Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of India, you would:
Health
live 16.6 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 7.5 times more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.9 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $7,100 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 57.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
Life
be 89.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 103.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 85.5% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 37.2% fewer children
In India, there are approximately 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Canada, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 15.6% more on education
India spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.3 times more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 28.9 times more coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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 India? See an in-depth size comparison.