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Canada · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Canada

North America Capital Ottawa High income Nation age 159 years (since 1867) i CAN · CA
NationsTree Index 2025 i76.016th of 196 Tree height 2025 i36 msee ranking Military strength i79percentile
Population i41.7 m38th of 217 Area i15,634,410 km²2nd of 216 GDP i$2.32 trn10th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$2.78 trn intl.16th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$66,746 intl.30th of 199 Life expectancy i82.1 years34th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i77
Strength · trunk i89
Quality of life · crown i79
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i74
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i46
CSV

In short

Canada is 16th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 76.0 out of 100; its tree is 36 m tall.

It has 41.7 million people and an economy of $2.78 trn at purchasing power parity, 16th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) (3rd of 164) and Renewable freshwater per person (6th of 183).

Its weakest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (191st of 203), General government gross debt (176th of 189) and GDP growth (155th of 210).

Over five years it climbed from 24th to 16th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

64
Surface area ikm² 15,634,410 2nd/216
Land area ikm² 8,788,700 4th/216
Population ipeople 41.7 m 38th/217
Population growth i% 0.94% 104th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 4.7 207th/216
Urban population i% 82.9% 51st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 15.0% 180th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 20.3% 37th/217

Economy

65
GDP iUSD $2.32 trn 10th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $2.78 trn 16th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $2.42 trn 16th/199
GDP per person iUSD $55,698 30th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $66,746 30th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $56,420 22nd/201
GDP growth i% 1.7% 155th/210
Inflation i% 2.1% 60th/180
Unemployment i% 6.9% 125th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 64.1% 33rd/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 113.6% 176th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.7% 68th/192

Main industries

51
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.9% 148th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 27.4% 68th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 9.3% 109th/192
Services i% of GDP 64.1% 61st/200

Trade

61
Exports of goods & services iUSD $726.88 bn 15th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $746.50 bn 13th/182
Exports i% of GDP 31.3% 110th/183
Imports i% of GDP 32.2% 125th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 63.5% 121st/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 26.7% 32nd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 40.3% 74th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 13.6% 96th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 7.6% 48th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 16.1% 46th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -0.9% 90th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.0% 71st/196

Natural resources

71
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 4.9% 73rd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 2.83% 33rd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.79% 33rd/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.07% 32nd/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 1.18% 43rd/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.07% 123rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 4.3% 141st/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 73,170 6th/183

Tourism

97
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 32.4 m 9th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $19.99 bn2011
Tourism receipts i% of exports 3.7%2011
Outbound trips idepartures 37.8 m 4th/107

Society & health

76
Life expectancy iyears 82.1 34th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 5.4 43rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.82 64th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.5 70th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 92% 86th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 96.4% 22nd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 104.3% 44th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 31.3% 36th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 11.3% 14th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 76.3% 39th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.939 16th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 31.5 33rd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.3% 23rd/108

Infrastructure & digital

81
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 96.9% 41st/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 81.3% 47th/144
Internet users i% of population 94.4% 32nd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 94 151st/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 42.5 21st/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 4.30 3rd/164
Rail lines iroute-km 48,150 5th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 88.6 m 13th/161

Environment & energy

62
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 14.01 191st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 23.8% 96th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 6.6 22nd/200
Forest area i% of land area 42.0% 74th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 7,119 8th/149

Institutions & safety

85
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 88.3 10th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 80.2 16th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 83.0 19th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 79.8 55th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 80.3 15th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 85.2 11th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 2.0 66th/145

Military

56
Military expenditure iUSD $37.49 bn 16th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.6% 82nd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 3.7% 118th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 72,000 58th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.35% 139th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 83.0 m 53rd/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 312.0 m 14th/65

Science & innovation

88
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.79% 24th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 4,304 15th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 63,720 10th/197

Compare Canada with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Canada — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/canada. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Canada — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/canada. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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