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THE POPULATION CHALLENGE

20 Most Populous Countries in the Americas

Name the 20 most populous countries in the Americas in 8 minutes. Each one you type drops into its rank. Other countries don't count against you. North, Central and South America and the Caribbean together. Territories such as Puerto Rico do not count.

8:00 timer · Type in any order · Wrong countries are ignored

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Type the 20 most populous countries in the Americas in any order. Each correct answer drops into its rank. Other countries are ignored.

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Population data and source

Uses population estimates from the archived CIA World Factbook, checked 14 September 2026. Reference years are mixed (the 2024 or 2025 estimate published for each country), so this ranks a fixed snapshot, not live counts. Other sources can swap close neighbours in the list.

Continents follow this site's continent quizzes: roughly the UN M49 regions, with Kosovo in Europe and Taiwan in Asia. Only independent countries are ranked, not dependent territories, and each country counts once, in one continent, with its whole area and population.

The Americas are North America (including Central America and the Caribbean) and South America together. Only independent countries are ranked: territories such as Puerto Rico, Greenland and French Guiana are not included.

Countries with exactly the same published figure share a rank. If a tie straddled the last place, every tied country would be accepted; none does in this snapshot.

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