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When it comes to World Cups, population size is one interesting number that often floats around in relation to teams, causing lots of comparisons. Whether it's a side punching well above their weight or another unable to live up to crushing expectations, such figures can really put performances into perspective. The Sporting News wraps up all the key population statistics for the tournament in Qatar. MORE: Which nations have qualifed for the 2022 World Cup? | Complete World Cup schedule Smallest nations at World Cup 2022Hosts Qatar were the smallest nation represented at the 2022 World Cup. The Middle Eastern country currently have a population of around 2.9 million people. Wales, Uruguay and Croatia are the next smallest nations represented with populations below 4 million. Croatia remarkably made the 2018 World Cup final despite its limited population to prove that size really doesn't always matter. NationPopulation*World CupappsFIFA rankingQatar2.9 million050Wales3.2 million119Uruguay3.4 million1314Croatia3.8 million512Costa Rica5.2 million531 *Based on current estimates Smallest nation to ever qualify for a World CupIceland remain the smallest ever nation to qualify for a men's FIFA World Cup. The European nation boasted a population of just 334,000 people when they qualified for the 2018 tournament in Russia. Iceland managed to draw their first World Cup game with Argentina 1-1 before losing to Nigeria and Croatia as they fell short of the knockout rounds. Arnar Vioarsson's side were unable to qualify for the 2022 World Cup and won just two of their 10 qualifying matches. Iceland's population as of 2021 sits at 376,000. Biggest nations at World Cup 2022The United States will arrived as the biggest nation represented at the 2022 World Cup with a current population of 330 million. USA were notably missing from the 2018 World Cup after failing to qualify for the tournament. Current world number one Brazil are the second biggest nation playing in Qatar and are chasing their sixth World Cup title. NationPopulation*World CupappsFIFA rankingUSA330 million1016Brazil215 million211Mexico128 million1613Japan125 million624Iran85 million520 *Based on current estimates Biggest nations yet to qualify for a World CupIndia, the second largest nation by population in the world, is the biggest yet to play at a men's FIFA World Cup. With a current population of over 1.3 billion people, India have struggled to carve out football success and won just one of their eight qualifiers for the 2022 tournament. India did qualify by default for the 1950 World Cup but ultimately decided against competing too. China, the current biggest nation in the world when it comes to population, have only qualified for one World Cup. They played at the 2002 tournament held in Japan and South Korea but lost all three of their group games. China did make it to the final round of AFC qualifying for the 2022 World Cup but only won one of their final 10 games to fall well short of making another appearance. Canada ranks as the second largest country with a total area of more than 3.8 million square miles. China and the U.S. take third and fourth places for their areas of above 3.7 million and 3.6 million, respectively. With only 0.44 km², Vatican City in the heart of Rome is by far the smallest country in the world. In second place is the city-state of Monaco on the French Mediterranean coast at 2.0 km². The smallest countries by areaWe have marked with an asterisk (explanation at the end of the page) all those countries that are not independent and sovereign states. In this table it is clearly noticeable that a significant portion of the smallest "countries" are dependent on other states. A full 21 out of 30 countries are not independent states. After all, seven of them are in Europe, and eight are in the Caribbean. A full 21 are small island states.The smallest countries by populationA somewhat different picture emerges when the smallest countries in the world are calculated according to their number of inhabitants. Many of the small island states reappear. In addition, there are countries with a large surface area, but which are extremely sparsely populated. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands lie deep in the south near Antarctica and are largely covered with ice. The Falkland Islands lie only a little further north. Svalbard (Spitsbergen) and Jan Mayen lie high in the north and are sparsely inhabited due to their proximity to the Arctic for the same reasons. Only 2,926 people share an area of over 62,000 km² here.Dwarf states are often former coloniesIt is not only striking that the smallest countries are often (still) dependent foreign territories. The microstates that are considered sovereign are also often former colonies of other countries. Far ahead are the external territories of France and the British Empire. As a rule, these were small islands that could be captured without much military effort and were simply overrun by large colonial powers hundreds of years ago. However, over time, in most cases within the last 50 to 100 years, they were given back their independence.* The marked countries are not independent and sovereign states, but dependent territories of other states. Cf. also our article What is a country? Which country has the least population 2022?The Vatican City, often called the Holy See, has the smallest population worldwide with only 510 inhabitants. This is also the smallest country in the world by size. The Pacific islands Tuvalu, Nauru, and Palau followed in the next three positions.
What are the 10 countries with the least population 2022?The ten countries and territories in the world with the smallest population are Vatican City (799), Tokelau (1,378), Niue (1,622), Falkland Islands (3,539), Montserrat (4,965), Saint Pierre And Miquelon (5,759), Saint Barthelemy (9,945), Nauru (10,903), Wallis And Futuna (10,982), and Tuvalu (12,066).
Which country has the lowest population in the world?Vatican city is the least populated country in the world with a population of just over 800 persons. Vatican City is the world's smallest fully independent nation-state.
Which country has the most population in 2022?China has the world's largest population (1.426 billion), but India (1.417 billion) is expected to claim this title next year. The next five most populous nations – the United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria and Brazil – together have fewer people than India or China.
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