This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Canada and India. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
General information
| Canada | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | North America | South Asia |
| Area: | 9,984,670 km² | 3,287,259 km² |
| National language: | English | Hindi |
| Government form: | Federal parliamentary republic (under constitutional monarchy) | Federal parliamentary republic |
| Independent since: | 1867 AD | 1947 AD |
| Capital: | Ottawa | New Delhi |
Population
Details for Canada and India| Canada | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 38,246,000 | 1,407,564,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 3.8 | 428.2 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 80 years | Ø 69 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 84 years | Ø 72 years |
| Average age: | Ø 41.8 years | Ø 28.7 years |
| Birth rate: | 9.40 ‰ | 16.57 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 8.10 ‰ | 7.35 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 5.46 ‰ | 0.16 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Canada | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 84 | 52 |
| Civil rights: | 93 | 46 |
| Health: | 78 | 36 |
| Climate: | 33 | 62 |
| Cost of Living: | 37 | 45 |
| Popularity: | 45 | 49 |
Economy
Details for Canada and India| Canada | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Canadian dollar (1 CAD = 100 Cents) | Indian rupee (1 INR =100 Paise) |
| Unemployment rate: | 7.5 % | 7.7 % |
| Inflation rate: | 3.40 % | 5.13 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 105.65 % | 28.80 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 24.50 % | 49.70 % |
| Average income: | 48,310 US$ | 2,150 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 26 (good) | 60 (bad) |
| CAN: total | per 1000 inh. | IND: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 1,988,336 M US$ | 51.99 M US$ | 3,176,295 M US$ | 2.26 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 1,847,687 M US$ | 48.31 M US$ | 3,023,424 M US$ | 2.15 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 611,146 M US$ | 15.98 M US$ | 643,080 M US$ | 0.46 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 609,256 M US$ | 15.93 M US$ | 717,119 M US$ | 0.51 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Canada and India| CAN: total | per 1000 inh. | IND: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 1,042,300 km | 27.25 km | 6,371,847 km | 4.53 km |
| Railways: | 77,932 km | 2.04 km | 68,155 km | 0.05 km |
| Waterways: | 636 km | 0.02 km | 14,500 km | 0.01 km |
| Harbours: | 679 | 0.0178 | 1,801 | 0.0013 |
| Passenger airports: | 234 | 0.0061 | 82 | 0.0001 |
Energy balance
Details for Canada and India| CAN: total | per 1000 inh. | IND: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 522.20 bn kWh | 13.65 m kWh | 1.137 tn kWh | 807,778.64 kWh |
| Energy production: | 649.60 bn kWh | 16.98 m kWh | 1.386 tn kWh | 984,680.03 kWh |
| Energy export: | 73.35 bn kWh | 1.92 m kWh | 5.15 bn kWh | 3,658.80 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 2.68 bn kWh | 70,124.78 kWh | 5.62 bn kWh | 3,990.58 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 580.21 m t | 15,170.43 t | 2.46 bn t | 1,745.07 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Canada and India| Canada | India | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +1 | +91 |
| Internet domain: | .ca | .in |
| CAN total | CAN per 1000 inh. | IND total | IND per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 12,928,000 | 338 | 23,773,751 | 17 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 32,723,000 | 856 | 1,154,046,584 | 820 |
| Internet server: | 8,743,000 | 229 | 6,746,000 | 5 |
| Internet users: | 35,301,158 | 923 | 605,252,452 | 430 |
| Broadband Internet: | 16,452,598 | 430 | 27,560,000 | 20 |
Healthcare system
Details for Canada and India| Canada | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 2.52 | 0.53 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 2.61 | 0.78 |
| Diabetes: | 7.6 % | 10.4 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.05 ‰ | 2.10 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 79.0 % | 85.0 % |
| Smokers: | 13.0 % | 27.2 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Canada and India
| Canada | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 7.5 °C | 31.7 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | -2.4 °C | 21.2 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 72 % | 66 % |
| Rain days: | 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 5.4 | 6.2 |
Native languages
| Canada | India | |
|---|---|---|
| English: | 58.7 % | n/a |
| Hindi: | n/a | 41.0 % |
| French: | 22.0 % | n/a |
| Bengali: | n/a | 8.1 % |
| Telugu: | n/a | 7.2 % |
| Marathi: | n/a | 7.0 % |
| Tamil: | n/a | 5.9 % |
| Urdu: | n/a | 5.0 % |
| Gujarati: | n/a | 4.5 % |
| Kannada: | n/a | 3.7 % |
| Oriya: | n/a | 3.2 % |
| Malayalam: | n/a | 3.2 % |
| Punjabi: | 1.4 % | 2.8 % |
| Spanish: | 1.3 % | n/a |
| German: | 1.3 % | n/a |
| Italian: | 1.3 % | n/a |
| Assamese: | n/a | 1.3 % |
| Maithili: | n/a | 1.2 % |
| Chinese: | 1.2 % | n/a |
| Tagalog: | 1.2 % | n/a |
| Arabic: | 1.1 % | n/a |
| Portuguese: | 0.7 % | n/a |
| Polish: | 0.7 % | n/a |
| Ukrainian: | 0.6 % | n/a |
| Dutch: | 0.5 % | n/a |
| Russian: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Eskimo: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| other: | 7.5 % | 5.9 % |
Religions
| Canada | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Hinduism: | 1.5 % | 79.8 % |
| Christianity: | 67.2 % | 2.3 % |
| Nondenominational: | 23.9 % | n/a |
| Islam: | 3.2 % | 13.0 % |
| Sikhism: | 1.4 % | 1.7 % |
| Buddhism: | 1.1 % | 0.7 % |
| Jewry: | 1.1 % | n/a |
| Jainism: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Bahaism: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| other: | 0.6 % | 1.9 % |