| Ranking | Country | Population (thousands) | Comparable to that of
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| 1 | China | 1,262,460
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| 2 | India | 1,015,923
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| 3 | United States | 281,550
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| 4 | Indonesia | 210,421
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| 5 | Brazil | 170,406
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| 6 | Russia | 145,555
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| 7 | Pakistan | 138,080
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| 8 | Bangladesh | 131,050
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| 9 | Nigeria | 126,910
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| 10 | Japan | 126,870
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| 11 | Mexico | 97,966 | Henan (92,560) or Shandong (90,790) Province
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| 12 | Germany | 82,150 | Guangdong (86,420) or Sichuan (83,290) Province
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| 13 | Vietnam | 78,523
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| 14 | Philippines | 75,580 | Jiangsu Province (74,380)
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| 15 | Turkey | 65,293 | Hebei Province (67,440)
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| 16 | Ethiopia | 64,298 | Hunan Province (64,400)
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| 17 | Egypt | 63,976
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| 18 | Iran | 63,664
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| 19 | Thailand | 60,728 | Hubei Province (60,280)
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| 20 | United Kingdom | 59,739 | Anhui Province (59,860)
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| 21 | France | 58,892
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| 22 | Italy | 57,690
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| 23 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 50,948
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| 24 | Ukraine | 49,501
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| 25 | Myanmar | 47,749
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| 26 | Korea, Rep. | 47,275 | Zhejiang Province (46,770) or Guangxi Autonomous Region (44,890)
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| 27 | South Africa | 42,801 | Yunnan (42,880) or Liaoning (42,380) Province
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| 28 | Colombia | 42,299 | Jiangxi Province (41,400)
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| 29 | Spain | 39,465
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| 30 | Poland | 38,650
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| 31 | Argentina | 37,032 | Heilongjiang (36,890) or Shaanxi (36,050) Province
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| 32 | Tanzania | 33,696 | Guizhou (35,250), Fujian (34,710), or Shanxi (32,970) Province
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| 33 | Sudan | 31,095 | Chongqing Municipality (30,900)
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| 34 | Canada | 30,750
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| 35 | Algeria | 30,399
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| 36 | Kenya | 30,092
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| 37 | Morocco | 28,705
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| 38 | Afghanistan | 26,550 | Jilin Province (27,280)
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| 39 | Peru | 25,661 | Gansu Province (25,620)
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| 40 | Uzbekistan | 24,752
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