Mapped: The World’s Biggest Populations, Re-arranged

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  11.29.10 | 12:06 PM ET

Here’s a fascinating re-imagining of the world map, in which the countries with the world’s largest populations also occupy the spots on the map with the largest territory. So China takes over Russia’s spot, India moves into Canada’s current location, and so on.

Interestingly, only the United States (with both the third largest population and the third largest area) and Brazil (which lands at number five on both lists) remain in place—every other country gets relocated.

Tags: Geography for Fun and Profit, Maps, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


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