Canada
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Canada vs France
CanadaNorth America
FranceWestern Europe
Canada is cheaper (cost of living 63.0 vs 67.7), more peaceful (Global Peace Index 1.525 vs 2.083) and scores higher on human development (0.939 vs 0.920).It also has the higher income per person ($56,420 vs $48,630).About the same on life expectancy (Canada 82.1, France 83.0 years).
Safety
Canada is the more peaceful
- Global Peace Indexlower is more peaceful
- Canada1.525Very high safety#14 of 161IEP GPI · 2026
- France2.083Medium safety#98 of 161IEP GPI · 2026
- Homicidesper 100,000 people a year
- Canada2.0ModerateUNODC / World Bank · 2023
- France1.3LowUNODC / World Bank · 2023
- Safety indexNumbeo's safety index, higher is safer
- Canada54.4ModerateNumbeo · 2026
- France44.2LowNumbeo · 2026
- UK travel adviceFCDO, for British travellers
- CanadaNo advice against travelFCDO foreign travel advice, GOV.UK · read 2026-10-29
- FranceNo advice against travelFCDO foreign travel advice, GOV.UK · read 2026-10-29
Money
Income per person is higher in Canada
- GNI per personnational income per person, US dollars
- Canada$56,420Very highWorld Bank · 2025
- France$48,630Very highWorld Bank · 2025
Health
Life expectancy: France 83.0, Canada 82.1
- Life expectancyyears, at birth
- Canada82.1Very high#28 of 195World Bank · 2024
- France83.0Very high#18 of 195World Bank · 2024
Work and internet
Broadband is faster in France
- Home internetmedian download speed
- Canada278 MbpsVery fast#11 of 149Ookla Speedtest · 2025
- France350 MbpsVery fast#3 of 149Ookla Speedtest · 2025
- Youth unemploymentshare of 15 to 24 year olds in the labour force
- CanadaNo figure from Eurostat
- France19.8%HighEurostat · 2025
How it changed
Human development: Canada 0.939, France 0.920
CanadaFrance
UNDP Human Development Report, 1990–2023.
Practical facts
- Capital
- Ottawa
- Paris
- Population
- 41.7M (2025)
- 68.7M (2025)
- Languages
- English, French
- French
- Currency
- Canadian dollar (CAD)
- euro (EUR)
- Area
- 8,788,700 km²
- 538,950 km²
- Plug type
- Type A/B
- Type C/E
- Drives on the
- right
- right
- Short visit
- Visa-free for UK, EU and US passports
- Visa-free for UK, EU and US passports
Short visits: passport-index-dataset, 2024, for UK, EU (German) and US passports. Population and area: World Bank. Languages, currency and driving side: restcountries.com. Plug types: worldstandards.eu.
Every figure
Canada and France, side by side
Canada leads on 36 France on 2211 level116 figures. 9 are held for only one country; the other shows a dash. Rows such as population, religion and tax levels have no better or worse end, so they show both values and no verdict. Level means under 2% apart.
Money and cost27
- Median IncomeEurostat · 2025
- —
- €26,459High
- PPP / Cap aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- $66,746High
- $63,975High
- GDP / Cap aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- $55,698Very high
- $48,986Very high
- GNI / Cap aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- $56,420Very high
- $48,630Very high
- Local purchasing powerLevelNumbeo · 2026
- 119.4Very high
- 118.5Very high
- Cost of Living aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 63.0Moderate
- 67.7Expensive
- Cost of living with rent aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 48.9Very high
- 47.5Very high
- Rent index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 31.5Very expensive
- 22.3Expensive
- Groceries index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 69.6Very high
- 73.2Very high
- Restaurant prices index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 64.1Very high
- 66.2Very high
- Property Price-to-Income aheadNumbeo Property Investment · 2026
- 7.5Very affordable
- 8.6Affordable
- Price level ratio aheadWorld Bank ICP
- 1.534Very high
- 1.408Very high
- Housing OverburdenEurostat · 2025
- —
- 6.4%Moderate
- Electricity PriceEurostat · 2025
- —
- €0.256Expensive
- Energy PovertyEurostat · 2025
- —
- 11.5%High
- Inflation aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- 2.1%Low
- 0.9%Very low
- Pension Replacement aheadOECD Pensions at a Glance · 2024
- 37.1%Very low
- 56.6%Moderate
- Bank AccountLevelWorld Bank Global Findex · 2024
- 98.4%Very high
- 99.2%Very high
- Send Remittance aheadWorld Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide · 2023
- 3%Moderate
- 2.9%Low
- Tax WedgeOECD Taxing Wages · 2025
- 32.1%
- 47.2%
- Top Income TaxWikipedia · 2024
- 54.8%
- 55.3%
- Corporate TaxWikipedia · 2024
- 31%
- 25%
- VAT / GSTWikipedia · 2024
- 5%
- 20%
- Tax RevenueWorld Bank · 2024
- 13.7%
- 22.8%
- GDP (total)World Bank · 2025
- $2,320 bn
- $3,366 bn
- FDI InflowsWorld Bank · 2025
- 3%
- 2.2%
- Innovation aheadWIPO Global Innovation Index · 2025
- 51.1Very high
- 53.4Very high
Work4
- UnemploymentWorld Bank · 2025
- 6.9%
- 7.5%
- Youth UnemploymentEurostat · 2025
- —
- 19.8%High
- Long Work Hours aheadOECD Better Life Index · 2020
- 3.3%Low
- 7.7%High
- Public Holidaysdate.nager.at · 2025
- 13
- 11
Equality7
- Income InequalityLevelWorld Bank · 2022–2023
- 31.5Low
- 31.8Low
- Income Share Bot. 20%LevelWorld Bank · 2022–2023
- 7.7High
- 7.7High
- Income Share Top 10%LevelWorld Bank · 2022–2023
- 24.6Low
- 25Low
- Poverty Rate aheadWorld Bank · 2022–2023
- 0.6%Very low
- 0.3%Very low
- Poverty RiskEurostat · 2025
- —
- 16.3%Moderate
- Gender Inequality aheadUNDP Human Development Report · 2023
- 0.052Very low
- 0.034Very low
- Inequality-Adj. HDI aheadUNDP HDR
- 0.867Very high
- 0.836Very high
Safety10
- Peace Index aheadIEP Global Peace Index · 2026
- 1.525Very high safety
- 2.083Medium safety
- Safety aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 54.4Moderate
- 44.2Low
- Homicides / 100k aheadUNODC / World Bank · 2023
- 2.0Moderate
- 1.3Low
- Crime PerceptionEurostat · 2023
- —
- 14.7%Very high
- Assault Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2023
- 226.9Very high
- 628.3Very high
- Robbery Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2024
- 60.4High
- 85.5Very high
- Sexual Violence Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2023
- 106.1Very high
- 134.9Very high
- Kidnapping Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2016–2023
- 10.1Very high
- 5.9Very high
- Road Deaths / 100kLevelWHO GHO · 2021
- 4.7Very low
- 4.7Very low
- Disaster Risk aheadWorld Risk Index · 2022
- 19Very high
- 6.7High
Health16
- Life ExpectancyLevelWorld Bank · 2024
- 82.1Very high
- 83.0Very high
- Infant Mortality aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 4.7Low
- 3.4Very low
- Healthcare Quality aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 68.6Good
- 77Excellent
- UHC Service Coverage aheadWHO GHO · 2023
- 92Very high
- 82High
- Physicians / 1k aheadWorld Bank · 2022–2023
- 2.8High
- 3.3High
- Hospital Beds aheadWorld Bank · 2022
- 2.5Moderate
- 5.7Very high
- Out-of-Pocket Health % aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 15.3%Low
- 9.2%Very low
- Healthcare SpendWorld Bank · 2024
- $6,378
- $5,327
- Clean WaterLevelWorld Bank · 2024
- 98.3%High
- 100%Very high
- PM2.5 concentrationLevelWHO GHO · 2023
- 8.8Low
- 8.8Low
- Air-pollution Deaths / 100k aheadWHO GHO · 2021
- 8.5Very low
- 9.1Very low
- Obesity aheadWHO GHO · 2024
- 26%High
- 11.2%Very low
- Tobacco Use aheadWHO GHO · 2022–2023
- 11%Low
- 28.6%Very high
- Raised Blood Glucose aheadWHO GHO · 2014
- 5.5%Very low
- 5.9%Very low
- Suicide Rate / 100k aheadWHO GHO · 2021
- 9.4High
- 16.6Very high
- Alcohol L / capitaWHO GHO · 2024
- 9.2
- 11.2
Education and getting online9
- Tertiary EducationEurostat · 2025
- —
- 44.8%High
- PISA Math aheadOECD PISA Results · 2022
- 497Very high
- 474High
- PISA Reading aheadOECD PISA Results · 2022
- 507Very high
- 474High
- PISA Science aheadOECD PISA Results · 2022
- 515Very high
- 487High
- Education SpendWorld Bank · 2022
- 4.8%
- 5.3%
- English Proficiency aheadEF English Proficiency Index · 2025
- 700Native
- 539Moderate
- Internet aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 94.4%Very high
- 88.7%High
- Home internet speed aheadOokla Speedtest Global Index · 2025
- 278 MbpsVery fast
- 350 MbpsVery fast
- Mobile internet speed aheadOokla Speedtest Global Index · 2025
- 113 MbpsModerate
- 151 MbpsHigh
Governance and freedom8
- Rule of Law aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.48Very high
- 0.97Very high
- Corruption aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.59Very high
- 1.24Very high
- Political Stability aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 0.81High
- -0.09Moderate
- Government Effectiveness aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.76Very high
- 1.21Very high
- Regulatory Quality aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.44Very high
- 0.99Very high
- Democracy aheadEIU Democracy Index · 2025
- 9.1Very high
- 8.1Very high
- Freedom House aheadFreedom House · 2025
- 97Very high
- 89High
- Press Freedom aheadRSF World Press Freedom Index · 2026
- 78.8Good
- 76.7Good
Quality of life10
- Human Development aheadUNDP Human Development Report · 2023
- 0.939Very high
- 0.920Very high
- Happiness aheadWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 6.74Moderate
- 6.59Moderate
- Quality of life indexLevelNumbeo · 2026
- 172High
- 169.8High
- Climate index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 54.9Fair
- 89.6Excellent
- WHR: GDPWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 1.917
- 1.907
- WHR: Social SupportWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 1.525
- 1.435
- WHR: Healthy Life Exp.World Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.955
- 0.950
- WHR: FreedomWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.948
- 0.830
- WHR: GenerosityWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.153
- 0.090
- WHR: Corruption TrustWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.321
- 0.240
People and planet23
- PopulationWorld Bank · 2025
- 41,651,653
- 68,720,337
- AreaWorld Bank
- 8,788,700 km²
- 538,950 km²
- Median AgeWorld Bank age-group shares
- 42
- 42.6
- Population GrowthWorld Bank · 2025
- 0.94%
- 0.25%
- Urban PopulationWorld Bank · 2025
- 82.9%
- 78.8%
- Net MigrationWorld Bank · 2025
- 326,204
- 91,737
- Foreign-Born %UN DESA International Migrant Stock · 2024
- 22.2%
- 13.8%
- Fertility RateWorld Bank · 2024
- 1.25
- 1.61
- Avg Household SizeOECD Family Database · 2024
- 2.4
- 2.1
- Single-Person HouseholdsOECD Family Database · 2021
- 29.3%
- 37.8%
- Lone-Parent HouseholdsOECD Family Database · 2021
- 8.7%
- 7.7%
- ChristianPew Research · 2020
- 53.3%
- 46.5%
- MuslimPew Research · 2020
- 4.9%
- 9.1%
- HinduPew Research · 2020
- 1.5%
- 0.1%
- BuddhistPew Research · 2020
- 1.7%
- 0.7%
- JewishPew Research · 2020
- 0.9%
- 0.7%
- UnaffiliatedPew Research · 2020
- 34.6%
- 42.6%
- Other religionsPew Research · 2020
- 3%
- 0.3%
- CO₂ / Capita aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 14Very high
- 4High
- Renewables aheadWorld Bank · 2021
- 23.8%Moderate
- 16.2%Low
- Forest CoverWorld Bank · 2023
- 39.5%
- 32.5%
- Climate Vulnerability aheadND-GAIN Country Index · 2023
- 0.282Very low
- 0.304Very low
- Climate ReadinessLevelND-GAIN Country Index · 2023
- 0.645Very high
- 0.649Very high
Other2
- Unmet Medical NeedEurostat · 2025
- —
- 3.7%
- Leisure TimeOECD Better Life Index · 2020
- 14.6
- 16.2
Quick answers
Is Canada cheaper than France?
Numbeo's 2026 cost-of-living index (NYC = 100) puts Canada at 63.0 and France at 67.7. Canada is about 7% cheaper overall.
Is Canada or France safer?
On the Global Peace Index (lower = more peaceful), Canada scores 1.52 and France scores 2.08. Canada ranks as the more peaceful of the two.
Which has the higher quality of life, Canada or France?
On the UN Human Development Index, Canada scores 0.939 and France scores 0.920. Canada scores higher on this composite of income, health and education. Single indexes hide trade-offs; the full comparison above shows where each country wins.
What is life like in Canada compared to France?
GNI per capita runs $56,420 in Canada against $48,630 in France; people live 82.1 years on average against 83.0; Numbeo users rate healthcare 69 against 77. Those are national averages and they hide the thing you actually feel: capital-city costs run well ahead of the national figure in most countries, and rural provision of healthcare and internet often lags the number shown here. The table below splits it indicator by indicator.