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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Saudi Arabia fits inside Canada 7.3 times.

Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Canada’s coastline is 77 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.

Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Canada’s highest peak towers 2,959 m above Saudi Arabia’s.

Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Canada has 13% more people than Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Saudi Arabia is 3.6 times as densely populated as Canada.

Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Canada are 8.1 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Canada are 5.9 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Canada is 11 years older than in Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Saudi Arabia have 1.1 more children on average than in Canada.

Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia 0.0.

Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Canada has 2 official languages, Saudi Arabia 1.

Canada: 2 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Canada’s economy is 82% larger than Saudi Arabia’s.

Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia produces 11% more per person than Canada.

Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.3%.

Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Saudi Arabia’s.

Canada: 83% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Canada spends 3.5 times as much on health per person as Saudi Arabia.

Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Canada live 3.1 years longer than in Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

Canada and Saudi Arabia are nearly identical here.

Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Saudi Arabia has 21% more doctors per person than Canada.

Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 27% in Canada.

Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

15% of adults in Saudi Arabia smoke, versus 11% in Canada.

Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 0.08 points higher than in Canada.

Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Canada has 63% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Saudi Arabia has 70 kcal more food per person per day than Canada.

Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 393 more hours a year than in Canada.

Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Canada went to school 2.3 years longer than in Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Saudi Arabia welcomed 75% more tourists per resident than Canada (2019).

Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 94% in Canada.

Canada: 94% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Canada and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Canada: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 83% in Canada.

Canada: 83% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.

Canada: 94 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Canada’s railway network is 16 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.

Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Canada fly 64% more passengers per resident than those from Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 39% of Canada, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 52% more CO₂ than someone in Canada.

Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 7.2 times as much fine dust as in Canada.

Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Canada as in Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Saudi Arabia are 3.9 times as deadly as in Canada.

Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Saudi Arabia is on average 29.8 °C warmer than Canada.

Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Canada gets 11 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Canada bigger than Saudi Arabia?

Canada is larger. Saudi Arabia fits inside Canada 7.3 times.

Which has more people, Canada or Saudi Arabia?

Canada has 13% more people than Saudi Arabia (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Canada or Saudi Arabia?

People in Canada live 3.1 years longer than in Saudi Arabia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.

Are people taller in Canada or Saudi Arabia?

Men in Canada are 8.1 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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