Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 11.4 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 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 27.3% more likely to be obese
In Russia, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 78.2% more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $27,500 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 22.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
be 36.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 21.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.4 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.
have 21.1% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.5% more on education
Russia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 69.7% more on healthcare
Russia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.4 times more coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency.
Canada: At a glance
How big is Canada compared to Russia? See an in-depth size comparison.