(Trends Wide Español) — The leaders of Mexico, the United States and Canada will meet this Thursday at a summit for the first time in 5 years. The three countries have close commercial, social, cultural and collaborative ties, but how different are they?
We tell you data to understand their relationships:
The relationship between Mexico and the United States
- The United States and Mexico share a border of more than 3,200 kilometers and have 55 ports of entry on that border
- The relationship between the United States and Mexico is complex and of multiple social, migration, cultural, economic factors and more. Mexico is the second largest trade partner of the United States.
- Trade between the two countries was US $ 536.7 billion in 2020
- 1.6 million U.S. citizens live in Mexico
- Mexico is the number one foreign destination for US travelers.
The relationship between Mexico and Canada
- Trade and investment exchanges between Canada and Mexico are increasing. Topics of interest between the two countries range from energy, agriculture, creativity, and culture and innovation, among others.
- In 2020, trade between the two countries was more than US $ 28.6 billion
- Mexico is Canada’s third largest trading partner
- Mexico was the second largest source of travelers to Canada, in 2020
- In 2020, 28,000 agricultural workers from Mexico came to Canada
The relationship between the US and Canada
- The two countries share the largest international border: some 8,891 kilometers with 120 ports of entry on that border
- The US relationship with Canada is one of the closest and most extensive, says the State Department de EE.UU.
- Some US $ 1.7 billion in goods are exchanged every day between the two countries
- The United States-Canada relationship focuses on the economy, climate change, national and border security, global affairs, and the opioid crisis, among others.
How do they compare for population, investment in education, defense, and other factors?
