It’s often hard to gauge how big other countries are because maps are terrible at representing relative size, and most people just don’t think about it that much.
Well, a website called The True Size Of… will help you put the size of countries around the globe into perspective while you brush up on your geography. Take a look at these 15 countries and how they size up to the United States.
For the sake of reference, the population of the U.S. is roughly 328 million people.
1. Australia – Population: 23,470,145
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2. Japan – Population: 126,168,156
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3. France – Population: 67,364,357
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4. Germany – Population: 80,457,737
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5. Nigeria – Population: 203,452,505
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6. Russia – Population: 142,122,776
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7. Greece – Population: 10,761,523
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8. Brazil – Population: 208,846,892
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9. Thailand – Population: 68,615,858
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10. United Kingdom – Population: 65,105,246
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11. India – Population: 1,296,824,042
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12. Ireland – Population: 4,784,000
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13. Israel – Population: 8,424,904
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14. Spain – Population: 49,331,076
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15. China – Population: 1,384,688,986
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Did any of these surprise you?
