Top Trumps Asia

Which has the biggest population?

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Answer explanation

Indonesia has the largest 'young' population in the world. Indonesia has the largest 'young population' in the world. This country has 165 million people under the age of 30, and only 8% of the Indonesian population is aged over 60 years. That is crazy or 'gila' in Indonesian!

Which has the highest life expectancy?

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Answer explanation

China was the correct answer but Japan leads the way in Asia. Globally Monaco wins with 87, & unlucky last is Nigeria on just 54!

Closer to home;

Australia: 83

New Zealand: 82

Papua New Guinea: 65

Kiribati: 60

Which has the lowest population?

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Answer explanation

Timor-Leste (formerly known as East Timor) has the least at 1.3 million. Officially the least populous country in Asia is the Maldive with just 397,000. The Maldives is one of the smallest countries on earth with just 298 square kms of area, 99% of which is water!

Which has the highest urban population %? (People living in towns/cities)

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Answer explanation

Singapore has no rural areas so 100% of the population live in urban areas. Japan is close with 92%.

86% of Aussies live in urban areas.

Amongst our neighbours the scores vary;

Indonesia: 57%

Timor-Leste: 32%

PNG: 13%

Where do females have the most children?

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Answer explanation

Timor-Leste's fertility rate is 3.2 babies per female, the exact same as our other neighbour PNG.

Indonesia: 2.3

Malaysia: 1.8

India: 2.0

Niger tops the world rankings with a huge 6.6, followed by Somalia with 5.7. South Korea has the lowest at 0.7.

Australia is 1.7

The country with the highest % of agricultural land is...

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Answer explanation

Saudi Arabia is 80% agricultural land, the highest in Asia.

Thailand: 45%

Vietnam: 39%

New Zealand: 38%

46% of Australia is agricultural land

Which country has the highest % of people living in the capital city?

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Answer explanation

Hong Kong is the capital of Hong Kong & 100% of the population live in the capital!

Singapore is close behind with 92%.

The % of Australians living in ACT is less than 1%, although 67% of us live in state capitals.

Which is closest to Perth?

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Answer explanation

Perth to Timor-Leste is 2,760Kms...that's about the same distance as Adelaide by road, the nearest city in Australia!

Which country has the highest salaries?

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Answer explanation

South Korea is the highest with an average monthly net salary of AUD 4,320

The average in Asia is AUD 1,576. Singapore has the highest at AUD 9,330 while Syria has the lowest at $88.

In Australia it's $7570

For a beginning teacher it's around $6,700...before tax!

Which country has the highest median age?

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Answer explanation

We're young country, but our Median Age is 37.5

All of these have a lower median age;

PNG: 24

Malaysia: 29

Indonesia: 31

Timor-Leste: 20

The world's highest median ages are Monaco (55) & Japan (49), the lowest in Niger at 15 & there are around 10 African nation where this is below 18.