Canada vs Japan: 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 Canada buys about what

$77.74

buys in Japan, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Japan buys what $129 buys in Canada. Prices across Canada's economy average 129% of Japan's, so a dollar goes 29% further in Japan.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureCanadaJapan
Economy
Population41.7 million123.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$2.32 trillion$4.44 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$55,698$35,951
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$66,746$55,422
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%83%65%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.20 in the US$1.54 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$64.72 a day2022 survey · $23,623 a year · income$42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureCanadaJapan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$2.78 trillion$6.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar1.167Canadian dollar97.08Japanese yen
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$56,420$38,340
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$66,820$58,920

World Bank income groups: Canada, high income; Japan, 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.
  • Canada
  • Japan
Year-by-year table
YearCanadaJapan
2025$57,990$48,283
2024$57,534$47,480
2023$58,088$47,387
2022$58,583$46,819
2021$56,995$45,999
2020$54,093$44,213
2019$57,584$46,055
2018$57,337$46,133
2017$56,612$45,693
2016$55,606$44,927
2015$55,661$44,589
2014$55,723$43,754
2013$54,712$43,304
2012$54,035$42,395
2011$53,681$41,641
2010$52,558$41,647
2009$51,552$40,000
2008$53,712$42,519
2007$53,762$43,042
2006$53,196$42,359
2005$52,357$41,740
2004$51,211$40,987
2003$50,140$40,152
2002$49,695$39,690
2001$48,774$39,749
2000$48,399$39,732

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