Population-Adjusted Comparisons

Commenters emphasize adjusting absolute statistics (e.g., user counts or views) relative to country populations, frequently comparing to the US, China, India, or Europe to provide fairer per capita context.

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aestra Sep 7, 2013 View on HN

That's amazing, that's more than the population of the United States.

young_unixer Feb 4, 2022 View on HN

It would be cool to see it relative to the population of the country.

joejerryronnie Apr 4, 2019 View on HN

That's 137 million people, far more than any European country ;-)

arjn Dec 21, 2012 View on HN

Did you take into account the population difference between the two countries ?

oefnak Apr 14, 2023 View on HN

Would be interesting to see that list compensated for the number inhabitants per country.

Rainymood Jul 16, 2019 View on HN

Good job on generalizing more than 1 billion people in one fell swoop, i.e. thrice the population of the US.

InitialLastName Oct 17, 2023 View on HN

By my count that's about 146 million people, so a notch less than half the US population.

et2o Jul 1, 2018 View on HN

He or she meant by population I would assume. Approximately 5 vs. 10 million.

usefulcat Jul 16, 2025 View on HN

Bear in mind, those appear to be absolute numbers, not relative to world population.

personalityson Sep 8, 2025 View on HN

Does this include US population?