this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2025
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TL;DR: India, China, US, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Brazil. Aggregated percent of total: 50.4

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

TiL that 198 (out of 205) countries make up less than half of the world's human population

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

It’s funny that three to seven on the list don’t add up to number two, China.

[–] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

If you divide it into thirds, it's India and China at 34%, then the next 15 countries for another 33% (USA, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Brazil, Bangladesh, Russia, Mexico, Japan, Philippines, Ethiopia, DR Congo, Egypt, Vietnam, Iran), and all other 188 countries make up the remaining 33%.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm surprised the USA population is still growing.

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[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

🇮🇳 जय हिंद 🇮🇳

[–] MisanthropiCynic@lemmy.today 0 points 1 week ago

It’s not something to be proud of