How Canada Would Rank as the 51st State 🇺🇸 🇨🇦

What We’re Showing

In this graphic, we compare various statistics about education, crime, and economics for each U.S. state and Canada. Data was compiled from various sources.

“51st State”

President-elect Donald Trump suggested Canada become the "51st state" after threatening to impose new tariffs on Canadian products.

Key Takeaways

• Canada’s GDP would place it behind only California, Texas, and New York. However, per capita, Canada’s GDP is higher only than that of Mississippi.
• Canada’s life expectancy is 81.7 years compared to the U.S. average of 77.
• the U.S. has an average of 7 murders per 100,000 people. In Canada, the rate is 2, placing the northern country on par with Utah, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire, and ahead of only Vermont and Wyoming in homicide rates.
• If Canada were a U.S. state, it would lead in the share of adults with college degrees, at 58%, compared to 36% in the U.S.