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This is How Small America Is as a Percentage of the World

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This is How Small America Is as a Percentage of the World

How small is America viewed as a percentage of the world? The Earth is a big place, teeming with different cultures and countries. However, you might be surprised to see where the United States ends up. Today’s list is going by smallest to largest, but we’re still dealing with massive numbers regardless.

Thailand

Despite having a small stake in the percentage of the world, Thailand has a sizable population.
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  • World Share %: 0.89%
  • Total Population: 71,801,279
  • Net Change: 104,249
  • Yearly Change: 0.15%

Germany

Germany is one of the most populous countries in Western Europe, but its stake in the percentage of the world is quite low.
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  • World Share %: 1.04%
  • Total Population: 83,294,633
  • Net Change: -75,210
  • Yearly Change: -0.09%

Turkey

Turkey straddles Asia and Europe, but its population makes up for a lower percentage of the world’s residents.
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  • World Share %: 1.07%
  • Total Population: 85,816,199
  • Net Change: 474,958
  • Yearly Change: 0.56%

Iran

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ran’s population eclipses that of its neighbors, which accounts for its place on this list.
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  • World Share %: 1.07%
  • Total Population: 89,172,767
  • Net Change: 622,197
  • Yearly Change: 0.70%

Vietnam

Vietnam has a sizable population, but its percentage of the world’s residents is quite small compared to other Asian countries.
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  • World Share %: 1.23%
  • Total Population: 98,858,950
  • Net Change: 672,094
  • Yearly Change: 0.68%

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The DRC has a sizable population for its region, eclipsing nearby countries.
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  • World Share %: 1.27%
  • Total Population: 102,262,808
  • Net Change: 3,252,596
  • Yearly Change: 3.29%

Egypt

Egypt’s sizable population isn’t even the largest in North Africa.
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  • World Share %: 1.40%
  • Total Population: 112,716,598
  • Net Change: 1,726,495
  • Yearly Change: 1.56%

Phillippines

The Phillippines have a massive population relative to its rather small percentage of the world.
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  • World Share %: 1.46%
  • Total Population: 117,337,368
  • Net Change: 1,778,359
  • Yearly Change: 1.54%

Japan

Japan’s population is massive considering the overall landmass of the country.
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  • World Share %: 1.53%
  • Total Population: 123,294,513
  • Net Change: -657,179
  • Yearly Change: -0.53%

Ethiopia

Ethiopia has the largest population in all of Northern Africa.
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  • World Share %: 1.57%
  • Total Population: 126,527,060
  • Net Change: 3,147,136
  • Yearly Change: 2.55%

Mexico

Fascinatingly, Mexico has a larger population than Canada but has a lower percentage of the world than the United States.
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  • World Share %: 1.60%
  • Total Population: 128,455,567
  • Net Change: 951,442
  • Yearly Change: 0.75%

Russia

Russia has the largest population in all of Europe, but its stake in the world’s residents is smaller than some other large countries.
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  • World Share %: 1.80%
  • Total Population: 144,444,359
  • Net Change: -268,955
  • Yearly Change: -0.19%

Bangladesh

Bangladesh has a dense population like its neighbors, but its percentage of the world is far smaller as a whole.
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  • World Share %: 2.15%
  • Total Population: 172,954,319
  • Net Change: 1,767,947
  • Yearly Change: 1.03%

Brazil

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  • World Share %: 2.69%
  • Total Population: 216,422,446
  • Net Change: 1,108,948
  • Yearly Change: 0.52%

Nigeria

Interestingly, it would seem that Nigeria is the most populated country n all of Africa.
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  • World Share %: 2.78%
  • Total Population: 223,804,632
  • Net Change: 5,263,420
  • Yearly Change: 2.41%

Pakistan

Pakistan shares a densely packed population like neighboring India, but the percentage of the world between the two couldn’t be more different.
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  • World Share %: 2.99%
  • Total Population: 240,485,658
  • Net Change: 4,660,796
  • Yearly Change: 1.98%

Indonesia

Indonesia is the second most populous country in all of Asia.
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  • World Share %: 3.45%
  • Total Population: 277,534,122
  • Net Change: 2,032,783
  • Yearly Change: 0.74%

United States of America

The United States has a massive population relative to its neighbors in North America.
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  • World Share %: 4.23%
  • Total Population: 339,996,563
  • Net Change: 1,706,706
  • Yearly Change: 0.50%

China

China is the most populous country in all of Asia.
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  • World Share %: 17.72%
  • Total Population: 1,425,671,352
  • Net Change: -215,985
  • Yearly Change: -0.02%

India

India’s stake in the percentage of the world is staggering, with China it makes up a full third of the world’s population.
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  • World Share %: 17.76%
  • Total Population: 1,428,627,663
  • Net Change: 11,454,490
  • Yearly Change: 0.81%

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