Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 17.0% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cyprus, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2024.
have 26.1% more doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cyprus has 35.6 as of 2022.
be 68.0% less likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cyprus, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 40.7% less spent on your healthcare
Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cyprus spends $4,538 as of 2023.
have 11.0% less access to essential health services
Canada scores 91 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cyprus scores 81 as of 2021.
Economy
be 28.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cyprus, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
make 25.0% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $41,783 as of 2025.
Life
be 12.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 18.2% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cyprus, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 16.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cyprus, 14.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 28.2% less on healthcare
Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cyprus, that number is 8.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
Safety
be 58.6% less likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cyprus, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 17.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cyprus, they kill 3.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 11.7% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cyprus has 37.6 as of 2024.
live with 8.2 times more strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cyprus withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 72.7% less electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cyprus uses 3,842 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 61.5% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cyprus emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cyprus, it causes 16.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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