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Most "Underpopulated" Countries

What countries are the most "underpopulated" based on how many people they would have to add before their population density was the same as the global average?
Population as of 18 September 2024. Source.
Not including external territories such as Greenland
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First submittedAugust 20, 2022
Times taken74,892
Average score75.0%
Rating4.94
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People
Country
794 m
Russia
508 m
Canada
396 m
Australia
255 m
Brazil
174 m
United States
129 m
Kazakhstan
107 m
Argentina
People
Country
89.2 m
Libya
83.9 m
Saudi Arabia
83.8 m
Algeria
82.4 m
Mongolia
52.9 m
Sudan
51.4 m
Mauritania
50.0 m
Chad
People
Country
47.9 m
Bolivia
43.5 m
Mali
42.3 m
Niger
42.3 m
Namibia
36.3 m
Peru
30.3 m
Angola
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41 Comments
ruftytufty
+15
Level 77
Aug 20, 2022
I assume overseas territories are excluded? Otherwise Denmark would be a shoe in.
Quizmaster
+9
Level ∞
Aug 20, 2022
Yes, added a caveat.
bocoker
+6
Level 83
Aug 20, 2022
Ridiculous quiz, as it makes no attempt to consider sustainable carrying capacity. Please just dump this one, and its complement, for good.
Haroen
+191
Level 72
Aug 20, 2022
It's a quiz about population density. It's purpose is to test the knowledge of the quiztakers. (Just like every quiz on this website) Nobody makes the argument that this should happen in real life.
bocoker
+1
Level 83
Aug 21, 2022
Of course, and a better approach, as has been done.
Dimby
+81
Level 83
Aug 21, 2022
You’re just getting caught up by the name by taking it too literally. If the quiz were named “Countries that are Farthest Below the World Average for Population Density by Headcount”, then I’m sure you’d be fine with the quiz. Kinda wordy though; this title is better. Also, getting a featured quiz is really cool so don’t get all pedantic on a user quiz! :)
KittMonroe
+21
Level 80
Nov 25, 2022
Who is even asking you, is what I want to know. This quiz is a very cool thought exercise, and it's pretty pointless to try to apply it to real life as though the quiz writer were threatening us with this being our reality.
Smokebasics
+24
Level 76
Jun 3, 2023
Lol that ratio
Hapsburg
+6
Level 75
Jul 20, 2023
Learn to separate observations/hypotheticals from prescriptive and normative statements.
tws231
+4
Level 75
Oct 15, 2024
Calm down Dr. Simon Pritchett
JackintheBox
+3
Level 82
Oct 9, 2025
There's a reason why "Underpopulated" is in quotation marks.
raythegiant
+2
Level 33
Feb 10, 2026
lol nobody cares about your opinion
Freestatebear
+4
Level 88
Aug 20, 2022
Forgot Australia! #facepalm
dunkinggandalf2
+6
Level 72
Aug 31, 2022
Let's all hope that never happens!
Jacktheguy
+7
Level 93
Sep 12, 2022
Much of Earth's land mass is inhospitable to humans anyway, so I'm pretty sure we have nothing to worry about.
Jared0309
+26
Level 80
Sep 12, 2022
I still don't understand this website's constant exclusion of Greenland as part of Denmark, but also not considering it for its own country either. It means a quite large landmass goes completely disregarded. And its small population would make it all the more important for a quiz like this one
TheOrca
+27
Level 54
Sep 12, 2022
I think Greenlandic people get used to being excluded from data like Kiwis get used to being excluded from maps.
KevinTheCat
+11
Level 68
Sep 12, 2022
imagine Canada having 600 million people...
JWatson24
+6
Level 71
Sep 12, 2022
Just wondering, based on these metrics, what would be the "perfect" country for population? Like, what country's population density is closest to the world average?
LoPieFive
+18
Level 59
Sep 12, 2022
The average population density is 61/km², so Afghanistan, which has the same population density, would have the most average density.
flipiwin
+7
Level 34
Sep 14, 2022
I guessed afghanistan in the quiz unknowingly.

Obviously it wasnt there.

awsomecv
+2
Level 36
Sep 14, 2022
same :(
OfTheMountain
+3
Level 61
Sep 12, 2022
Cool quiz. I expect we will get the opposite version soon?
YouLoveEagle
+1
Level 48
Sep 13, 2022
Countries with a land that it’s climate is not suitable for humans is definitely under populated if it had the same population density as the world average
Ludovico
+1
Level 69
Sep 13, 2022
Weird that India isn't here.
meraworld
+24
Level 28
Sep 15, 2022
india is one of the densest countries in the world, what?
Nevson64
+3
Level 67
Feb 21, 2026
Lmao this made my day
WillWake
+2
Level 55
Oct 29, 2022
USA, Canada, and Australia as well as all the sub-Saharan African ones could support more due to their carrying capacity.
DarthDecidui
+3
Level 56
Mar 28, 2024
How...how the hell did I miss Russia????? Am I stupid?
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Sep 18, 2024
Easier than I anticipated
bocoker
+3
Level 83
Sep 18, 2024
Difficult to believe that this does not include any Nordic countries, especially Finland with a population of just over 5.5 million.
Xtrordinary
+19
Level 75
Sep 19, 2024
Europe is pretty small in the grand scheme of things
Dollyfroggy
+20
Level 63
Sep 19, 2024
Mercator projection at it again.
LuisCalleros
+4
Level 46
Oct 15, 2024
I only missed Bolivia, as always ruining everything >:(
ProbablyANerd
+2
Level 46
Oct 5, 2025
Surprised Botswana and Papua New Guinea are not on this list
MCdoesgeography
+1
Level 74
Nov 6, 2025
I was really surprised about Botswana missing out as well.
HommeAxou
+1
Level 1
Mar 6, 2026
le quiz bugg je mets plusieurs pays et ça fonctionne pas
JonOfKent
+2
Level 61
Mar 6, 2026
Erm... who's going to tell him?
Yanni47
+1
Level 80
Mar 6, 2026
T'as essayé de mettre les pays en anglais au moins?
DukeOfLorraine
+1
Level 67
Mar 6, 2026
Quiz anglais = les noms doivent être en anglais, quand le nom natif ne fonctionne pas.

Donc par exemple Germany au lieu d'Allemagne.

Neodymium
+1
Level 63
Mar 6, 2026
The large, empty places quiz
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