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Canada

America · Northern America · High econ · Medium mil
Power index #37 / 118🛰 Drones: Basic✓ No tracked active conflict
40M
👥 Population
$2.2T
📈 GDP (Nominal)
70k
🪖 Active Personnel
$30B
💰 Defense Budget
Composite power index · percentile among 118 scored countries#37
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Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview

Canada is located in America (Northern America). It has an estimated population of 40,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $2,200 billion (about $55,000 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 70,000 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 30,000 reservists, ranking #55 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $30B, roughly 1.4% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 390 military aircraft, 80 tanks, 60 naval vessels. Canada has a basic-tier documented drone/UAV program.

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Global Standing percentile per metric
👥Population
#37/196
📈GDP (Nominal)
#10/194
💵GDP Per Capita
#19/194
🪖Active Personnel
#55/174
💰Defense Budget
#16/178
🛡️Tank Strength
#74/93
✈️Total Aircraft
#28/98
Naval Fleet
#35/84
🌊Submarines
#26/39
Active Conflicts
No tracked active conflicts involving Canada. See the Conflict Watch map for all 19 tracked conflicts.
Share of World
0.5%
of world population
40,000,000 people
2.0%
of world GDP
$2,200B nominal
1.2%
of world defense spending
$30B / year
0.3%
of world active personnel
70,000 soldiers
Economy & Demographics
👥Population
40,000,000#37 of 196
📈GDP (Nominal)
$2,200B#10 of 194
💵GDP Per Capita
$55,000#19 of 194
Manpower
Force Composition100,000 total personnel
Active 70%Reserve 30%
🪖Active Personnel
🎖️Reserve Personnel
👮Paramilitary Forces
n/a
Financials & Strategic
Defense burden: 1.4% of GDP
Spend per active soldier: $429k / yr
Soldiers per 1,000 people: 1.8
💰Defense Budget
🛢️Proven Oil Reserves
163B bbl#4 of 24
☢️Nuclear Warheads
0
🛰️Drone / UAV Capability
Basic
Airpower
✈️Total Aircraft
🛩️Fighter Aircraft
🛫Bombers & Other Aircraft
🚁Helicopters (Total)
n/a
✈️Air Fleet Modernity
LIKELY MODERNHeuristic: defense spend per soldier ~$429k/yr
Land Power
🛡️Tank Strength
🚚Armored Vehicles
n/a
💥Towed Artillery
n/a
🛡️Armor Fleet Modernity
LIKELY MODERNHeuristic: defense spend per soldier
Naval Power
Fleet Strength
🌊Submarines
🛳️Aircraft Carriers
0
Naval Fleet Modernity
LIKELY MODERNHeuristic: defense spend per soldier, not a fleet inspection
Regional Context — Northern America
Canada ranks #2 of 2 in Northern America on the composite power index. Bars are relative index scores; follow any row to that country's profile.
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Economic confidence: High. Military confidence: Medium. Ranks shown as "#x of y" count only countries with a reported value for that metric. The composite power index averages the six category scores (log-scaled against the world leader per metric) and is this site's own model — not an official rating.