Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Russia is 10% bigger than Canada
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 13% of Russia, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 2.1 cm taller than in Russia
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Canada and Russia are practically level
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Canada hosts 121 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Russia 2.0
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Russia 1
Canada: 2 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Canada and Russia are practically level
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Russia: 0.1% (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 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.6%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Russia’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Canada live 8.7 years longer than in Russia
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Canada
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 2.4 times that in Canada
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Russia has 11 more World Heritage sites than Canada (33 against 22)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Russia 539
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Russia and Canada are practically level
Canada: 94% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 42% of Canada
Canada: 42% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 76% deadlier than in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Russia is 10% bigger than Canada.
Which has more people, Canada or Russia?
Russia has 3.4 times as many people as Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Russia?
People in Canada live 8.7 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Canada or Russia?
Men in Canada are 2.1 cm taller than in Russia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
