Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 47.7% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 53.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
pay a 32.4% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 27.9% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Canada, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Canada, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
be 38.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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 20.9% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 34.4% more on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 26.6 times more coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Canada Revenue Agency.
Canada: At a glance
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