Top-20 countries — population, area, economy

Population (mid-2024 UN estimates)

RankCountryPopulation (billions)Population (millions)
1India1.431,430
2China1.411,410
3United States0.341341
4Indonesia0.281281
5Pakistan0.244244
6Nigeria0.228228
7Brazil0.216216
8Bangladesh0.172172
9Russia0.144144
10Mexico0.129129
11Ethiopia0.127127
12Japan0.123123
13Philippines0.114114
14Egypt0.112112
15DR Congo0.111111
16Vietnam0.100100
17Iran0.08989
18Türkiye0.08686
19Germany0.08484
20Thailand0.07171

Area (total area, million km²)

RankCountryArea (million km²)
1Russia17.10
2Canada9.98
3United States9.83
4China9.60
5Brazil8.52
6Australia7.69
7India3.29
8Argentina2.78
9Kazakhstan2.72
10Algeria2.38
11DR Congo2.34
12Saudi Arabia2.15
13Mexico1.96
14Indonesia1.90
15Sudan1.86
16Libya1.76
17Iran1.65
18Mongolia1.56
19Peru1.29
20Chad1.28

Nominal GDP (2025, current prices; USD trillions)

RankCountry/EconomyGDP (USD T)
1United States~30.5
2China~19.2
3Germany~4.7
4Japan~4.2
5India~4.2
6United Kingdom~3.5
7France~3.2
8Italy~2.3
9Brazil~2.3
10Canada~2.3
11Russia~2.2
12South Korea~1.9
13Australia~1.8
14Mexico~1.6
15Spain~1.6
16Indonesia~1.5
17Türkiye~1.4
18Netherlands~1.2
19Saudi Arabia~1.1
20Switzerland~1.1

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024, CIA World Factbook, IMF WEO, IMF DataMapper

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