Australia vs Canada: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Australia buys about what

$92.17

buys in Canada, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Canada buys what $108 buys in Australia. Prices across Australia's economy average 108% of Canada's, so a dollar goes 8% further in Canada.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureAustraliaCanada
Economy
Population27.6 million41.7 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$1.80 trillion$2.32 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$65,130$55,698
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$71,934$66,746
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%91%83%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.10 in the US$1.20 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$59.71 a day2020 survey · $21,794 a year · income$64.72 a day2022 survey · $23,623 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureAustraliaCanada
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$1.99 trillion$2.78 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar1.399Australian dollar1.167Canadian dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$64,120$56,420
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$69,930$66,820

World Bank income groups: Australia, high income; Canada, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • Australia
  • Canada
Year-by-year table
YearAustraliaCanada
2025$60,194$57,990
2024$60,310$57,534
2023$60,685$58,088
2022$60,029$58,583
2021$58,327$56,995
2020$57,260$54,093
2019$58,049$57,584
2018$57,648$57,337
2017$56,882$56,612
2016$56,530$55,606
2015$55,880$55,661
2014$55,489$55,723
2013$54,895$54,712
2012$54,404$54,035
2011$53,257$53,681
2010$52,739$52,558
2009$52,408$51,552
2008$52,473$53,712
2007$51,663$53,762
2006$50,694$53,196
2005$49,997$52,357
2004$49,061$51,211
2003$47,581$50,140
2002$46,688$49,695
2001$45,428$48,774
2000$45,099$48,399

Australia vs Canada: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.