Canada is 380,000 square kilometers larger than China, so why is its population only 37 million?

Canada is 380,000 square kilometers larger than China, so why is its population only 37 million?

A very interesting thing about the political landscape of today's world is that whether a country is strong does not depend on its territorial area, but on its population and economic aggregate.

A typical example is that the political landscape of the world's top four includes the powerful United States, Russia, the world's largest territorial country, China, the world's most populous country, and The traditional powers EU and Japan.

You will find that the minimum requirement for the five major political and military power centers in the world is a population of over 100 million.

In the world economic structure, populous countries account for an increasing proportion. Among the top ten countries in the world's economic rankings, only five countries, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Canada, have populations of less than 100 million. Others, such as the United States, China, Japan, India and Brazil, are growing strongly, especially China and India. The second largest country with a population of 1 billion, it is catching up with countries such as Britain, France, Italy and Canada in minutes.

All this points to one truth? Demographic dividend.

The competition in the 21st century is the competition of talents. With a large number of talents, there is a source of power for technological innovation.

Competition in the 21st century is market competition. With a large population, there is a broad consumer market and development potential.

In the future world, countries such as Nigeria, Indonesia, and Pakistan will have a place. Countries with small populations and slow growth rates will most likely become increasingly mediocre.

Traditional powers such as Britain, France, Germany and Japan are worried about market shrinkage caused by population shrinkage, and Canada is also the same.

As the world’s second largest territorial country, Canada has a population of only 37 million and ranks 38th in the world. This makes the Canadian authorities very painful. Increasing population has always been the top priority for Canada's economic and social development.

However, the effect is very limited. After all, the population base is there. With a population of 37 million, if we go all out to have children, we will only have about 100,000 children a year. Data shows that Canada can grow its population by 500,000 people a year, of which 400,000 are from international immigrants.

As China strives to limit its population, it will add more than 4 million people every year. The United States desperately encourages childbirth, which can increase the population by more than 1 million every year.

Why does Canada have such a small population? I think there are three main reasons;

1. Canada’s history is too short and the time for population growth is limited.

The word "Canada" appeared no earlier than 1791 (the year France formulated its first constitution). At that time Quebec was divided into Upper Canada and Lower Canada, and it was not until 1841 that a Canadian province emerged. In 1867, Canada merged with several other provinces to form the Dominion of Canada, which became an independent country in 1926.

In other words, counting from the founding of the country in 1926, Canada only had 94 years to increase its population. When Canada became independent in 1926, there were just over 1 million people. It has expanded 30 times in 100 years, which is an incredible speed.

Even comparing the United States horizontally, the United States has increased its population by 50 million in the past 20 years, from 280 million to 330 million. In Canada, the number increased from 30 million to 37 million. Canada's population growth rate is still slightly higher than that of the United States.

2. Canada’s urbanization rate is too high and its desire to have children is limited.

Canada is very similar to most developed countries in the world, with most of the population concentrated in metropolitan areas. Canada's major cities such as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver account for more than 50% of Canada's population. More than 40% of the population is distributed in small and medium-sized cities.

The sad thing is that 16% of Canada’s land is cultivated land, which can be said to be a vast land with abundant resources. Canada has 500,000 square kilometers of arable land, ranking sixth in the world, and more than half of its food is exported. There is no problem of not being able to feed people. There is still 1 million square kilometers that can be reclaimed as arable land.

Unfortunately, Canada has 240,000 family farms on 500,000 square kilometers of cultivated land, but only has a farming population of 34,000. The population of each farm is less than 2 people!

Big cities are the best contraceptives. More than 90% of Canadians live in big cities. Rural areas are suitable for having more children and raising pigs, but there are too few people in rural Canada!

3. Canada has a high latitude, resulting in low overall desire.

A truth common to all countries in the world is that the lower the latitude, the higher the human sexual desire. Countries with frequent rape cases in the world are basically concentrated in the tropics. For example, an Arab prince accidentally falls and a woman becomes pregnant, and another example is an Indian woman who becomes pregnant just once while riding a bus.

Sadly, the border between Canada and the United States is a straight 49% north latitude line. What is the concept of this 49th line? my country's 49th parallel north latitude passes through Urumqi, Hami, Manzhouli, Mudanjiang and other cities. Our country’s Arctic Village only has a latitude of 53 degrees.

At such a high latitude, Canadian men and women can only wear leather jackets and leather trousers because of the severe cold and do not want to untie them.

You can go on a date, but you can't have sex!

Many people say that Canada’s natural environment is so bad that there is nothing wrong with it! Canada’s arable land is enough to feed a population of 2 billion!

If Canada expands its population 10 times, it will definitely become a superpower. Unfortunately, the United States does not allow it.