At a Glance: Canada, the United States, and Mexico
Many maps are not drawn to scale, as anyone who has studied geography will tell you. When you look at a globe, the US appears to be a gigantic monster towering over its neighbors. The United States isn’t nearly as big as we’ve been led to believe.
Canada is, in fact, the world’s second-largest country, with a landmass that dwarfs that of its southern neighbor. The United States has a landmass of 9,833,517 square kilometers, while Canada has a landmass of 9,984,670 square kilometers. Mexico is likewise significantly larger than our existing maps suggest.