Netflix Canada vs the world
Content libraries compared
Anyone who is a TV streaming fan knows the pain of each country offering different content, thanks to licensing issues. So how does Netflix Canada stack up to the rest of the world? What content are we missing out on?
We’ve analysed the Netflix libraries of 73 countries to see how they compare in terms of quantity.
Number of titles in general
Believe it or not, Netflix Canada has one of the most extensive content libraries in the world. It places third by sheer number of movies and TV shows combined, behind Japan and the US. Japan is the surprise winner, with 6,032 individual titles – 10% more than Canada’s 5,460 titles.
This means that 96% of the analysed Netflix countries have a smaller selection of content than ours.
| Rank | Country | No. of titles | Compared to Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 6,032 | 10% |
| 2 | United States of America | 5,609 | 3% |
| 3 | Canada | 5,460 | 0% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 5,108 | -6% |
| 5 | Ireland | 5,023 | -8% |
| 6 | India | 4,706 | -14% |
| 7 | Australia | 4,705 | -14% |
| 8 | New Zealand | 4,568 | -16% |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 4,534 | -17% |
| 10 | Pakistan | 4,416 | -19% |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 4,329 | -21% |
| 12 | Belgium | 4,329 | -21% |
| 13 | Malta | 4,253 | -22% |
| 14 | Nepal | 4,224 | -23% |
| 15 | Colombia | 4,188 | -23% |
| 16 | Venezuela | 4,180 | -23% |
| 17 | Mexico | 4,162 | -24% |
| 18 | Uruguay | 4,122 | -25% |
| 19 | Peru | 4,118 | -25% |
| 20 | Guatemala | 4,117 | -25% |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 4,115 | -25% |
| 22 | Chile | 4,030 | -26% |
| 23 | Brazil | 3,948 | -28% |
| 24 | Slovakia | 3,852 | -29% |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 3,850 | -29% |
| 26 | Philippines | 3,835 | -30% |
| 27 | Hungary | 3,827 | -30% |
| 28 | Slovenia | 3,806 | -30% |
| 29 | Malaysia | 3,803 | -30% |
| 30 | Croatia | 3,800 | -30% |
| 31 | Ukraine | 3,780 | -31% |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 3,780 | -31% |
| 33 | Kenya | 3,774 | -31% |
| 34 | Zambia | 3,703 | -32% |
| 35 | Nigeria | 3,702 | -32% |
| 36 | Latvia | 3,694 | -32% |
| 37 | South Africa | 3,639 | -33% |
| 38 | Switzerland | 3,556 | -35% |
| 39 | Korea | 3,460 | -37% |
| 40 | Russia | 3,450 | -37% |
| 41 | Thailand | 3,389 | -38% |
| 42 | Sweden | 3,311 | -39% |
| 43 | Denmark | 3,305 | -39% |
| 44 | Norway | 3,296 | -40% |
| 45 | Singapore | 3,268 | -40% |
| 46 | France | 3,228 | -41% |
| 47 | Vietnam | 3,224 | -41% |
| 48 | Finland | 3,186 | -42% |
| 49 | Germany | 3,120 | -43% |
| 50 | Romania | 3,117 | -43% |
| 51 | Greece | 3,098 | -43% |
| 52 | Austria | 3,042 | -44% |
| 53 | Spain | 2,989 | -45% |
| 54 | Netherlands | 2,932 | -46% |
| 55 | Poland | 2,845 | -48% |
| 56 | Taiwan | 2,842 | -48% |
| 57 | Turkey | 2,812 | -48% |
| 58 | Bahrain | 2,799 | -49% |
| 59 | Bolivia | 2,799 | -49% |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 2,799 | -49% |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 2,799 | -49% |
| 62 | Jordan | 2,798 | -49% |
| 63 | Hong Kong | 2,788 | -49% |
| 64 | Tunisia | 2,774 | -49% |
| 65 | Algeria | 2,768 | -49% |
| 66 | Morocco | 2,759 | -49% |
| 67 | Iraq | 2,691 | -51% |
| 68 | Egypt | 2,679 | -51% |
| 69 | Lebanon | 2,663 | -51% |
| 70 | Qatar | 2,658 | -51% |
| 71 | Kuwait | 2,564 | -53% |
| 72 | Portugal | 2,501 | -54% |
| 73 | Indonesia | 1,586 | -71% |
Number of movies
When it comes to movies, Japan once again has the largest selection with 19% more than Canada. Canada still sits third on the leaderboard. Despite once again trailing the United States, it’s only by one movie.
On the other end of the spectrum, Indonesia has the smallest movie library at only 1,305 films. This is 67% less than Canada.
| Rank | Country | No. of movies | Compared to Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 4,747 | 19% |
| 2 | United States of America | 3,999 | 0% |
| 3 | Canada | 3,998 | 0% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 3,621 | -9% |
| 5 | Ireland | 3,595 | -10% |
| 6 | India | 3,342 | -16% |
| 7 | Australia | 3,270 | -18% |
| 8 | Mexico | 3,163 | -21% |
| 9 | Colombia | 3,156 | -21% |
| 10 | New Zealand | 3,146 | -21% |
| 11 | Venezuela | 3,144 | -21% |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 3,126 | -22% |
| 13 | Pakistan | 3,103 | -22% |
| 14 | Uruguay | 3,096 | -23% |
| 15 | Peru | 3,094 | -23% |
| 16 | Guatemala | 3,093 | -23% |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 3,091 | -23% |
| 18 | Chile | 3,054 | -24% |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 3,029 | -24% |
| 20 | Belgium | 3,029 | -24% |
| 21 | Brazil | 2,993 | -25% |
| 22 | Nepal | 2,985 | -25% |
| 23 | Malta | 2,944 | -26% |
| 24 | Czech Republic | 2,663 | -33% |
| 25 | Slovakia | 2,662 | -33% |
| 26 | Hungary | 2,636 | -34% |
| 27 | Philippines | 2,634 | -34% |
| 28 | Malaysia | 2,628 | -34% |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 2,623 | -34% |
| 30 | Slovenia | 2,618 | -35% |
| 31 | Croatia | 2,617 | -35% |
| 32 | Korea | 2,617 | -35% |
| 33 | Kenya | 2,609 | -35% |
| 34 | Ukraine | 2,601 | -35% |
| 35 | Switzerland | 2,562 | -36% |
| 36 | Zambia | 2,547 | -36% |
| 37 | Nigeria | 2,544 | -36% |
| 38 | Latvia | 2,515 | -37% |
| 39 | Denmark | 2,505 | -37% |
| 40 | Sweden | 2,492 | -38% |
| 41 | Norway | 2,491 | -38% |
| 42 | Finland | 2,419 | -39% |
| 43 | Russia | 2,369 | -41% |
| 44 | South Africa | 2,369 | -41% |
| 45 | Thailand | 2,345 | -41% |
| 46 | France | 2,319 | -42% |
| 47 | Vietnam | 2,258 | -44% |
| 48 | Germany | 2,240 | -44% |
| 49 | Romania | 2,225 | -44% |
| 50 | Greece | 2,221 | -44% |
| 51 | Singapore | 2,218 | -45% |
| 52 | Austria | 2,198 | -45% |
| 53 | Spain | 2,153 | -46% |
| 54 | Netherlands | 2,135 | -47% |
| 55 | Poland | 2,062 | -48% |
| 56 | Bahrain | 2,020 | -49% |
| 57 | Bolivia | 2,020 | -49% |
| 58 | Jordan | 2,020 | -49% |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 2,020 | -49% |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 2,020 | -49% |
| 61 | Tunisia | 2,002 | -50% |
| 62 | Algeria | 1,996 | -50% |
| 63 | Turkey | 1,990 | -50% |
| 64 | Morocco | 1,988 | -50% |
| 65 | Iraq | 1,967 | -51% |
| 66 | Egypt | 1,953 | -51% |
| 67 | Lebanon | 1,938 | -52% |
| 68 | Hong Kong | 1,935 | -52% |
| 69 | Taiwan | 1,935 | -52% |
| 70 | Qatar | 1,931 | -52% |
| 71 | Kuwait | 1,916 | -52% |
| 72 | Portugal | 1,794 | -55% |
| 73 | Indonesia | 1,305 | -67% |
Number of TV shows
As for TV shows, Canada once again remains in third place with 1,462 shows on offer. The US holds the most amount of series at 1,610, followed by the United Kingdom at 1,487. Indonesia has the least amount of TV shows on Netflix with a count of 281.
| Rank | Country | No. of TV shows | Compared to Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 1,610 | 10% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,487 | 2% |
| 3 | Canada | 1,462 | 0% |
| 4 | Australia | 1,435 | -2% |
| 5 | Ireland | 1,428 | -2% |
| 6 | New Zealand | 1,422 | -3% |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 1,408 | -4% |
| 8 | India | 1,364 | -7% |
| 9 | Pakistan | 1,313 | -10% |
| 10 | Malta | 1,309 | -10% |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 1,300 | -11% |
| 12 | Belgium | 1,300 | -11% |
| 13 | Japan | 1,285 | -12% |
| 14 | South Africa | 1,270 | -13% |
| 15 | Nepal | 1,239 | -15% |
| 16 | Philippines | 1,201 | -18% |
| 17 | Hungary | 1,191 | -19% |
| 18 | Slovakia | 1,190 | -19% |
| 19 | Slovenia | 1,188 | -19% |
| 20 | Czech Republic | 1,187 | -19% |
| 21 | Croatia | 1,183 | -19% |
| 22 | Latvia | 1,179 | -19% |
| 23 | Ukraine | 1,179 | -19% |
| 24 | Malaysia | 1,175 | -20% |
| 25 | Kenya | 1,165 | -20% |
| 26 | Nigeria | 1,158 | -21% |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 1,157 | -21% |
| 28 | Zambia | 1,156 | -21% |
| 29 | Russia | 1,081 | -26% |
| 30 | Singapore | 1,050 | -28% |
| 31 | Thailand | 1,044 | -29% |
| 32 | Venezuela | 1,036 | -29% |
| 33 | Colombia | 1,032 | -29% |
| 34 | Uruguay | 1,026 | -30% |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 1,024 | -30% |
| 36 | Guatemala | 1,024 | -30% |
| 37 | Peru | 1,024 | -30% |
| 38 | Mexico | 999 | -32% |
| 39 | Switzerland | 994 | -32% |
| 40 | Chile | 976 | -33% |
| 41 | Vietnam | 966 | -34% |
| 42 | Brazil | 955 | -35% |
| 43 | France | 909 | -38% |
| 44 | Taiwan | 907 | -38% |
| 45 | Romania | 892 | -39% |
| 46 | Germany | 880 | -40% |
| 47 | Greece | 877 | -40% |
| 48 | Hong Kong | 853 | -42% |
| 49 | Austria | 844 | -42% |
| 50 | Korea | 843 | -42% |
| 51 | Spain | 836 | -43% |
| 52 | Turkey | 822 | -44% |
| 53 | Sweden | 819 | -44% |
| 54 | Norway | 805 | -45% |
| 55 | Denmark | 800 | -45% |
| 56 | Netherlands | 797 | -45% |
| 57 | Poland | 783 | -46% |
| 58 | Bahrain | 779 | -47% |
| 59 | Bolivia | 779 | -47% |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 779 | -47% |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 779 | -47% |
| 62 | Jordan | 778 | -47% |
| 63 | Algeria | 772 | -47% |
| 64 | Tunisia | 772 | -47% |
| 65 | Morocco | 771 | -47% |
| 66 | Finland | 767 | -48% |
| 67 | Qatar | 727 | -50% |
| 68 | Egypt | 726 | -50% |
| 69 | Lebanon | 725 | -50% |
| 70 | Iraq | 724 | -50% |
| 71 | Portugal | 707 | -52% |
| 72 | Kuwait | 648 | -56% |
| 73 | Indonesia | 281 | -81% |
