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5 Most Populous Countries of Every Continent in 1800

Name the 5 most populous modern-day countries of every continent in the year 1800.
Excluding Antarctica, obviously.
Based on a mix of data from Clio Infra, Gapminder and Our World in Data
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Asia
330,000,000
China
48.3%
200,730,000
India
29.4%
28,000,000
Japan
4.1%
19,190,000
Bangladesh
2.81%
16,110,000
Indonesia
2.36%
 
 
 
North America
6,000,000
United States
40.4%
5,100,000
Mexico
34.4%
500,000
Canada
3.37%
500,000
Haiti
3.37%
462,930
Guatemala
3.12%
Africa
13,100,000
Nigeria
14.9%
13,030,000
Ethiopia
14.8%
5,160,000
D. R. Congo
6.35%
3,990,000
Sudan
4.91%
3,500,000
Egypt
4.31%
 
 
 
South America
2,500,000
Brazil
26.9%
1,270,000
Peru
13.7%
1,210,000
Colombia
13%
1,000,000
Venezuela
10.8%
887,000
Bolivia
9.56%
Europe
31,300,000
Russia
16%
29,000,000
France
14.9%
19,000,000
Italy
9.73%
18,000,000
Germany
9.22%
11,500,000
Spain
5.89%
 
 
 
Oceania
754,894
Papua New Guinea
46.6%
200,000
Australia
12.3%
200,000
New Zealand
12.3%
130,533
Fiji
8.06%
56,998
Solomon Islands
3.52%
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