If ...... Were a Country, Where Would it Rank in the World
In the following quiz, try to guess where the following places, people, things, would rank in the world compared to the nations of the world, in the given categories.
For the purposes of this quiz, the host nations figures and statistics are not affected by the assumed independence of the places they contain. For eg, if ranking the area of Tuscany relative to other nations, Italy is still ranked according to it's area including Tuscany.
Sources include worldometer, wikipedia, forbes, citymayors.com, thoughtco.com, creativespirits.info, citypopulation.de
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1.If the Australian State of Western Australia were a country, where would it rank in the world in terms of area?
14th, between Indonesia and Sudan
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22nd, between Niger and Angola
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4th, between China and the United States
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10th, between Kazakhstan and Algeria
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Western Australia has a total area of 2,642,753 square/km. It is the 2nd largest country subdivision in the world.
2.If the US state of California were a country, where would it rank in the world in terms of Gross Domestic Product(GDP)?
5th, between Germany and India
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15th, between Spain and Mexico
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22nd, between Argentina and Sweden
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8th, between France and Brazil
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California has an annual GDP of US$3.2 trillion.
3.If Beijing was a country, where would it rank in the world in terms of the number of billionaires it has?
12th, between Taiwan and Australia
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6th, between Russia and Brazil
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Equal 18th, with Spain
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4th, between India and Germany
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As of 2021, according to Forbes, Beijing had 100 billionaires, the most of any city in the world.
4.If the Thai province of Phuket were country, where would it rank in the world in terms of international tourist arrivals(pre-covid, 2017 figures)?
36th, between the Czech Republic and Switzerland
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16th, between Russia and Canada
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30th, between Bahrain and Morocco
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50th, between Chile and Norway
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In 2017, Phuket had approximately 10 million international visitors
5.If the Indonesian island of Java were a country, where would it rank in the world in terms of population?
16th, between Vietnam and D.R. Congo
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9th, between Bangladesh and Russia
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28th, between Kenya and South Korea
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23rd, between France and Italy
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In 2020, Java had a population of 147,795,436
6.If the Venezuelan city of Caracas were a country, where would it rank in the world in terms of intentional homicides?
8th, between Colombia and Russia
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30th, between Egypt and Turkey
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40th, between Jamaica and Chad
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19th, between Tanzania and Honduras
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In 2019, Caracas had 2134 homicides(an average of 5.85 a day), the 3rd highest of any city in the world and 6th highest per capita.
7.If the Russian republic of Sakha were a country, where would it rank in the world compared to other nations in terms of the quantity of diamonds mined?
4th, between Botswana and South Africa
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8th, between Namibia and Lesotho
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2nd, between Russia and Canada
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12th, between Zimbabwe and Australia
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Sakha accounts for 99% of all diamonds mined in Russia, and 25% of all diamonds mined worldwide.
8.If the US state of Texas were a country, where would it rank compared to other nations for crude oil production?
4th, between Saudia Arabia and Canada
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2nd, between the United States and Russia
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16th, between Qatar and Angola
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10th, between Iran and Kuwait
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Texas produces 4.6 million barrels of oil per day.
9.If Japanese automobile company Toyota was a country, where would it be ranked compared to countries, comparing revenue to Gross Domestic Product(GDP)?
32nd, between Israel and South Africa
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29th, between Norway and the United Arab Emirates
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42nd, between Chile and Finland
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58th, between Angola and Kuwait
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Toyota is the 9th largest company in the world by revenue, with US$275.3 billion in 2020.
10.If Mexico City was a country, where would it be ranked compared to nations in relation to Gross Domestic Product(GDP)?
50th, between Peru and New Zealand
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30th, between the United Araba Emirates and Nigeria
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39th, between Colombia and the Philippines
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22nd, between Argentina and Sweden
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Mexico City was the 7th richest City in the world in 2020, with a GDP of US$608 billion
11.If the Chinese province of Hunan was a country, where would it rank in the world compared to nations in terms of rice production?
14th, between Cambodia and Nigeria
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3rd, between India and Bangladesh
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5th, between Indonesia and Vietnam
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8th, between Burma and the Philippines
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Hunan produced 30.15 million tons of rice in 2020, the most of any province in China.
12.If the Dallas Cowboys was a country, what would be the worth of it's team compared to nations Gross Domestic Product(GDP)?
185th, between Palau and Marshall Islands
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147th, between Malawi and Fiji
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109th, between Trinidad and Tobago and Cyprus
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127th, between Mozambique and Malta
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In 2020 the Dallas Cowboys was ranked by Forbes as the most valuable sports team in the world at US$5.5 billion.
13.If the metropolitan area of Shanghai was country, where would it rank compared to nations in terms of population?
42nd, between Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan
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60th, between Burkina Faso and Mali
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20th, between Germany and Thailand
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48th, between Ghana and Yemen
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Shanghai is the third most populous city(metropolitan area) in the world with 34.1 million inhabitants.
14.If New York City was a country, where would it rank in the world in terms of Covid-19 deaths?
22nd, between Romania and Ecuador
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10th, between Colombia and Indonesia
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43rd, between Malaysia and Switzerland
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56th, between Kazakhstan and Serbia
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As of August 13th, 2021, New York City had recorded 33,636 deaths from Covid-19.
15.If Australia's Aborigines were a country, where would they rank in the world in terms of their Human Development Index(HDI)?
47th, between Argentina and Brunei
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Equal 70th, with Cuba and Iran
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Equal 58th, with Bahamas and Barbados
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109th, between Bolivia, Indonesia, Philippines; and Belize
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Australia ranks 8th overall on the United Nations HDI, but the United Nations has noted that the HDI of indigenous peoples in several countries "lag significantly behind the general populations", a discrepancy that is "particularly pronounced in Australia".
16.If the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso were a country, where would it rank in the world in terms of Soybean production?
9th, between Ukraine and Russia
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29th, between Malawi and Myanmar
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12th, between Uruguay and Italy
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4th, between Argentina and China
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Mato Grosso produced 33 million tonnes of soy in 2020. It produces more soy, maize, cattle and cotton than any other state in Brazil.
17.If the Japanese City of Kyoto were a country, where would it rank in the world in terms of the number of Michelin 3-star restaurants?
Equal 5th, with Italy and Spain
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Equal 11th, with Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea and Belgium
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Equal 3rd, with the United States and China
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8th, between Germany and the United Kingdom
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The 2021 Michelin Guide lists 8 3-star restaurants in Kyoto, the 3rd highest of any city in the world.
18.If the French region of Languedoc-Roussillon were a country, where would it rank in terms of wine production?
17th, between Brazil and Hungary
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9th, between the Australia and South Africa
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6th, between China and Argentina
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11th, between Germany and Portugal
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Languedoc-Roussillon produces more wine than any other region in the world, producing around 1.5 million litres per annum.
19.If mining company Anglo-American Platinum were a country, where would it rank in terms of platinum production?
8th, between Japan and Finland
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4th, between Zimbabwe and Canada
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2nd, between South Africa and Russia
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6th, between the United States and China
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Johannesburg based Anglo American Platinum mines about 68,000 kilograms of platinum a year, accounting for roughly 30% of global platinum production, and produced 2.4billion Rand(approx 162.5mill usd) in free cash flow in 2017. Despite this, it's workers in it's South African mines had to strike for 5 months in 2014 for a basic salary of 12,500 Rand($880) a month.
20.If the Australian territority of Northern Territority was a country where would it rank compared to nations in terms of being the least densely populated?
1st, the least densely populated
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13th, between Kazakhstan and Gabon
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5th, between Namibia and Canada
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7th, between Botswana and Mauritania
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Australia is the 3rd least densely populated country in the world, and the Northern Territority is it's least densely populated state or territority. There are only 246,561 people in an area of 1,419,630 square/km; only 0.17 people/square/km. This leaves enough room for 2,238,375 head of cattle and an estimated 100,000 crocodiles.