Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 51.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In United Arab Emirates, 19.5% live below the poverty line as of 2003. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
make 34.6% less money
United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $74,900 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 77.8% more likely to be unemployed
In United Arab Emirates, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 14.8% less likely to die during infancy
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
be 22.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% more on education
United Arab Emirates spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
United Arab Emirates spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 153.3 times more coastline
United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
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