[zuzululu]

canada's economy is roughly slightly below Mississipi with increasing amount of migration from third world countries putting strain on its resources and with almost no plans other than to tax the already overstretched middle class

its almost the exact dilemma in Western Europe except the only saving grace is military security is guaranteed by its larger and richer neighbor

[wasabi991011]

> canada's economy is roughly slightly below Mississipi

No, it isn't. Not true in absolute terms, not true per capita, not true adjusted for purchasing power.

[vlovich123]

It is true per capita in USD dollars due to the weak Canadian dollar. Mississippi has better purchasing power

[wasabi991011]

No, it isn't, at least according to here [1] (data from worldbank). This is in nominal USD as almost all calculations of GDP. If you compare by purchasing power, Canada likely pulls out ahead since Canada has a lower price level than the US [2] (can't find Mississippi-specific price level).

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ... section "U.S. states by GDP per capita if they were sovereign states"

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity

[vlovich123]

You can’t just say “no it isn’t” when your own link disagrees with you.

From your link per capita GDP for Mississippi $55,877 in 2025 compared with $60,305 in 2026 for Canada [1]. That seems pretty similar.

My point was that when the Canadian dollar is weak GDP in USD decreases while when it’s strong GDP increases without anything about the country’s output changing - that’s the challenging of comparing by normalizing against a single currency.

I’ll let you do your own purchasing power math but Mississippi has significantly cheaper prices as part of America than Canada. Canada has a stronger safety net but that isn’t about purchasing power to much other than health insurance being baked into your taxes.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Canada

[g8oz]

When I see these GDP comparisons between Mississippi and Europe or Canada I have to ask does anyone honestly believe that life in Mississippi is better than in any of those other two places? Especially if you have any knowledge of Mississippi. If anything this example shows us the limitations of using this statistic.

[bluGill]

It always depends. You get people in Mississippi who don't have electric, pump water by hand and use an outhouse. (They are not Amish or otherwise religiously against technology they just can't afford it) you also find engineers and doctors making as much as anywhere else in the US.

Mississippi has great weather year round. Canada gets really cold (most of those I know in Canada live in Manitoba). Your standard of living without electric is higher in Mississippi than in Canada in winter. If you are the typical person in Mississippi with electric service you have a nice life. Sure it is a little better elsewhere but not by much. You likely have more toys than someone in Europe.

[wasabi991011]

My own link did not disagree with me. The claim was "Canada slightly below Mississippi". My link showed "Mississippi slightly below Canada". Both in the same year.

Did you intentionally move the goal posts or did you misunderstand?

[zuzululu]

absolutely. its the "poorest" state too

[sanswork]

Canada's GDP is $2.2t vs $165b for Mississippi. Immigration rate is decreasing.

[zuzululu]

thanks for bringing this up and I have to reiterate the importance of per capita which is something that is curiously ignored in these discussions but I'm sure you know the difference from just measuring GDP alone and just forgot about it

Canada's nominal GDP per capita is roughly $53,800 USD, which places it nearly on par with Mississippi

also Canada admits people from third world countries at a per-capita rate roughly four times higher than the United States, with none of the enforcement agencies capable of tackling illegal immigration which a lot of this demographic engages in. It's difficult for ICE now imagine Canada which has no such enforcement on the same scale

my point is that Canada has a smaller economy but imports more from the third world than its much richer and powerful neighbor.

this is not a sustainable arrangement.

[jollyllama]

> It's difficult for ICE now imagine Canada which has no such enforcement on the same scale

A massive federal agency rounding up illegal immigrants actually isn't that effective, as has been seen in the USA. What actually works is making it impossible to find a job or housing without proof of citizenship - which is being done in Canada BTW

[zuzululu]

cnada does not make employment or housing impossible without proof of citizenship there are massive illegal labor market especially in the construction food service jobs. Also the check is minimal and poorly enforced or tracked. It's the same situation in rentals there are routine subletting via cash one of my partner so again the enforcement mechanisms fall apart here and you will see this to be a repeating pattern throughout canadian society where there are laws but are hardly enforced or resources spent equally.

if illegal presence has almost no chance of interior enforcement, then overstaying or working illegally becomes a rational bet. If arrests, detention, removals, and employer raids become credible again, behavior changes that's the whole point of ICE raids they know they can't deport millions of people but to change the behavior of the demographic that they are targeting. This is something that Canada neither has the political capital to pursue.

[watwut]

And still, Canada has higher living standards, better healthcare, school system, criminal justice and lower murder rates.

No, Canada is not as poor as Missisipy.

[cwillu]

If you don't say the words “per capita”, you don't get credit for having said them.

[ipaddr]

Canada ranks 4th.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-canada-would-rank-as-th...

[bparsons]

The Canada hater has logged on.