12 comparison tools
World & people
Populations, countries, crowds and how a number lands against eight billion people.
- Births and deaths Global birth and death rates per second, minute, day and year.
- City comparison A city population against the largest metropolitan areas in the world.
- Crowd sizes A crowd size against stadiums, festivals, protests and the largest gatherings ever.
- Global income An income against the global distribution, not the national one.
- How land is used An area as a share of Earth’s land, against farming, forest, cities and ice.
- Internet users A user count against the platforms, countries and the whole connected world.
- Language speakers A speaker count against the world’s largest languages, by native and total speakers.
- Life expectancy A life expectancy against countries, and against the historical record.
- Population density A population density against countries, cities and the emptiest places on Earth.
- Share of the world A percentage against the shares that make up humanity, land, water and wealth.
- Time zones A time difference against the world’s time zones and the extremes of the system.
- World population A headcount against cities, countries, continents and the whole world.