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  1. Largest countries and territories in the world by area

    • statista.com
    Updated Nov 19, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Largest countries and territories in the world by area [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262955/largest-countries-in-the-world/
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    Nov 19, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    Russia is the largest country in the world by far, with a total area of just over 17 million square kilometers. After Antarctica, the next three countries are Canada, the U.S., and China; all between 9.5 and 10 million square kilometers. The figures given include internal water surface area (such as lakes or rivers) - if the figures were for land surface only then China would be the second largest country in the world, the U.S. third, and Canada (the country with more lakes than the rest of the world combined) fourth. Russia Russia has a population of around 145 million people, putting it in the top ten most populous countries in the world, and making it the most populous in Europe. However, it's vast size gives it a very low population density, ranked among the bottom 20 countries. Most of Russia's population is concentrated in the west, with around 75 percent of the population living in the European part, while around 75 percent of Russia's territory is in Asia; the Ural Mountains are considered the continental border. Elsewhere in the world Beyond Russia, the world's largest countries all have distinctive topographies and climates setting them apart. The United States, for example, has climates ranging from tundra in Alaska to tropical forests in Florida, with various mountain ranges, deserts, plains, and forests in between. Populations in these countries are often concentrated in urban areas, and are not evenly distributed across the country. For example, around 85 percent of Canada's population lives within 100 miles of the U.S. border; around 95 percent of China lives east of the Heihe–Tengchong Line that splits the country; and the majority of populations in large countries such as Australia or Brazil live near the coast.

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    Land area by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Oct 16, 2016
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    Globalen LLC (2016). Land area by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/land_area/
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 16, 2016
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1961 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    The average for 2023 based on 196 countries was 656095 sq. km. The highest value was in Russia: 16376870 sq. km and the lowest value was in Monaco: 2 sq. km. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

  3. Largest countries in South America, by land area

    • statista.com
    Updated Apr 5, 2019
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    Statista (2019). Largest countries in South America, by land area [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/992398/largest-countries-area-south-america/
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 5, 2019
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Latin America, Americas, South America
    Description

    The statistic shows the largest countries in South America, based on land area. Brazil is the largest country by far, with a total area of over 8.5 million square kilometers, followed by Argentina, with almost 2.8 million square kilometers.

  4. Largest countries in Latin America, by land area

    • statista.com
    Updated Apr 2, 2019
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    Statista (2019). Largest countries in Latin America, by land area [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/990519/largest-countries-area-latin-america/
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    Apr 2, 2019
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    Area covered
    Latin America, Americas
    Description

    Based on land area, Brazil is the largest country in Latin America by far, with a total area of over 8.5 million square kilometers. Argentina follows with almost 2.8 million square kilometers. Cuba, whose surface area extends over almost 111,000 square kilometers, is the Caribbean country with the largest territory.

    Brazil: a country with a lot to offer

    Brazil's borders reach nearly half of the South American subcontinent, making it the fifth-largest country in the world and the third-largest country in the Western Hemisphere. Along with its landmass, Brazil also boasts the largest population and economy in the region. Although Brasília is the capital, the most significant portion of the country's population is concentrated along its coastline in the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

    South America: a region of extreme geographic variation

    With the Andes mountain range in the West, the Amazon Rainforest in the East, the Equator in the North, and Cape Horn as the Southern-most continental tip, South America has some of the most diverse climatic and ecological terrains in the world. At its core, its biodiversity can largely be attributed to the Amazon, the world's largest tropical rainforest, and the Amazon river, the world's largest river. However, with this incredible wealth of ecology also comes great responsibility. In the past decade, roughly 80,000 square kilometers of the Brazilian Amazon were destroyed. And, as of late 2019, there were at least 1,000 threatened species in Brazil alone.

  5. Largest countries in Central America, by land area

    • statista.com
    Updated Apr 5, 2019
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    Statista (2019). Largest countries in Central America, by land area [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/992382/largest-countries-area-central-america/
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    Apr 5, 2019
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Latin America, Americas
    Description

    The statistic shows the largest countries in Central America, based on land area. Nicaragua is the largest country in the subregion, with a total area of over 130 thousand square kilometers, followed by Honduras, with more than 112 thousand square kilometers.

  6. Largest countries in Africa 2020, by area

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 30, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Largest countries in Africa 2020, by area [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207844/largest-countries-in-africa-by-area/
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    Jun 30, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2020
    Area covered
    Africa
    Description

    Algeria is the biggest country in Africa, with an area exceeding 2.38 million square kilometers as of 2020. The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan follow with a total area of around 2.34 million and 1.88 million square kilometers, respectively. On the other hand, Seychelles is the smallest country on the continent, with an area of only 460 square kilometers. Overall, Africa’s total area exceeds 30 million square kilometers, being the second largest continent in the world after Asia. Nigeria and Ethiopia lead the ranking of the most populated countries in Africa.

    How have the African countries been formed?

    The political geography of Africa has been influenced by its colonial history. Between the 19th and 20th Century, the European colonizers have divided up Africa. The partition of the territories was merely driven by strategic purposes: Borders between countries were artificially created in the absence of a geographic border. Following the decolonization, most countries gained their independence in the second half of the 1900s. The newest country in Africa is South Sudan, which became independent in 2011.

    Africa's physical geography

    Geographically, the African continent is mostly constituted by plains and tablelands. Inner plateaus are prevalent in the sub-Saharan region. In the center-north, the arid Sahara Desert extends for around nine million square kilometers, being the largest subtropical desert in the world. The continent also has some of the biggest water basins worldwide, namely the Nile, Congo, and Niger rivers. East Africa has, instead, the highest summit on the continent, the Kilimanjaro. Peaking at 5,895 meters, the mountain dominates Tanzania’s landscape and attracts thousands of climbers each year.

  7. Top_10_Populated_countries_1955to2050_forecasted

    • kaggle.com
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    Updated Apr 1, 2024
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    Danish Ammar (2024). Top_10_Populated_countries_1955to2050_forecasted [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/danishammar/top-10-populated-countries-1955to2050-forcasted
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 1, 2024
    Authors
    Danish Ammar
    License

    Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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    Description

    this is the data of Top 10 populated countries of world as on 30 March 2024 with history of their population from 1955. it also have forecasted population values of these countries from 2025 to 2050.

    here are the detail of columns

    1: year:1955 to 2050

    2: India: (population in millions)

    3: china: (population in millions)

    4: USA: (population in millions)

    5: Indonesia: (population in millions)

    6: Pakistan: (population in millions)

    7: Nigeria: (population in millions)

    8: Brazil: (population in millions)

    9: Bangladesh: (population in millions)

    10: Russia: (population in millions)

    11: Mexico: (population in millions)

    Acknowledgement This Dataset is created from https://www.worldometers.info/. If you want to learn more, you can visit the Website.

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    Land area in the European union | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Oct 16, 2019
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    Globalen LLC (2019). Land area in the European union | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/land_area/European-union/
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 16, 2019
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1961 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    Europe, European Union, World
    Description

    The average for 2023 based on 27 countries was 147715 sq. km. The highest value was in France: 538950 sq. km and the lowest value was in Malta: 320 sq. km. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

  9. Countries with the largest population 2025

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    Statista, Countries with the largest population 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262879/countries-with-the-largest-population/
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    In 2025, India overtook China as the world's most populous country and now has almost 1.46 billion people. China now has the second-largest population in the world, still with just over 1.4 billion inhabitants, however, its population went into decline in 2023. Global population As of 2025, the world's population stands at almost 8.2 billion people and is expected to reach around 10.3 billion people in the 2080s, when it will then go into decline. Due to improved healthcare, sanitation, and general living conditions, the global population continues to increase; mortality rates (particularly among infants and children) are decreasing and the median age of the world population has steadily increased for decades. As for the average life expectancy in industrial and developing countries, the gap has narrowed significantly since the mid-20th century. Asia is the most populous continent on Earth; 11 of the 20 largest countries are located there. It leads the ranking of the global population by continent by far, reporting four times as many inhabitants as Africa. The Demographic Transition The population explosion over the past two centuries is part of a phenomenon known as the demographic transition. Simply put, this transition results from a drastic reduction in mortality, which then leads to a reduction in fertility, and increase in life expectancy; this interim period where death rates are low and birth rates are high is where this population explosion occurs, and population growth can remain high as the population ages. In today's most-developed countries, the transition generally began with industrialization in the 1800s, and growth has now stabilized as birth and mortality rates have re-balanced. Across less-developed countries, the stage of this transition varies; for example, China is at a later stage than India, which accounts for the change in which country is more populous - understanding the demographic transition can help understand the reason why China's population is now going into decline. The least-developed region is Sub-Saharan Africa, where fertility rates remain close to pre-industrial levels in some countries. As these countries transition, they will undergo significant rates of population growth.

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    Percent of world population by country, around the world |...

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Mar 21, 2016
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    Globalen LLC (2016). Percent of world population by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/population_share/
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 21, 2016
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1960 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    The average for 2023 based on 196 countries was 0.51 percent. The highest value was in India: 17.94 percent and the lowest value was in Andorra: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

  11. World Population by Countries (2025)

    • kaggle.com
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    Updated Jan 23, 2025
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    Samith Chimminiyan (2025). World Population by Countries (2025) [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/samithsachidanandan/world-population-by-countries-2025
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    zip(9000 bytes)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 23, 2025
    Authors
    Samith Chimminiyan
    License

    http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/dbcl/1.0/http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/dbcl/1.0/

    Area covered
    World
    Description

    Description

    This Dataset contains details of World Population by country. According to the worldometer, the current population of the world is 8.2 billion people. Highest populated country is India followed by China and USA.

    Attribute Information

    • Rank : Country Rank by Population.
    • Country : Name of the Country.
    • Population(2024) : Current Population of each Country.
    • Yearly Change : Percentage Yearly Change in Population.
    • Net Change : Net change in the Population.
    • Density (P/Km²) : Population density (population per square km)
    • Land Area(Km²) : Total land area of the Country.
    • Migrants (net) : Total number of migrants.
    • Fertility Rate : Fertility rate
    • Median Age : Median age of the population
    • Urban Pop % : Percentage of urban population
    • World Share : Share to the word with population.

    Acknowledgements

    https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/

    Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

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    GOLD RESERVES by Country Dataset

    • tradingeconomics.com
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated May 26, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). GOLD RESERVES by Country Dataset [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/gold-reserves
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    Dataset updated
    May 26, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    This dataset provides values for GOLD RESERVES reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

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    Top country full names by country's urban population in South America

    • workwithdata.com
    Updated Apr 9, 2025
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    Work With Data (2025). Top country full names by country's urban population in South America [Dataset]. https://www.workwithdata.com/charts/countries-yearly?agg=sum&chart=hbar&f=1&fcol0=region&fop0=%3D&fval0=South+America&x=country_long&y=urban_population
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 9, 2025
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    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    South America
    Description

    This horizontal bar chart displays urban population (people) by country full name using the aggregation sum in South America. The data is about countries per year.

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    Percent of world GDP by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Nov 18, 2016
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    Globalen LLC (2016). Percent of world GDP by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/gdp_share/
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 18, 2016
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1980 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    The average for 2023 based on 188 countries was 0.53 percent. The highest value was in the USA: 26.3 percent and the lowest value was in Andorra: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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    Forest area, percent by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Apr 22, 2016
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    Globalen LLC (2016). Forest area, percent by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/forest_area/
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    excel, csv, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Apr 22, 2016
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1990 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    The average for 2023 based on 194 countries was 31.6 percent. The highest value was in Suriname: 94.4 percent and the lowest value was in Egypt: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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    China Imports By Country

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • de.tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated May 27, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). China Imports By Country [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/china/imports-by-country
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    json, excel, xml, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 27, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    China
    Description

    China's total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$2.59 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China's main import partners were: South Korea, the United States and Japan. The top three import commodities were: Electrical, electronic equipment; Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products and Ores slag and ash. Total Exports were valued at US$3.58 Trillion. In 2024, China had a trade surplus of US$991.41 Billion.

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    Human flight and brain drain by country, around the world |...

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Mar 28, 2019
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    Globalen LLC (2019). Human flight and brain drain by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/human_flight_brain_drain_index/
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 28, 2019
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 2007 - Dec 31, 2024
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    The average for 2024 based on 175 countries was 4.98 index points. The highest value was in Samoa: 10 index points and the lowest value was in Australia: 0.3 index points. The indicator is available from 2007 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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    Top country full names by country's individuals using the Internet

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    Updated May 8, 2025
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    Work With Data (2025). Top country full names by country's individuals using the Internet [Dataset]. https://www.workwithdata.com/charts/countries?agg=avg&chart=hbar&x=country_long&y=internet_pct
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    Dataset updated
    May 8, 2025
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    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    This horizontal bar chart displays individuals using the Internet (% of population) by country full name using the aggregation average, weighted by population. The data is about countries.

  19. Nordic countries by area

    • statista.com
    Updated Apr 7, 2022
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    Statista (2022). Nordic countries by area [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301264/countries-nordics-area/
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    Apr 7, 2022
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2022
    Area covered
    Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark
    Description

    With 450,295 square kilometers, Sweden is the largest Nordic country by area size, followed by Finland and Norway. This makes it the fifth largest country in Europe. Meanwhile, Denmark is the smallest of the five Nordic countries with only 43,094 square kilometers, however, the Danish autonomous region of Greenland is significantly larger than any of the Nordic countries, and is almost double the size of the other five combined.

    Population

    Sweden is also the Nordic country with the largest population. 10.45 million people live in the country. Denmark, Finland, and Norway all have between five and six million inhabitants, whereas only 370,000 people live in Iceland. Meanwhile, Denmark has the highest population density of the five countries. Greenland is the most sparsely populated permanently-inhabited country in the world, followed by the regions of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

    Geography

    The five Nordic countries vary geographically. While Denmark is mostly flat, its highest point only stretching around 170 meters above sea level, Norway's highest peak is nearly 2,500 meters high. Moreover, Finland is known for its many lakes and is often called the land of a thousand lakes, whereas Iceland is famous for its volcanoes.

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    GDP by Country Dataset

    • tradingeconomics.com
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Jun 29, 2011
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2011). GDP by Country Dataset [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/gdp
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 29, 2011
    Dataset authored and provided by
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    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    This dataset provides values for GDP reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

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Statista (2025). Largest countries and territories in the world by area [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262955/largest-countries-in-the-world/
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Largest countries and territories in the world by area

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Dataset updated
Nov 19, 2025
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Time period covered
2025
Area covered
World
Description

Russia is the largest country in the world by far, with a total area of just over 17 million square kilometers. After Antarctica, the next three countries are Canada, the U.S., and China; all between 9.5 and 10 million square kilometers. The figures given include internal water surface area (such as lakes or rivers) - if the figures were for land surface only then China would be the second largest country in the world, the U.S. third, and Canada (the country with more lakes than the rest of the world combined) fourth. Russia Russia has a population of around 145 million people, putting it in the top ten most populous countries in the world, and making it the most populous in Europe. However, it's vast size gives it a very low population density, ranked among the bottom 20 countries. Most of Russia's population is concentrated in the west, with around 75 percent of the population living in the European part, while around 75 percent of Russia's territory is in Asia; the Ural Mountains are considered the continental border. Elsewhere in the world Beyond Russia, the world's largest countries all have distinctive topographies and climates setting them apart. The United States, for example, has climates ranging from tundra in Alaska to tropical forests in Florida, with various mountain ranges, deserts, plains, and forests in between. Populations in these countries are often concentrated in urban areas, and are not evenly distributed across the country. For example, around 85 percent of Canada's population lives within 100 miles of the U.S. border; around 95 percent of China lives east of the Heihe–Tengchong Line that splits the country; and the majority of populations in large countries such as Australia or Brazil live near the coast.

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