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Two countries each gain 1 million people over the same period, but the first country starts with a much smaller population. Which country will have the higher percentage growth?

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Correct answer: The first country

Percentage growth compares an absolute increase with the population at the beginning of the period. The general calculation is \(\frac{Increase}{Initial\, population}\times100\). Both countries add 1 million people, so the numerator is identical. The difference comes from the denominator.

For the first country, 1 million is divided by a much smaller initial population. It therefore represents a larger fraction of that population. In the second country, the same million is a smaller fraction because its starting population is much larger. Thus option A is correct. Land area is relevant to density, but it is not needed to compare percentage population growth in this question.

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Percentage GrowthBase PopulationAbsolute GrowthPopulation ComparisonPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And Growth

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