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 Russia
125 shared metrics.
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Russia
Quick context before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Russian Federation.
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Identity
Name origin: Russian lands were referred to as Muscovy until PETER I declared the Empire of All Russias in 1721.
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Analysis
Canada leads in 66 of 125 shared metrics, while Russia leads in 59.
Canada's McDonald's Outlets per Million People is 89.9x that of Russia (35.65 per 1M people vs 0.39 per 1M people).
Canada's Wind Electricity Share is 24.4x that of Russia (7.9% vs 0.31%).
Canada's Liberal Democracy Index is 12.1x that of Russia (0.74 vs 0.06).
Canada's Freedom of Expression Index is 10.7x that of Russia (0.93 vs 0.08).
Canada's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 8.3x that of Russia (9.9 per 100k people vs 1.1 per 100k people).
Key Comparisons
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleCanada leads
Canada
35.65 per 1M people
Russia
0.39 per 1M people
Wind Electricity ShareCanada leads
Canada
7.9%
Russia
0.31%
Liberal Democracy IndexCanada leads
Canada
0.74
Russia
0.06
Freedom of Expression IndexCanada leads
Canada
0.93
Russia
0.08
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleCanada leads
Canada
9.9 per 100k people
Russia
1.1 per 100k people
Time Zones CountCanada leads
Canada
9.0 time zones
Russia
1.0 time zones
All Metrics
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
CanadaCanada
35.65 per 1M people
Russia
0.39 per 1M people
8994% higher
Wind Electricity Share
CanadaCanada
7.9%
Russia
0.31%
2445% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
CanadaCanada
0.74
Russia
0.06
1214% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
CanadaCanada
0.93
Russia
0.08
1066% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
CanadaCanada
9.9 per 100k people
Russia
1.1 per 100k people
831% higher
Time Zones Count
CanadaCanada
9.0 time zones
Russia
1.0 time zones
800% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
CanadaCanada
23.8%
Russia
3.5%
580% higher
Solar Electricity Share
CanadaCanada
1.6%
Russia
0.24%
550% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
CanadaCanada
$6,112.02
Russia
$1,078.23
467% higher
Coastline Length
CanadaCanada
202.1K km
Russia
37.7K km
437% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
CanadaCanada
0.84
Russia
0.17
394% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
CanadaCanada
27.16%
Russia
6.0%
353% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
64.9% of GDP
Russia
18.5% of GDP
251% higher
GNI Per Capita
CanadaCanada
$53,400
Russia
$15,320
249% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
CanadaCanada
75 pts
Russia
22 pts
241% higher
Food Waste per Person
CanadaCanada
188.05 kg/person/yr
Russia
55.52 kg/person/yr
239% higher
Credit Card Ownership
CanadaCanada
82.74% of adults
Russia
25.08% of adults
230% higher
Foreign Patents
CanadaCanada
32.4K
Russia
11.4K
184% higher
Unemployment Rate
CanadaCanada
6.5%
Russia
2.5%
155% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
CanadaCanada
0.43 per 1M people
Russia
0.19 per 1M people
133% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
CanadaCanada
31.43% of firms
Russia
15.15% of firms
108% higher
Researchers
CanadaCanada
5.4K per 1M
Russia
2.7K per 1M
102% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
CanadaCanada
14.5K kWh/person
Russia
7.2K kWh/person
101% higher
Official Languages Count
CanadaCanada
2.0
Russia
1.0
100% higher
Political Corruption Index
RussiaCanada
0.03
Russia
0.78
97% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
RussiaCanada
72.0K
Russia
1.45M
95% lower
Border Neighbors
RussiaCanada
1.0
Russia
14
93% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
CanadaCanada
33.55% of adults
Russia
17.66% of adults
90% higher
Imports (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
32.71% of GDP
Russia
17.59% of GDP
86% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
CanadaCanada
30.65%
Russia
16.44%
86% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
1.7% of GDP
Russia
0.93% of GDP
84% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
CanadaCanada
13.8% of youth labor force
Russia
7.6% of youth labor force
81% higher
Military Spending
RussiaCanada
1.3% of GDP
Russia
7.1% of GDP
81% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
CanadaCanada
670.05 per 1k people
Russia
372.47 per 1k people
80% higher
Shipping Traffic
CanadaCanada
7.01M
Russia
3.91M
79% higher
Irrigated Land
RussiaCanada
9.0K km²
Russia
43.0K km²
79% lower
Coal Electricity Share
RussiaCanada
4.1%
Russia
18.4%
78% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
RussiaCanada
5.8% of firms
Russia
26.8% of firms
78% lower
Domestic Patents
RussiaCanada
4.7K
Russia
19.6K
76% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
RussiaCanada
716
Russia
2.9K
75% lower
Population
RussiaCanada
39.19M
Russia
140.13M
72% lower
Inflation Rate
RussiaCanada
2.4%
Russia
8.4%
72% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
CanadaCanada
16.78%
Russia
9.7%
72% higher
Homicide Rate
RussiaCanada
2.0 per 100k
Russia
6.8 per 100k
71% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
RussiaCanada
577.97 Mt CO2e
Russia
2.0K Mt CO2e
71% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
RussiaCanada
5.4% of firms
Russia
16.58% of firms
68% lower
Broadband Access (%)
CanadaCanada
43 per 100 people
Russia
25.82 per 100 people
67% higher
Nurses & Midwives
CanadaCanada
10.31 per 1k
Russia
6.2 per 1k
65% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
RussiaCanada
10 days/yr
Russia
28 days/yr
64% lower
GDP Growth Rate
RussiaCanada
1.6%
Russia
4.3%
64% lower
Teen Birth Rate
RussiaCanada
4.8 per 1k
Russia
12.97 per 1k
63% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
RussiaCanada
2.6 per 1k
Russia
7.0 per 1k
63% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
11.22% of GDP
Russia
6.9% of GDP
62% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
CanadaCanada
0.87
Russia
0.55
60% higher
Land Border Length
RussiaCanada
8.9K km
Russia
22.4K km
60% lower
Smoking Rate
RussiaCanada
12%
Russia
29.2%
59% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
RussiaCanada
10.8% of adults
Russia
26.5% of adults
59% lower
Airports
CanadaCanada
1.5K
Russia
938
59% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
RussiaCanada
190.72 gCO2/kWh
Russia
449.73 gCO2/kWh
58% lower
Forest Area
RussiaCanada
3.47M km²
Russia
8.15M km²
57% lower
Suicide Rate
RussiaCanada
9.4 per 100k
Russia
21.37 per 100k
56% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
RussiaCanada
4.7 per 100k
Russia
10.6 per 100k
56% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
CanadaCanada
188.53 per 100k
Russia
121.42 per 100k
55% higher
Capital Elevation
RussiaCanada
70 m
Russia
156 m
55% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
RussiaCanada
6.5%
Russia
13.17%
51% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
RussiaCanada
22.6% of adults
Russia
44.3% of adults
49% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
RussiaCanada
94 per 100 people
Russia
186 per 100 people
49% lower
Population Density
RussiaCanada
4.6 /km²
Russia
8.8 /km²
48% lower
Exports (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
32.44% of GDP
Russia
21.92% of GDP
48% higher
Electricity Generation
RussiaCanada
627.18 TWh
Russia
1.2K TWh
48% lower
Land Area
RussiaCanada
8.79M km²
Russia
16.38M km²
46% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
RussiaCanada
161.99M kW
Russia
301.93M kW
46% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
RussiaCanada
2.8 per 1k
Russia
5.1 per 1k
45% lower
Water Withdrawal
RussiaCanada
36.13 B m³
Russia
64.82 B m³
44% lower
Railway Network
RussiaCanada
48.1K km
Russia
85.5K km
44% lower
Death Rate
RussiaCanada
7.8 per 1k
Russia
13.93 per 1k
44% lower
Railway Length
RussiaCanada
49.4K km
Russia
85.5K km
42% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
RussiaCanada
6.6 µg/m³
Russia
11.27 µg/m³
42% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
CanadaCanada
$65,463.1
Russia
$47,404.96
38% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
RussiaCanada
23 sites
Russia
34 sites
32% lower
Spirits Consumption
RussiaCanada
2.2 L/person/yr
Russia
3.2 L/person/yr
31% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
CanadaCanada
7.3K kg oil eq/person
Russia
5.6K kg oil eq/person
31% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
CanadaCanada
96.89%
Russia
76.26%
27% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
RussiaCanada
13.7%
Russia
18.4%
26% lower
University Enrollment Rate
CanadaCanada
76.26%
Russia
60.39%
26% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
RussiaCanada
39.46%
Russia
49.78%
21% lower
Infant Mortality
CanadaCanada
4.4 per 1k births
Russia
3.7 per 1k births
19% higher
Scientific Publications
RussiaCanada
69.1K
Russia
84.3K
18% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
14.23% of GDP
Russia
12.07% of GDP
18% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
4.9% of GDP
Russia
4.2% of GDP
17% higher
Water Stress (%)
RussiaCanada
1.3%
Russia
1.5%
16% lower
Life Evaluation Score
CanadaCanada
6.7 pts
Russia
5.8 pts
16% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
CanadaCanada
187.77 kg/person/yr
Russia
163.57 kg/person/yr
15% higher
Elderly Population (%)
CanadaCanada
19.8%
Russia
17.18%
15% higher
Human Development Index
CanadaCanada
0.94
Russia
0.83
13% higher
Child Mortality
CanadaCanada
5.1 per 1k births
Russia
4.5 per 1k births
13% higher
Youth Population (%)
RussiaCanada
15.11%
Russia
17.28%
13% lower
Digital Payments Used
CanadaCanada
98.35% of adults
Russia
87.42% of adults
13% higher
Beer Consumption
CanadaCanada
3.4 L/person/yr
Russia
3.1 L/person/yr
12% higher
Protected Land (%)
CanadaCanada
12.9%
Russia
11.5%
12% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
RussiaCanada
34.8 hrs/week
Russia
38.99 hrs/week
11% lower
Life Expectancy
CanadaCanada
81.6 years
Russia
73.3 years
11% higher
Air Passengers
RussiaCanada
88.62M
Russia
98.87M
10% lower
Birth Rate
CanadaCanada
9.1 per 1k
Russia
8.3 per 1k
10% higher
Urban Population (%)
CanadaCanada
82.7%
Russia
75.11%
10% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
RussiaCanada
21.89% of firms
Russia
24.25% of firms
10% lower
CO2 Per Capita
CanadaCanada
13.42 t/person/yr
Russia
12.29 t/person/yr
9% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
CanadaCanada
98.59%
Russia
92.22%
7% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
RussiaCanada
82.63 kg/person/yr
Russia
87.81 kg/person/yr
6% lower
Inequality (Gini)
RussiaCanada
31.1
Russia
33
6% lower
Fertility Rate
RussiaCanada
1.4 children/woman
Russia
1.5 children/woman
6% lower
Alcohol Consumption
RussiaCanada
9.9 L/adult/yr
Russia
10.53 L/adult/yr
6% lower
Highest Elevation
CanadaCanada
6.0K m
Russia
5.6K m
6% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
RussiaCanada
20.65 kg/person/yr
Russia
21.76 kg/person/yr
5% lower
Obesity Rate
RussiaCanada
27.32%
Russia
28.05%
3% lower
GDP (Nominal)
CanadaCanada
$2,243,636,826,633.76
Russia
$2,173,835,806,671.66
3% higher
Dependency Ratio
CanadaCanada
53.64% of working-age pop.
Russia
52.57% of working-age pop.
2% higher
Median Age
CanadaCanada
40.3 years
Russia
39.5 years
2% higher
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
RussiaCanada
98%
Russia
99.6%
2% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
RussiaCanada
94.69% of adults
Russia
95.61% of adults
1% lower
Electricity Access (%)
CanadaCanada
100%
Russia
100%
equal
Internet Users (%)
RussiaCanada
94%
Russia
94.36%
equal
Lowest Elevation
CanadaCanada
0 m
Russia
-28 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
RussiaCanada
-0.9% of GDP
Russia
1.6% of GDP
ranked lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
CanadaCanada
2.6% of GDP
Russia
-0.44% of GDP
ranked higher
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