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Originally Posted by blankall
A straight across comparison really isn't fair. The USA clearly has its faults including more poverty. However, it's also easier to live below the poverty line in the USA.
I'm trying to find accurate stats on homelessness, which is difficult as Canada does a really poor job of keeping them. From what I can gather, the homelessness rate in Canada is much higher than the USA. The USA reported 653,100 homeless people in 2023. Canada is estimated to have 200-300,000, but the USA's population is over 8 times larger.
As stated, these stats are probably not 100% reliable.
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I can see where you got those stats, they were the first results on google, but you have to read what they're saying. It's not simply 235000 Canadians vs 653000 Americans. It looks like the 35000 Canadians vs 653000 Americans homeless is the correct comparison. Which is more in line with our populations. It was saying over the course of a year 235000 Canadians will be homeless at some point in time.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) counted 653,104 homeless Americans in its annual point-in-time report, which measures homelessness across the US on a single night each winter.
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235,000 Canadians experience homelessness yearly, with up to 35,000 individuals experiencing homelessness on any night.
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