts
Mexico
221.58 pts
23% higher
Chronic Pain
CanadaCanada
35% of adults 15+
Mexico
28.5% of adults 15+
23% higher
Fertility Rate
MexicoCanada
1.4 children/woman
Mexico
1.9 children/woman
23% lower
Reading Skills
CanadaCanada
507.13 pts
Mexico
415.36 pts
22% higher
GDP (Nominal)
CanadaCanada
$2,243,636,826,633.76
Mexico
$1,856,365,616,165.94
21% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
CanadaCanada
577.97 Mt CO2e
Mexico
475.99 Mt CO2e
21% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
4.9% of GDP
Mexico
4.1% of GDP
20% higher
Poverty Rate
MexicoCanada
12.2% of population
Mexico
15% of population
19% lower
Air Pollution Exposure
MexicoCanada
80.81% of population
Mexico
99.98% of population
19% lower
Human Development Index
CanadaCanada
0.94
Mexico
0.79
19% higher
Smoking Rate
MexicoCanada
12%
Mexico
14.9%
19% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
MexicoCanada
10 days/yr
Mexico
12 days/yr
17% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
MexicoCanada
34.8 hrs/week
Mexico
42.09 hrs/week
17% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
CanadaCanada
39.46%
Mexico
33.6%
17% higher
Protected Land (%)
MexicoCanada
12.9%
Mexico
15.3%
16% lower
Shipping Traffic
MexicoCanada
7.01M
Mexico
8.31M
16% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
MexicoCanada
94 per 100 people
Mexico
111.56 per 100 people
16% lower
Internet Users (%)
CanadaCanada
94%
Mexico
81%
16% higher
Time Satisfaction
MexicoCanada
6.7 pts
Mexico
7.7 pts
14% lower
Imports (% GDP)
MexicoCanada
32.71% of GDP
Mexico
37.89% of GDP
14% lower
Voter Turnout
CanadaCanada
68.7% of votes
Mexico
61.04% of votes
13% higher
Air Passengers
CanadaCanada
88.62M
Mexico
78.76M
13% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
MexicoCanada
16.78%
Mexico
19.3%
13% lower
Employment Rate (%)
CanadaCanada
79.2% of adults 25-64
Mexico
70.94% of adults 25-64
12% higher
Life Satisfaction
MexicoCanada
7.4 pts
Mexico
8.4 pts
12% lower
Exports (% GDP)
MexicoCanada
32.44% of GDP
Mexico
36.7% of GDP
12% lower
Food Waste per Person
MexicoCanada
188.05 kg/person/yr
Mexico
214.72 kg/person/yr
12% lower
Political Voice
MexicoCanada
40.26% who feel heard by government
Mexico
45.46% who feel heard by government
11% lower
Beer Consumption
MexicoCanada
3.4 L/person/yr
Mexico
3.8 L/person/yr
11% lower
Numeracy Gap
MexicoCanada
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Mexico
1.9 vs bottom 10%
11% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
CanadaCanada
31.43% of firms
Mexico
28.44% of firms
11% higher
Time Use Inequality
CanadaCanada
2.6 vs bottom 20%
Mexico
2.3 vs bottom 20%
10% higher
Literacy Gap
MexicoCanada
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Mexico
1.8 vs bottom 10%
10% lower
Dependency Ratio
CanadaCanada
53.64% of working-age pop.
Mexico
48.72% of working-age pop.
10% higher
Big Mac Price
MexicoCanada
$5.54
Mexico
$6.17
10% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
CanadaCanada
0.87
Mexico
0.80
9% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
CanadaCanada
2.8 per 1k
Mexico
2.6 per 1k
9% higher
Life Expectancy
CanadaCanada
81.6 years
Mexico
75.1 years
9% higher
GDP Growth Rate
CanadaCanada
1.6%
Mexico
1.4%
9% higher
Relationship Satisfaction
MexicoCanada
7.7 pts
Mexico
8.4 pts
8% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
2.6% of GDP
Mexico
2.4% of GDP
7% higher
Job Insecurity
MexicoCanada
3.8% of earnings at risk
Mexico
4.0% of earnings at risk
6% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
CanadaCanada
716
Mexico
674
6% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
CanadaCanada
98.59%
Mexico
92.99%
6% higher
Airports
MexicoCanada
1.5K
Mexico
1.6K
6% lower
Highest Elevation
CanadaCanada
6.0K m
Mexico
5.6K m
6% higher
Housing Affordability
MexicoCanada
77.33% of income
Mexico
81.24% of income
5% lower
Social Support
CanadaCanada
90.02% of adults 15+
Mexico
85.65% of adults 15+
5% higher
Math Score Gap
CanadaCanada
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Mexico
1.6 vs bottom 10%
5% higher
Job Strain
CanadaCanada
30.1% of employees
Mexico
28.89% of employees
4% higher
Science Score Gap
CanadaCanada
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Mexico
1.6 vs bottom 10%
4% higher
Urban Population (%)
CanadaCanada
82.7%
Mexico
79.75%
4% higher
Reading Score Gap
CanadaCanada
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Mexico
1.7 vs bottom 10%
3% higher
Life Evaluation Score
MexicoCanada
6.7 pts
Mexico
7.0 pts
3% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
CanadaCanada
94.69% of adults
Mexico
92.51% of adults
2% higher
Earnings Inequality
MexicoCanada
3.3 vs bottom 10%
Mexico
3.3 vs bottom 10%
1% lower
Extreme Temperature Exposure
MexicoCanada
0% of population
Mexico
34.09% of population
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
CanadaCanada
100%
Mexico
99.7%
equal
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
14.23% of GDP
Mexico
14.19% of GDP
equal
Lowest Elevation
CanadaCanada
0 m
Mexico
-10 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
MexicoCanada
-0.9% of GDP
Mexico
-0.4% of GDP
ranked lower
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