Average World area = 136,260,608 [total country area] / 195 [total number of countries] = 698,772.35 sq km
Average World pop = 6,922,430,842 [total country pop] / 195 [total number of countries] = 35,499,645
*note that these averages exclude the area and population of dependencies
An example of the calculations for Kyrgyzstan (area: 199,951 sq km, population: 5,587,443):
AREA = (199,951 [Kyrgyzstan area] - 698,772.35 [Average area])/698,772.35 [Average area] = -71.39%
POP = (5,587,443 [Kyrgyzstan pop] - 35,499,645 [Average pop])/35,499,645 [Average pop] = -84.26%
AREA + POP = (|-71.39%| [Kyrgyzstan area] + |-84.26%| [Kyrgyzstan pop]) / 2 = 77.82%
Each percentage is how far off the World average each country is in that category, a positive percentage indicates a greater than average population or area, a negative percentage indicates a lower than average population or area, all combined percentages are positive. Statistics are from CIA World Factbook, where a country controls a disputed area, the statistics for those areas are added to the total country statistics. |