Kangaroo math contest is simpler than Waterloo math contest. Kangaroo Math Competition is the largest math competition for teenagers in the world, which is open to students of grade 1- 12. The contest originated from a popular mathematics contest initiated by the famous Australian mathematician Peter Roland in 1980s, and it is 199 1. In honor of this Australian mathematician, the contest was officially named MathKangaroo Kangaroo Kangaroo Mathematics Contest.

Waterloo Series Mathematics Competition is an all-age mathematics competition covering grades 7 to 12, also known as CanadianMathematicsCompetition, which is the official mathematics competition in Canada.