efnfen4 t1_j6h7cgv wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:11 AM

Reply to comment by GetsGold in TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4

Everything changes depending on how you measure it

GetsGold t1_j6hdbwa wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:37 AM

In other cases, like with area, the actual area doesn't change, just you estimation of it.

With border length however, there is no "actual" length, as the more accurate you measure it, the length will increase and not ever get closer and closer to some specific value.