Most populous countries
Least populous countries
Poland
Crazy statistics
Non-states with sizeable populations
100

What is the most populous country in the world? (Hint: many of our students are from there)

India with 1.44 billion people

100

What is the least most populous country? (hint: it's in Rome)

The Vatican City with 618 people

100

What is Poland's population - roughly?

38 million people

100

How Many People Can Fit in Loch Ness?

Loch Ness is 35.4 kilometers long, 2.7 kilometers wide at the widest point, and over 260 meters deep. With its enormous size, the loch is capable of holding the entire population of the world with plenty of space to spare if the water is drained from it. This means that in the space taken up by Loch Ness, you could fit every single person in the world multiplied by ten or more.

100

If this were a nation-state, it would be ranked as the third most populous country in the world. (Hint: it's in Europe)

European Union

200

What is the second most populous country in the world? (Hint: its civilisation is known for a great wall it built)

China with 1.42 billion people

200

This country which has only has 56,700 people is also the largest island in the world

Greenland

200

Which twentieth century event contributed to Poland losing millions of people, from 35 million in 1938 to 24 million in 1946

Second World War

200

Which country has enough nuclear bunkers for its population (Hint: it's in Europe)?

Switzerland

200

In the north of the country is the most populous state in India.

Uttar Pradesh

300

What is the third most populous country? (Hint: it's in North America)

The USA with 336,997,000 people

300

This country is the smallest nation in Asia by land area and is also Asia's least populated country with 528,000 people

The Maldives

300

Poland's population is in decline. Yes or no?

Yes

300

Which country has 65 million empty houses (Hint: it's in Asia)?

China

300

It is China's most populated province. If it were a nation-state, it would rank as the twelfth most populous country in the world.

Guangdong

400

What is the fourth most populous country? (It's in South-East Asia)

Indonesia with 281,604,000 people

400

This country is the smallest of the Baltic states in terms of area and its capital city is Tallinn. It has a population of 1,375,000 people.

Estonia

400

What is Poland's population density (number of people per square kilometre) to the nearest 100?

126 so 100

400

In which country do men outnumber women in a ratio of 2.87 to 1 (hint: it's in the Middle East)?

Qatar

400

About 74% of this country's total population (146.7 million) live in the European part of the country.

Russia

500

What is the fifth most populous country? (Hint: it borders China, Afghanistan, India and Iran)

Pakistan with 245,000,000 people

500

This is the least densely populated country in the world with 2 people per square kilometre and a total population of 3,695,000 people

Mongolia

500

What percentage of the population is urban to the nearest 10%?

58.7% so 60%

500

In this country, 1 in 3 inhabitants are millionaires (Hint: it's in Europe).

Monaco

500

This is the most populous state in the US. If this were a nation state, it'd be ranked number 39 of the world's most populated countries.

California