Arrange in descending order, the countries named below in order of their size of population? (According to 2010 data)
(A) Brazil
(B) Indonesia
(C) Japan
(D) Russia
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (A), (D), (C)
The populations counted in the censuses of 2010 (all four countries held one that year), from the largest:
(B) Indonesia — about 238 million, the fourth most populous country in the world after China, India and the USA.
(A) Brazil — about 191 million, the most populous country of South America.
(D) Russia — about 143 million, the largest country by area but with far fewer people.
(C) Japan — about 128 million, the smallest of the four.