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Canada vs Slovenia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Canada has a population of 41.3M (ranked 37/197), compared with 2.13M in Slovenia (ranked 147/197). Canada's land area is 3,393,336 sq mi versus 7,774 sq mi for Slovenia (ranked 4th vs. 151st).

By GDP, Canada ranks 9/197 ($2.24T) and Slovenia ranks 86/197 ($72.5B). By GDP per capita, Canada ranks 19/197 ($54,283), while Slovenia ranks 33/197 ($34,089).

Main facts and rankings

Canada Slovenia
Population
41972421
2124696
Population rank 38/197 147/197
GDP
$2.24T
2024
$72.5B
2024
GDP rank 9/197 86/197
GDP per capita
$54,283
2024
$34,089
2024
GDP per capita rank 19/197 33/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$65,463
2024
$56,531
2024
Government debt
$2.48T
2024
$48.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
112.5%
2025
68%
2025
Government debt per person
$60,128
2024
$22,853
2024
Government debt per person rank 4/185 29/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,544
2025
$21,364
2025
Land area
3,393,336 sq mi
2025
7,774 sq mi
2025
Population density
12.2 ppl/mi²
2024
273.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
41.5 years
2024
45.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
81.9 years
2025

Canada and Slovenia: Comparison Charts

Canada and Slovenia economies compared

GDP
Canada

Slovenia
Year GDP
Canada Slovenia
1960 $40,563,768,947 -
1961 $41,038,192,838 -
1962 $42,336,211,556 -
1963 $45,140,337,827 -
1964 $49,503,663,836 -
1965 $54,649,410,479 -
1966 $61,252,415,405 -
1967 $65,856,924,424 -
1968 $72,048,833,006 -
1969 $79,405,011,125 -
1970 $88,192,257,632 -
1971 $99,606,454,744 -
1972 $113,463,848,874 -
1973 $131,764,343,566 -
1974 $160,949,188,139 -
1975 $174,419,757,177 -
1976 $207,271,612,576 -
1977 $212,325,176,305 -
1978 $219,369,542,386 -
1979 $243,891,124,296 -
1980 $274,776,566,028 -
1981 $307,246,642,756 -
1982 $314,647,807,409 -
1983 $341,866,277,183 -
1984 $356,718,400,124 -
1985 $366,186,012,450 -
1986 $379,006,836,992 -
1987 $433,134,238,311 -
1988 $509,380,027,627 -
1989 $567,211,993,243 -
1990 $596,075,591,361 $19,832,029,087
1991 $612,527,712,316 $14,454,495,059
1992 $594,387,358,319 $14,277,261,541
1993 $579,053,561,739 $14,449,298,372
1994 $579,944,346,807 $16,400,767,070
1995 $605,961,090,061 $21,367,422,159
1996 $630,607,994,133 $21,470,699,363
1997 $654,986,999,856 $20,726,878,752
1998 $634,000,000,000 $22,058,635,314
1999 $678,412,196,271 $22,609,669,084
2000 $744,773,415,932 $20,159,190,702
2001 $738,981,792,355 $20,668,868,707
2002 $760,649,334,098 $23,214,593,516
2003 $895,540,646,635 $29,360,575,032
2004 $1,026,690,238,278 $34,156,553,313
2005 $1,173,108,598,779 $35,947,936,824
2006 $1,319,264,809,591 $39,260,368,837
2007 $1,468,820,407,783 $47,880,266,543
2008 $1,552,989,690,722 $55,509,332,322
2009 $1,374,625,142,157 $49,975,540,955
2010 $1,617,343,367,486 $47,793,117,241
2011 $1,793,326,630,175 $51,199,194,599
2012 $1,828,366,481,522 $46,167,053,954
2013 $1,846,597,421,835 $47,867,056,859
2014 $1,805,749,878,440 $49,514,466,380
2015 $1,556,508,816,217 $42,709,468,275
2016 $1,527,994,741,907 $44,290,685,824
2017 $1,649,265,644,244 $48,153,200,135
2018 $1,725,329,192,783 $53,689,067,640
2019 $1,743,725,183,673 $53,909,922,736
2020 $1,655,684,730,000 $53,384,760,135
2021 $2,022,378,748,423 $61,529,280,461
2022 $2,190,411,080,134 $59,927,702,746
2023 $2,173,339,670,064 $69,148,468,417
2024 $2,241,253,230,970 $72,485,008,929

Canada and Slovenia economies compared

GDP per capita
Canada

Slovenia
Year GDP per capita
Canada Slovenia
1960 $2,265 -
1961 $2,246 -
1962 $2,274 -
1963 $2,380 -
1964 $2,562 -
1965 $2,777 -
1966 $3,055 -
1967 $3,226 -
1968 $3,473 -
1969 $3,776 -
1970 $4,136 -
1971 $4,535 -
1972 $5,107 -
1973 $5,858 -
1974 $7,057 -
1975 $7,537 -
1976 $8,839 -
1977 $8,949 -
1978 $9,154 -
1979 $10,078 -
1980 $11,208 -
1981 $12,379 -
1982 $12,527 -
1983 $13,477 -
1984 $13,930 -
1985 $14,170 -
1986 $14,521 -
1987 $16,378 -
1988 $19,013 -
1989 $20,795 -
1990 $21,526 $9,925
1991 $21,847 $7,229
1992 $20,950 $7,151
1993 $20,187 $7,255
1994 $19,998 $8,244
1995 $20,680 $10,738
1996 $21,297 $10,797
1997 $21,902 $10,437
1998 $21,025 $11,132
1999 $22,315 $11,401
2000 $24,271 $10,136
2001 $23,822 $10,376
2002 $24,256 $11,639
2003 $28,302 $14,712
2004 $32,146 $17,104
2005 $36,384 $17,970
2006 $40,504 $19,563
2007 $44,660 $23,725
2008 $46,710 $27,462
2009 $40,875 $24,502
2010 $47,561 $23,330
2011 $52,224 $24,941
2012 $52,670 $22,442
2013 $52,638 $23,237
2014 $50,961 $24,013
2015 $43,594 $20,697
2016 $42,314 $21,448
2017 $45,130 $23,303
2018 $46,539 $25,888
2019 $46,353 $25,814
2020 $43,538 $25,392
2021 $52,887 $29,187
2022 $56,257 $28,374
2023 $54,220 $32,610
2024 $54,283 $34,089

Canada vs. Slovenia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Canada

Slovenia
Year Life expectancy, years
Canada Slovenia
1950 68.2 61.8
1951 68.5 62.3
1952 68.7 63.8
1953 69.1 65.3
1954 69.9 66.1
1955 70 66.1
1956 70 66.5
1957 69.9 67
1958 70.6 67.7
1959 70.6 68.2
1960 71 68.5
1961 71.2 68.9
1962 71.2 68.9
1963 71.3 68.6
1964 71.6 68.5
1965 71.7 68.7
1966 71.9 68.9
1967 72.1 69
1968 72.2 68.6
1969 72.4 68.6
1970 72.6 69
1971 72.9 69.7
1972 72.8 70.3
1973 73.1 70.8
1974 73.1 71
1975 73.4 71.1
1976 73.9 71.1
1977 74.2 71.3
1978 74.5 71.6
1979 74.8 71.6
1980 75.1 71.8
1981 75.5 71.6
1982 75.7 71.4
1983 76.1 71.2
1984 76.4 71.3
1985 76.3 71.8
1986 76.5 72.1
1987 76.8 72.4
1988 76.9 72.8
1989 77.1 73.3
1990 77.4 73.5
1991 77.6 73.5
1992 77.9 73.4
1993 77.7 73.6
1994 77.9 73.9
1995 78 74.4
1996 78.3 74.8
1997 78.5 75
1998 78.7 75.1
1999 78.9 75.5
2000 79.2 75.8
2001 79.4 76.2
2002 79.6 76.3
2003 79.7 76.3
2004 80 76.9
2005 80.1 77.5
2006 80.5 77.8
2007 80.5 78.3
2008 80.7 78.6
2009 81.1 79
2010 81.3 79.3
2011 81.5 79.6
2012 81.7 79.8
2013 81.8 80.1
2014 81.8 80.3
2015 81.9 80.5
2016 82 80.5
2017 81.9 80.6
2018 81.9 80.9
2019 82.3 81
2020 81.7 80.4
2021 82 80.4
2022 81.2 80.8
2023 82.6 81.6
2024 82.7 81.8
2025 82.9 81.9

Canada and Slovenia population clocks and comparison

Population
Canada

Slovenia
Year Population
Canada Slovenia
1960 17,909,356 1,584,720
1961 18,271,000 1,594,131
1962 18,614,000 1,603,649
1963 18,964,000 1,616,971
1964 19,325,000 1,632,114
1965 19,678,000 1,649,160
1966 20,048,000 1,669,905
1967 20,412,000 1,689,528
1968 20,744,000 1,704,546
1969 21,028,000 1,713,874
1970 21,324,000 1,724,891
1971 21,962,032 1,738,335
1972 22,218,463 1,752,233
1973 22,491,777 1,766,697
1974 22,807,969 1,776,132
1975 23,143,275 1,793,581
1976 23,449,808 1,820,249
1977 23,725,843 1,842,377
1978 23,963,203 1,862,548
1979 24,201,544 1,882,599
1980 24,515,667 1,901,315
1981 24,819,915 1,906,531
1982 25,116,942 1,910,334
1983 25,366,451 1,922,321
1984 25,607,053 1,932,154
1985 25,842,116 1,941,641
1986 26,100,278 1,965,964
1987 26,446,601 1,989,776
1988 26,791,747 1,995,196
1989 27,276,781 1,996,351
1990 27,691,138 1,998,161
1991 28,037,420 1,999,429
1992 28,371,264 1,996,498
1993 28,684,764 1,991,746
1994 29,000,663 1,989,443
1995 29,302,311 1,989,872
1996 29,610,218 1,988,628
1997 29,905,948 1,985,956
1998 30,155,173 1,981,629
1999 30,401,286 1,983,045
2000 30,685,730 1,988,925
2001 31,020,855 1,992,060
2002 31,359,199 1,994,530
2003 31,642,461 1,995,733
2004 31,938,807 1,997,012
2005 32,242,732 2,000,474
2006 32,571,193 2,006,868
2007 32,888,886 2,018,122
2008 33,247,298 2,021,316
2009 33,630,069 2,039,669
2010 34,005,902 2,048,583
2011 34,339,221 2,052,843
2012 34,713,395 2,057,159
2013 35,080,992 2,059,953
2014 35,434,066 2,061,980
2015 35,704,498 2,063,531
2016 36,110,803 2,065,042
2017 36,545,075 2,066,388
2018 37,072,620 2,073,894
2019 37,618,495 2,088,385
2020 38,028,638 2,102,419
2021 38,239,864 2,108,079
2022 38,935,934 2,112,076
2023 40,083,484 2,120,461
2024 41,288,599 2,126,324

Fertility rates in Canada and Slovenia

Fertility rate
Canada

Slovenia
Year Fertility rate
Canada Slovenia
1960 3.81 2.19
1961 3.75 2.27
1962 3.68 2.28
1963 3.61 2.27
1964 3.46 2.31
1965 3.12 2.43
1966 2.75 2.47
1967 2.53 2.37
1968 2.39 2.25
1969 2.33 2.17
1970 2.26 2.11
1971 2.14 2.16
1972 1.98 2.17
1973 1.89 2.2
1974 1.84 2.13
1975 1.82 2.17
1976 1.8 2.2
1977 1.78 2.17
1978 1.77 2.2
1979 1.75 2.22
1980 1.74 2.11
1981 1.7 1.96
1982 1.69 1.93
1983 1.68 1.81
1984 1.65 1.74
1985 1.67 1.71
1986 1.68 1.67
1987 1.68 1.65
1988 1.68 1.63
1989 1.77 1.52
1990 1.83 1.46
1991 1.72 1.42
1992 1.71 1.33
1993 1.69 1.33
1994 1.69 1.32
1995 1.67 1.29
1996 1.63 1.28
1997 1.57 1.25
1998 1.56 1.23
1999 1.55 1.21
2000 1.51 1.26
2001 1.54 1.21
2002 1.52 1.21
2003 1.55 1.2
2004 1.56 1.25
2005 1.58 1.26
2006 1.63 1.31
2007 1.67 1.38
2008 1.7 1.53
2009 1.69 1.53
2010 1.65 1.57
2011 1.63 1.56
2012 1.63 1.58
2013 1.61 1.55
2014 1.61 1.58
2015 1.6 1.57
2016 1.59 1.58
2017 1.55 1.62
2018 1.51 1.6
2019 1.47 1.61
2020 1.41 1.59
2021 1.44 1.64
2022 1.33 1.55
2023 1.26 1.51

Canada and Slovenia demographics compared

Median age
Canada

Slovenia
Year Median age, years
Canada Slovenia
1960 26.4 29
1961 26.3 29.3
1962 26 29.5
1963 25.8 29.7
1964 25.6 29.9
1965 25.5 30.1
1966 25.5 30.2
1967 25.5 30.4
1968 25.7 30.5
1969 25.8 30.6
1970 26 30.8
1971 26.3 30.9
1972 26.6 31.1
1973 26.9 31.2
1974 27.2 31.2
1975 27.4 31.1
1976 27.7 31.1
1977 28.1 31.2
1978 28.5 31.3
1979 28.8 31.4
1980 29.2 31.5
1981 29.5 31.7
1982 29.8 31.9
1983 30.2 32.2
1984 30.6 32.4
1985 31 32.6
1986 31.4 32.9
1987 31.8 33.3
1988 32.2 33.5
1989 32.5 33.8
1990 32.9 34.2
1991 33.2 34.6
1992 33.6 35
1993 33.9 35.4
1994 34.3 35.8
1995 34.7 36
1996 35.1 36.3
1997 35.5 36.7
1998 36 37.1
1999 36.4 37.6
2000 36.7 38
2001 37.1 38.4
2002 37.4 38.8
2003 37.8 39.2
2004 38.1 39.6
2005 38.5 40
2006 38.8 40.4
2007 39.1 40.7
2008 39.3 41
2009 39.5 41.2
2010 39.7 41.4
2011 39.9 41.7
2012 40.1 42
2013 40.3 42.4
2014 40.5 42.7
2015 40.6 43
2016 40.7 43.3
2017 40.8 43.6
2018 40.8 43.8
2019 40.8 44
2020 40.9 44
2021 41.1 44.1
2022 41.3 44.5
2023 41.4 44.9
2024 41.5 45.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Canada Slovenia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.2T
2024
$67.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.2%
2025
47.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.88%
2022
5.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.29%
2023
1.34%
2023
Armed forces personnel
72,000
2020
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
-2.46%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.35%
2024
3.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
66.4%
2021
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2021
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
75.5
2025
68.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2021
20.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2021
4.1%
2023
Number of millionaires
1,991,416
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.07%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
76
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
4,226
2024
18
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.37T
2024
$11.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$120B
2024
$2.83B
2024
Personal remittances received
$851M
2024
$852M
2024
International tourist arrivals
32,430,000
2019
1,216,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.66%
2011
3.39%
2020
Banked people share
98.4%
2024
98.7%
2024

Energy

Canada Slovenia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
7,336 kg
2023
2,896 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.79
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
575 megatons
2023
12.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.3 tons
2023
5.7 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.8%
2023
57.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
23.8%
2021
23.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
19.8%
2023
32.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-89.6%
2023
48.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
14,460 kWh
2023
6,418 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
67%
2021
36.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57%
2023
33.5%
2023
Nuclear share
14.1%
2023
35.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Canada Slovenia
% of world population
0.51%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+368,599
2024
+3,319
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
56.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.49 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89.6
2025
79.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
75
2024
60
2024
Higher education index
99
2025
85
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.27
2022
0.57
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.6%
2001
English speaking
82.1%
2023
59%
2023
People using the Internet
94%
2023
90.8%
2024

Health

Canada Slovenia
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,112
2023
$3,033
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$935
2023
$392
2023
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
81.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
0.17%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2022
3.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2021
29.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.1
2023
2.2
2023
Obesity rate
26.7%
2022
19.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
7%
2024
Air quality index
85
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12%
2022
20.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.89 liters
2020
10.4 liters
2020

Territory

Canada Slovenia
% of world land
5.9%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
82,186 sq mi
2024
3,656 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
219,596 sq mi
2025
2,360 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,339,068 sq mi
2025
4,756 sq mi
2025
Roads length
647,655 mi
2014
24,224 mi
2012

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