Australia vs Canada: Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Australia
72.71 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2020
Canada
75.73 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Australia rank
8th
Canada rank
6th
Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 75.73 international-$ in 2021 prices against 72.71 international-$ in 2021 prices in Australia, a difference of 3.02 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Canada ranks 6th of 118 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | 53.18 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 1990s | 40.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | 52.95 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.16 international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 2000s | 53.73 international-$ in 2021 prices | 61.73 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8 international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 2010s | 69.3 international-$ in 2021 prices | 70.78 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 2020s | 72.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 77.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.08 international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 75.73 international-$ in 2021 prices against 72.71 international-$ in 2021 prices in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Canada?
- 3.02 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 8th and Canada ranks 6th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average income or consumption of the population per day.