Canada vs Italy: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage

Canada
41,424 Persons
in 2025
Italy
58,943 Persons
in 2025
Canada rank
12th
Italy rank
9th

Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage over time

  • Canada
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 58,943 Persons against 41,424 Persons in Canada, a difference of 17,519 Persons.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th of 34 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 19,642 Persons 50,805 Persons 31,162 Persons Italy
1970s 22,926 Persons 54,381 Persons 31,455 Persons Italy
1980s 25,788 Persons 56,334 Persons 30,545 Persons Italy
1990s 29,116 Persons 56,805 Persons 27,689 Persons Italy
2000s 32,123 Persons 57,954 Persons 25,831 Persons Italy
2010s 35,663 Persons 60,165 Persons 24,502 Persons Italy
2020s 39,667 Persons 59,136 Persons 19,470 Persons Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage, Canada or Italy?
Italy, at 58,943 Persons against 41,424 Persons in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage between Canada and Italy?
17,519 Persons, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
Canada ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,853 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.