Canada vs IDA only: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Canada
0.2026 units per person
in 2025
IDA only
0.0409 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
36th
IDA only rank
33rd
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Canada
- IDA only
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.2026 units per person against 0.0409 units per person in IDA only, a difference of 0.1617 units per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 4.9 times IDA only's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 36th and IDA only ranks 33rd of 217 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0769 units per person | 0.0311 units per person | 0.0457 units per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0844 units per person | 0.0317 units per person | 0.0527 units per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.1018 units per person | 0.0329 units per person | 0.0689 units per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.1188 units per person | 0.0327 units per person | 0.0861 units per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.1307 units per person | 0.033 units per person | 0.0977 units per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.158 units per person | 0.0357 units per person | 0.1224 units per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.1914 units per person | 0.0395 units per person | 0.1519 units per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Canada or IDA only?
- Canada, at 0.2026 units per person against 0.0409 units per person in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Canada and IDA only?
- 0.1617 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IDA only?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and IDA only rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Canada ranks 36th and IDA only ranks 33rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.