Watch every country grow from 1800 to today. Scroll through two centuries, then switch between the map, equal tiles, groups and true-to-number sizes.
Data as of 2023
Scroll to exploreIn 1800, China, India and Russia topped the map. Keep scrolling to move through time.
By 1950 the map had already shifted. Watch the colours change as the decades pass.
India, China and United States lead the world in 2023: 1.4B people for India. Each square here is sized by its number.
Tuvalu, Nauru and Palau sit at the bottom, with 9.8K people for Tuvalu.
Countries gather into 7 bands, from “Under 1M” to “Over 300M”. The biggest band holds 62 countries.
On a normal map, Russia dwarfs Rwanda. As equal tiles, small countries count just as much — look for the island nations.
India: 1.4B people. Tap any country for its greeting, rank and profile.
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Watch every country grow from 1800 to today. Scroll through two centuries, then switch between the map, equal tiles, groups and true-to-number sizes.
Data as of 2023 · Sources: Our World in Data — population