He was the eldest son of James Mill, a Scotsman who had come to London and become a leading figure in the group of philosophical radicals which aimed to further the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham. John Stuart Mill's mother was Harriet Barrow, who seems to have had very little influence upon him.
Answer: Canada is bigger, second largest in the world. (Russia is the biggest.) Canada: 9,984,670 SQ KM US: 9,826,675 SQ KM Source: CIA Fact Book.
The U.k. us a bit larger than Michigan. And matter of fact the states of Nebraska,North and South Dakota are larger than Michigan which you did not mention. And even those 3 states would be a bit smaller than the U.k. and would have been better to make a comparison mistake with than Michigan.