Arrange the following countries in descending order of their share in the total world population.
A. Brazil
B. Nigeria
C. Indonesia
D. Pakistan
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → C, A, D, B
(C) Indonesia — the most populous of the four, fourth in the world after China, India and the USA. A country with more people has a larger share of the world’s population, so Indonesia comes first.
(A) Brazil — next on the chart of the most populous countries, just after Indonesia.
(D) Pakistan — a little behind Brazil.
(B) Nigeria — the smallest of the four, just behind Pakistan and ahead of Bangladesh.
NCERT (2025-26): “Patterns of Population Distribution in the World … Patterns of population distribution and density help us to understand the demographic characteristics of any area. The term population distribution refers to the way people are spaced over the earth’s surface. Broadly, 90 per cent of the world population lives in about 10 per cent of its land area. The 10 most populous countries of the world contribute about 60 per cent of the world’s population. Of these 10 countries, 6 are located in Asia. Identify these six countries of Asia.”
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