Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
India fits inside Canada 4.8 times.
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 29 times as long as India’s.
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 2,627 m above Canada’s.
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 35 times as many people as Canada.
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 104 times as densely populated as Canada.
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 12.3 cm taller than in India.
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 9.5 cm taller than in India.
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 12 years older than in India.
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.7 more children on average than in Canada.
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India.
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
Canada: 5.3 (2025) · India: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Canada 2.
Canada: 2 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 71% larger than Canada’s.
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 5.7 times as much per person as India.
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Canada than in India (Gini 6 points higher).
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · India: 25.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 4.2% in India.
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.3%.
Canada: 1.3% (2024) · India: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 3.6× India’s.
Canada: 83% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 75 times as much on health per person as India.
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 9.9 years longer than in India.
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 3.9 times as many doctors per person as India.
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 11% in Canada.
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.21 points higher than in India.
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 76% more alcohol than in India.
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 12 times as much meat per person as India.
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 922 kcal more food per person per day than India.
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 652 more hours a year than in Canada.
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 7 years longer than in India.
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 71 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · India: 0.01 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 70% in India.
Canada: 94% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and India are practically level.
Canada: 100% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 36% in India.
Canada: 83% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Canada has 94 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
Canada: 94 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 41% longer than Canada’s.
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 17 times as many passengers per resident as those from India.
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Canada, but only 25% of India.
Canada: 39.5% (2023) · India: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 6.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in India.
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 6.3 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 42% more likely to be murdered in India than in Canada.
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 3.1 times as deadly as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · India: 14.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 27.4 °C warmer than Canada.
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 86% more rain than Canada.
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than India?
Canada is larger. India fits inside Canada 4.8 times.
Which has more people, Canada or India?
India has 35 times as many people as Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or India?
People in Canada live 9.9 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Canada or India?
Men in Canada are 12.3 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
