Know Your Neighbors – North America

September 4, 2020, Linda Lou Burton posting from Little Rock, Arkansas – Do you know your geography? There are ten countries in North America – I keep up with them by memorizing them alphabetically.

Countries in North America

• Belize
• Canada
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• United States

Where do the most people live?

• United States     331,883,986
• Mexico                 127,318,112
• Canada                 36,136,376
• Guatemala          16,867,133
• Honduras             9,325,005
• El Salvador          6,202,330
• Nicaragua            6,144,442
• Costa Rica           5,043,084
• Panama               3,847,647
• Belize                     392,771

If you had to walk across it, which county would take the longest? Which is largest in square miles?

• Canada                 3,855,103
• United States      3,796,742
• Mexico                    758,449
• Nicaragua                 50,336
• Honduras                 43,278
• Guatemala               42,042
• Panama                    29,120
• Costa Rica                19,730
• Belize                         8,867
• El Salvador               8,124

Which country has the highest percentage of internet users? Most technologically inclined?

• Canada                      91.0%
• United States           87.3%
• Costa Rica                74.1%
• Mexico                      65.8%
• Guatemala               65.0%
• Panama                    57.9%
• Belize                        47.1%
• El Salvador              33.8%
• Honduras                31.7%
• Nicaragua               27.9%

Which country has the highest literacy rate? Percent of population able to read and write?

• Canada                   99.0%
• United States        99.0%
• Costa Rica             97.8%
• Panama                  95.0%
• Mexico                   94.9%
• Honduras               89.0%
• El Salvador            88.5%
• Nicaragua              82.8%
• Guatemala             81.5%
• Belize                     79.1%

Which country has the highest population density? How many people are there per square mile? Close to each other or lots of breathing space?

• El Salvador           763
• Guatemala           401
• Costa Rica            256
• Honduras             215
• Mexico                  168
• Panama                132
• Nicaragua            122
• United States       87
• Belize                    44
• Canada                   9

Which country has had the most confirmed DEATHS from COVID19 in 2020 to date?

• United States        185,687
• Mexico                     66,329
• Canada                       9,141
• Guatemala                 2,825
• Panama                      2,046
• Honduras                  1,954
• El Salvador                 744
• Costa Rica                   460
• Nicaragua                    141
• Belize                             13

Which country has had the most confirmed CASES of COVID19 reported in 2020 to date?

• United States       6,095,007
• Mexico                      616,894
• Canada                      130,493
• Panama                       94,914
• Guatemala                  77,040
• Honduras                   63,158
• Costa Rica                  44,458
• El Salvador                26,099
• Nicaragua                    3,773
• Belize                            1,118

Which county has the highest percent of their population diagnosed with COVID19 in 2020 to date?

• Panama                  2.47%
• United States        1.84%
• Costa Rica              0.88%
• Honduras               0.68%
• Mexico                    0.48%
• Guatemala             0.46%
• El Salvador            0.42%
• Canada                   0.36%
• Belize                     0.28%
• Nicaragua             0.06%