Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 15.1% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 26.0% of people as of 2024.
be 27.8% less likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Canada, it is 9.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 0.9 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
have 31.0% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Canada has 28.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 68.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Canada, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.
make 14.5% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,698 as of 2025.
Life
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Canada, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
be 51.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.
have 16.8% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
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.
Safety
be 2.3 times more likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 2.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 16.6% more home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Canada has 42.5 as of 2024.
live with 20.3% less strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Canada withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 43.8% more electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Canada uses 14,093 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 20.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Canada, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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