I was curious about the differences between American and Canadian immigration systems. After 2016 US elections, we hear a lot about those differences, but I could not find a good source with actual numbers compared. Let's do it here. As usual, here is the Google Docs spreadsheet with all relevant data. As usual, all charts below are interactive, just move your mouse over the line or the legend item.
Let's start with the simplest part - total population numbers provided by Wikipedia:
No surprises here - these countries are economically and culturally close, so population growth patterns are similar.
Let's have a look at natural population growth numbers pulled from UNDESA (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs) and The World Bank:
