Australia vs Canada: Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$
Australia
72.71 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2020
Canada
75.73 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Australia rank
9th
Canada rank
7th
Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ 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 9th and Canada ranks 7th of 120 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: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 75.73 international-$ 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: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ 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: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$?
- Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 7th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$. 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.