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Canada vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Canada has a population of 41.3M (ranked 37/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Canada's land area is 3,393,336 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 4th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Canada ranks 9/197 ($2.24T) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Canada ranks 19/197 ($54,283), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Canada Vanuatu
Population
41972421
341110
Population rank 38/197 174/197
GDP
$2.24T
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 9/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$54,283
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 19/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$65,463
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$2.48T
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
112.5%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$60,128
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 4/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,544
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
3,393,336 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
12.2 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
41.5 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Canada and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Canada and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Canada

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Canada Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $274,776,566,028 $121,185,498
1981 $307,246,642,756 $113,781,796
1982 $314,647,807,409 $114,501,913
1983 $341,866,277,183 $117,389,554
1984 $356,718,400,124 $144,482,515
1985 $366,186,012,450 $131,856,421
1986 $379,006,836,992 $126,498,935
1987 $433,134,238,311 $139,464,174
1988 $509,380,027,627 $158,351,368
1989 $567,211,993,243 $154,013,202
1990 $596,075,591,361 $168,879,207
1991 $612,527,712,316 $201,334,169
1992 $594,387,358,319 $209,088,825
1993 $579,053,561,739 $200,491,853
1994 $579,944,346,807 $233,701,301
1995 $605,961,090,061 $249,333,250
1996 $630,607,994,133 $261,370,044
1997 $654,986,999,856 $272,771,209
1998 $634,000,000,000 $262,293,411
1999 $678,412,196,271 $268,006,973
2000 $744,773,415,932 $272,014,628
2001 $738,981,792,355 $257,926,882
2002 $760,649,334,098 $262,596,536
2003 $895,540,646,635 $314,471,413
2004 $1,026,690,238,278 $364,996,869
2005 $1,173,108,598,779 $394,962,433
2006 $1,319,264,809,591 $439,358,587
2007 $1,468,820,407,783 $516,392,923
2008 $1,552,989,690,722 $590,748,429
2009 $1,374,625,142,157 $592,622,319
2010 $1,617,343,367,486 $670,712,980
2011 $1,793,326,630,175 $770,153,588
2012 $1,828,366,481,522 $747,839,698
2013 $1,846,597,421,835 $758,304,466
2014 $1,805,749,878,440 $773,717,011
2015 $1,556,508,816,217 $759,690,181
2016 $1,527,994,741,907 $804,323,577
2017 $1,649,265,644,244 $880,043,284
2018 $1,725,329,192,783 $914,727,908
2019 $1,743,725,183,673 $936,526,268
2020 $1,655,684,730,000 $909,421,044
2021 $2,022,378,748,423 $982,362,212
2022 $2,190,411,080,134 $1,030,654,208
2023 $2,173,339,670,064 $1,126,313,359
2024 $2,241,253,230,970 $1,161,251,868

Canada and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Canada

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Canada Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $11,208 $1,048
1981 $12,379 $962
1982 $12,527 $946
1983 $13,477 $947
1984 $13,930 $1,137
1985 $14,170 $1,012
1986 $14,521 $946
1987 $16,378 $1,017
1988 $19,013 $1,125
1989 $20,795 $1,067
1990 $21,526 $1,141
1991 $21,847 $1,326
1992 $20,950 $1,344
1993 $20,187 $1,257
1994 $19,998 $1,431
1995 $20,680 $1,492
1996 $21,297 $1,529
1997 $21,902 $1,562
1998 $21,025 $1,471
1999 $22,315 $1,472
2000 $24,271 $1,460
2001 $23,822 $1,350
2002 $24,256 $1,341
2003 $28,302 $1,567
2004 $32,146 $1,774
2005 $36,384 $1,874
2006 $40,504 $2,035
2007 $44,660 $2,334
2008 $46,710 $2,604
2009 $40,875 $2,546
2010 $47,561 $2,815
2011 $52,224 $3,163
2012 $52,670 $3,005
2013 $52,638 $2,980
2014 $50,961 $2,973
2015 $43,594 $2,855
2016 $42,314 $2,956
2017 $45,130 $3,160
2018 $46,539 $3,207
2019 $46,353 $3,207
2020 $43,538 $3,043
2021 $52,887 $3,212
2022 $56,257 $3,292
2023 $54,220 $3,515
2024 $54,283 $3,543

Canada vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Canada

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Canada Vanuatu
1950 68.2 43.9
1951 68.5 42.2
1952 68.7 45.3
1953 69.1 45.8
1954 69.9 46.5
1955 70 47.1
1956 70 47.7
1957 69.9 48.2
1958 70.6 48.7
1959 70.6 49.3
1960 71 49.8
1961 71.2 50.4
1962 71.2 50.9
1963 71.3 51.5
1964 71.6 52
1965 71.7 52.5
1966 71.9 53.1
1967 72.1 53.7
1968 72.2 54.2
1969 72.4 54.8
1970 72.6 55.3
1971 72.9 55.9
1972 72.8 56.4
1973 73.1 57
1974 73.1 57.6
1975 73.4 58.1
1976 73.9 58.7
1977 74.2 59.2
1978 74.5 59.9
1979 74.8 60.9
1980 75.1 61.3
1981 75.5 61.9
1982 75.7 62.5
1983 76.1 63.1
1984 76.4 63.5
1985 76.3 63.9
1986 76.5 64.6
1987 76.8 64.4
1988 76.9 65.7
1989 77.1 66
1990 77.4 66.7
1991 77.6 67.1
1992 77.9 67.4
1993 77.7 67.7
1994 77.9 68
1995 78 68.1
1996 78.3 68.2
1997 78.5 68.3
1998 78.7 68.4
1999 78.9 67.9
2000 79.2 68.6
2001 79.4 68.7
2002 79.6 68.8
2003 79.7 68.9
2004 80 69
2005 80.1 69.2
2006 80.5 69.1
2007 80.5 69.1
2008 80.7 69.3
2009 81.1 69.4
2010 81.3 69.6
2011 81.5 69.7
2012 81.7 69.9
2013 81.8 70
2014 81.8 70
2015 81.9 70.2
2016 82 70.4
2017 81.9 70.5
2018 81.9 70.6
2019 82.3 70.8
2020 81.7 70.4
2021 82 70
2022 81.2 71.3
2023 82.6 71.5
2024 82.7 71.7
2025 82.9 71.8

Canada and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Canada

Vanuatu
Year Population
Canada Vanuatu
1960 17,909,356 64,431
1961 18,271,000 66,264
1962 18,614,000 68,174
1963 18,964,000 70,159
1964 19,325,000 72,219
1965 19,678,000 74,358
1966 20,048,000 76,590
1967 20,412,000 78,921
1968 20,744,000 81,314
1969 21,028,000 83,755
1970 21,324,000 86,266
1971 21,962,032 88,862
1972 22,218,463 91,562
1973 22,491,777 94,362
1974 22,807,969 97,260
1975 23,143,275 100,269
1976 23,449,808 103,388
1977 23,725,843 106,618
1978 23,963,203 109,963
1979 24,201,544 113,040
1980 24,515,667 115,660
1981 24,819,915 118,249
1982 25,116,942 121,035
1983 25,366,451 123,998
1984 25,607,053 127,109
1985 25,842,116 130,356
1986 26,100,278 133,720
1987 26,446,601 137,187
1988 26,791,747 140,756
1989 27,276,781 144,393
1990 27,691,138 148,063
1991 28,037,420 151,793
1992 28,371,264 155,608
1993 28,684,764 159,463
1994 29,000,663 163,314
1995 29,302,311 167,137
1996 29,610,218 170,911
1997 29,905,948 174,626
1998 30,155,173 178,313
1999 30,401,286 182,048
2000 30,685,730 186,281
2001 31,020,855 191,031
2002 31,359,199 195,863
2003 31,642,461 200,746
2004 31,938,807 205,711
2005 32,242,732 210,760
2006 32,571,193 215,923
2007 32,888,886 221,276
2008 33,247,298 226,896
2009 33,630,069 232,731
2010 34,005,902 238,248
2011 34,339,221 243,474
2012 34,713,395 248,883
2013 35,080,992 254,482
2014 35,434,066 260,240
2015 35,704,498 266,101
2016 36,110,803 272,087
2017 36,545,075 278,507
2018 37,072,620 285,259
2019 37,618,495 291,985
2020 38,028,638 298,858
2021 38,239,864 305,868
2022 38,935,934 313,046
2023 40,083,484 320,409
2024 41,288,599 327,777

Fertility rates in Canada and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Canada

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Canada Vanuatu
1960 3.81 6.78
1961 3.75 6.73
1962 3.68 6.67
1963 3.61 6.62
1964 3.46 6.57
1965 3.12 6.52
1966 2.75 6.51
1967 2.53 6.51
1968 2.39 6.46
1969 2.33 6.41
1970 2.26 6.35
1971 2.14 6.29
1972 1.98 6.23
1973 1.89 6.15
1974 1.84 6.06
1975 1.82 5.98
1976 1.8 5.89
1977 1.78 5.81
1978 1.77 5.77
1979 1.75 5.73
1980 1.74 5.69
1981 1.7 5.65
1982 1.69 5.6
1983 1.68 5.55
1984 1.65 5.49
1985 1.67 5.43
1986 1.68 5.38
1987 1.68 5.33
1988 1.68 5.27
1989 1.77 5.21
1990 1.83 5.17
1991 1.72 5.13
1992 1.71 5.09
1993 1.69 5.02
1994 1.69 4.94
1995 1.67 4.85
1996 1.63 4.75
1997 1.57 4.66
1998 1.56 4.6
1999 1.55 4.56
2000 1.51 4.54
2001 1.54 4.5
2002 1.52 4.38
2003 1.55 4.29
2004 1.56 4.21
2005 1.58 4.13
2006 1.63 4.1
2007 1.67 4.12
2008 1.7 4.16
2009 1.69 4.16
2010 1.65 4.13
2011 1.63 4.09
2012 1.63 4.06
2013 1.61 4.04
2014 1.61 4
2015 1.6 3.95
2016 1.59 3.92
2017 1.55 3.88
2018 1.51 3.83
2019 1.47 3.79
2020 1.41 3.74
2021 1.44 3.7
2022 1.33 3.65
2023 1.26 3.6

Canada and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Canada

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Canada Vanuatu
1960 26.4 17.7
1961 26.3 17.6
1962 26 17.5
1963 25.8 17.4
1964 25.6 17.3
1965 25.5 17.2
1966 25.5 17.1
1967 25.5 17.1
1968 25.7 17
1969 25.8 17
1970 26 17
1971 26.3 17
1972 26.6 17
1973 26.9 17
1974 27.2 17.1
1975 27.4 17.1
1976 27.7 17.1
1977 28.1 17.2
1978 28.5 17.3
1979 28.8 17.5
1980 29.2 17.6
1981 29.5 17.7
1982 29.8 17.7
1983 30.2 17.7
1984 30.6 17.7
1985 31 17.7
1986 31.4 17.8
1987 31.8 17.8
1988 32.2 17.8
1989 32.5 17.8
1990 32.9 17.8
1991 33.2 17.9
1992 33.6 17.8
1993 33.9 17.7
1994 34.3 17.7
1995 34.7 17.8
1996 35.1 18
1997 35.5 18
1998 36 18
1999 36.4 18
2000 36.7 18.2
2001 37.1 18.5
2002 37.4 18.7
2003 37.8 18.9
2004 38.1 19.2
2005 38.5 19.4
2006 38.8 19.6
2007 39.1 19.9
2008 39.3 20.1
2009 39.5 20.3
2010 39.7 20.5
2011 39.9 20.6
2012 40.1 20.8
2013 40.3 20.9
2014 40.5 21
2015 40.6 21.1
2016 40.7 21.1
2017 40.8 21.2
2018 40.8 21.2
2019 40.8 21.2
2020 40.9 21.2
2021 41.1 21.2
2022 41.3 21.2
2023 41.4 21.2
2024 41.5 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Canada Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$2.2T
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.2%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.88%
2022
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.29%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
72,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.35%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
66.4%
2021
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2021
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
75.5
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2021
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2021
3%
2019
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
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.37T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$120B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$851M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
32,430,000
2019
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.66%
2011
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
98.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Canada Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
7,336 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.79
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
575 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.3 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
23.8%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
19.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-89.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14,460 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
67%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
14.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Canada Vanuatu
% of world population
0.51%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+368,599
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89.6
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
75
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
99
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.27
2022
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
88%
2023
English speaking
82.1%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
94%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Canada Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,112
2023
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$935
2023
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2022
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.1
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
26.7%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
85
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.89 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Canada Vanuatu
% of world land
5.9%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
82,186 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
219,596 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,339,068 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
647,655 mi
2014
665 mi
2000

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