| Attribute |
Canada × | 
Japan × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 9,984,670 | 377,915 |
| Continent | North America | Asia |
| Land area (km²) | 9,093,507 | 364,485 |
| Water area (km²) | 891,163 | 13,430 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 8,893 | 0 |
| Border countries | | - |
| Coastline (km) | 202,080 | 29,751 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 487 | 438 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | -4 |
| Highest point (m) | 5,959 | 3,776 |
| People | | |
| Population | 37,694,085 | 125,507,472 |
| Official languages | | Array of values |
| Religion | Catholic | Shintoism |
| Government | | |
| Short country name | Canada | Japan |
| Long local name | - | Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku |
| Short local name | - | Nihon/Nippon |
| Government type | Federal parliamentary democracy | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | Ottawa | Tokyo |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 1,774,000,000,000 | 5,443,000,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 1,653,000,000,000 | 4,873,000,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3 | 1.7 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 48,400 | 42,900 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 20.8 | 28 |
| Labor force | 19,520,000 | 65,010,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.3 | 2.9 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 9.4 | 16.1 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 649,600,000,000 | 1,714,000,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 665,700,000,000 | 1,885,000,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.31 | 0.92 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 39.3 | 35.2 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -1 | -3.5 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 89.7 | 237.6 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 1 | 0.3 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 3.2 | 1.48 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 748,900,000,000 | 6,317,000,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 748,900,000,000 | 6,317,000,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 3,219,000,000,000 | 13,070,000,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 1,593,000,000,000 | 4,895,000,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -48,750,000,000 | 196,100,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 423,500,000,000 | 688,900,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 442,100,000,000 | 644,700,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 86,680,000,000 | 1,264,000,000,000 |
| 1↑External debt (USD) | 1,608,000,000,000 | 3,240,000,000,000 |
| National currency | Canadian dollars | yen |
| National currency (code) | CAD | JPY |
| National currency (symbol) | $ | ¥ |
| National currency rate to USD | 1.308 | 111.1 |