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Yakk · 02-25-2005, 07:06 AM

The US spends way more on defence than Canada does. Like way more, on a per-capita and on a percentage-of-GDP and in raw-numbers more.

CIA world factbook says: Canada, 1.1% of GDP.
USA: 3.3% of GDP

The USA spends 38 times more on their military than Canada does.

The total manpower/tonnage/planes of the American and Canadian military isn't something I found in a naive google search.

Canadian government deficit/surplus isn't as rosey as the federal budget might indicate. You'd really want to compare all public debt (from municipal through provicial/state to federal), and include implicit future obligations (like social security/CPP) to get a good measure of it.

02-25-2005, 07:06 AM	#68 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	The US spends way more on defence than Canada does. Like way more, on a per-capita and on a percentage-of-GDP and in raw-numbers more. CIA world factbook says: Canada, 1.1% of GDP. USA: 3.3% of GDP The USA spends 38 times more on their military than Canada does. The total manpower/tonnage/planes of the American and Canadian military isn't something I found in a naive google search. Canadian government deficit/surplus isn't as rosey as the federal budget might indicate. You'd really want to compare all public debt (from municipal through provicial/state to federal), and include implicit future obligations (like social security/CPP) to get a good measure of it. __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.