How much coast is there?

Canada’s coastline is 5.4 times as long as Russia’s.

Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Canada’s highest peak towers 317 m above Russia’s.

Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Russia has 3.4 times as many people as Canada.

Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Russia is 85% more densely populated than Canada.

Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Canada is 0.89 years older than in Russia.

Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Russia have 0.2 more children on average than in Canada.

Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 18% in Russia.

Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Russia 2.0.

Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Russia: 2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Canada has 2 official languages, Russia 1.

Canada: 2 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Russia’s economy is 10% larger than Canada’s.

Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Canada produces 35% more per person than Russia.

Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Russia than in Canada (Gini 1.5 points higher).

Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Russia: 33 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 2.1% in Russia.

Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Russia spends 7.1% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.3%.

Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Russia: 7.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Russia’s.

Canada: 83% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Canada spends 6.4 times as much on health per person as Russia.

Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Canada is 15% more likely to die before turning one than in Russia.

Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Russia has 81% more doctors per person than Canada.

Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 21% in Russia.

Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 11% in Canada.

Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Canada rate their lives 0.91 points higher than in Russia.

Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Russia drink 13% more alcohol than in Canada.

Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Canada has 12% more meat per person than Russia.

Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Canada has 62 kcal more food per person per day than Russia.

Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Russia put in 356 more hours a year than in Canada.

Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Canada went to school 1.5 years longer than in Russia.

Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Russia: no data

How many people are online?

Russia and Canada are practically level.

Canada: 94% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Canada and Russia are practically level.

Canada: 100% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 75% in Russia.

Canada: 83% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.

Canada: 94 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Russia’s railway network is 78% longer than Canada’s.

Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Canada fly 3.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Russia.

Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Russia, but only 39% of Canada.

Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Russia: 49.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Canada emits 9% more CO₂ than someone in Russia.

Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia.

Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Russia carries 84% more fine dust than in Canada.

Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 4 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Canada.

Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Russia are 2.3 times as deadly as in Canada.

Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Russia: 10.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Russia is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Canada.

Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Canada gets 16% more rain than Russia.

Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)