Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 84.0% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 33.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
be 53.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
pay a 15.2% higher top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 34.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 32.0% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.1% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 24.1% less on healthcare
Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, National Tax Service, South Korea.
South Korea: At a glance
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