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There has been a lot of handwringing in Canada lately about why Justin Trudeau’s visit to India has been such an internationally recognized disaster.

Canada’s reputation as a terrorist haven is a big reason, but there’s also a more sobering explanation: India is an incredibly large and busy country that has better things to do than hang out with Canadians. In pure population terms, Justin Trudeau is to India what the president of Djibouti is to Canada.

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Below, a look at the awesome gap in population between Canada and India. It’s an update from when we first published the numbers during Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s 2015 visit to Canada.

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1,324,000,000

Total population of India.

36,708,000

Total population of Canada

2.8 per cent

Percentage of India that the entire population of Canada comprises.

3,069

At Canada’s current rate of growth (386,100 per year), it would take this many years to equal India’s population.