Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 34.9% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 22.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
be 32.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 13.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
Life
be 83.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 68.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 47.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 14.8% less on education
Cyprus spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 59.3% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 311.9 times more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
How big is Canada compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.