Rankle #29 answer: country population (fewest to most)

The answer

Rank by country population (fewest to most)

1. 1Switzerland8.78M
2. 2Germany83.3M
3. 3China1.42B
4. 4India1.46B

Why this order

Ranked fewest to most, Switzerland (8.78M) goes at the top and India (1.46B) at the bottom.

The closest call is China (1.42B) against India (1.46B), only about 3% apart. That is the swap most likely to cost a point.

The biggest gap is between Germany and China, about 17 times apart, so that boundary should be the easiest part of the order to get right.

From top to bottom the figures span a factor of roughly 170.

These are the figures the game reveals after you submit. They are rounded; only the order is scored.

Difficulty: hard, judged by how close the tightest pair is.

How it was scored

right slot, one place out, two or more out. The score is how many items sit in the right slot, and only 4/4 is a win. Full rules on the how to play page.