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Most Populous Countries Quiz

How well do you know the most populous countries? Floored turns the ranking into a building: floor 1 is the top of the list. We name a floor, you guess what's on it, and the lift rides to whatever you picked so you know to go higher or lower.

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You get a few guesses per floor. Land it on your first guess for 10 points; a near miss still scores. After the country pop. round, four more lists from the same topic keep the ride going.

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  1. India 1.44B people
    Its 2024 general election had about 970 million eligible voters, the largest election in history.
  2. China 1.42B people
    Its one-child policy lasted from 1980 until it was scrapped in 2015.
  3. United States 343.5M people
    Is home to more international migrants than any other country.
  4. Indonesia 281.2M people
    Has the largest Muslim population of any country in the world.
  5. Pakistan 247.5M people
    Is home to K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth.
  6. Nigeria 227.9M people
    Nollywood is one of the most prolific film industries in the world.
  7. Brazil 211.1M people
    Has the largest population of Japanese descent outside Japan, around two million people.
  8. Bangladesh 171.5M people
    Shares the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest on Earth, with India.
  9. Russia 145.4M people
    Is the most populous country in Europe.
  10. Mexico 129.7M people
    Has more Spanish speakers than any other country, including Spain.
  11. Ethiopia 128.7M people
    Is the most populous landlocked country in the world.
  12. Japan 124.4M people
    Since 2023, more than one in ten people living there have been aged 80 or older.
  13. Philippines 114.9M people
    Is made up of more than 7,000 islands.
  14. Egypt 114.5M people
    About 95% of Egyptians live along the Nile.
  15. DR Congo 105.8M people
    Is the most populous French-speaking country in the world.
  16. Vietnam 100.4M people
    Is the world's second-biggest coffee exporter.
  17. Iran 90.6M people
    Grows most of the world's saffron.
  18. Turkey 87.3M people
    Istanbul sits on two continents at once.
  19. Germany 84.5M people
    Much of its Autobahn network has no general speed limit.
  20. Thailand 71.7M people
    Bangkok's full ceremonial name is one of the longest place names on Earth.
  21. United Kingdom 68.7M people
    The London Underground, opened in 1863, is the world's oldest metro.
  22. Tanzania 66.6M people
    More than 100 languages are spoken there, with Swahili as the common tongue.
  23. France 66.4M people
    Paris packs over 20,000 people per square kilometer, one of the densest cities in Europe.
  24. South Africa 63.2M people
    Has 12 official languages, after South African Sign Language was added in 2023.
  25. Italy 59.5M people
    Completely surrounds two other countries: San Marino and Vatican City.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (via Wikipedia) · as of 2023-07

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