Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Australia, you would:
Economy
pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Canada, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 17.3% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 7.8 times more coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Canada Revenue Agency.
Canada: At a glance
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