Population, Number of Representatives in House (Lower Chamber) of Congress and Ratio of Population to Representatives for Major Nations of the World
Nation | Population (1) | Representatives (2) ("Lower" Chamber) | Pop./Representative |
---|---|---|---|
India | 1,045,845,226 | 545 | 1,918,982 |
United States | 280,562,489 | 435 | 644,971 |
Indonesia | 231,328,092 | 500 | 462,656 |
Bangladesh | 133,376,684 | 300 | 444,589 |
Pakistan | 147,663,429 | 342 | 431,764 |
China (PRC) | 1,284,303,705 | 2,985 | 430,252 |
Philippines | 84,525,639 | 220 | 384,207 |
Nigeria | 129,934,911 | 360 | 360,930 |
Brazil | 176,029,560 | 513 | 343,138 |
Russia | 144,978,573 | 450 | 322,175 |
Japan | 126,974,628 | 480 | 264,530 |
Peru | 27,949,639 | 120 | 232,914 |
Iran | 66,622,704 | 290 | 229,733 |
Mexico | 103,400,165 | 500 | 206,800 |
Saudi Arabia | 23,513,330 | 120 | 195,944 |
S. Korea | 48,324,000 | 273 | 177,011 |
Vietnam | 81,098,416 | 498 | 162,848 |
Egypt | 70,712,345 | 454 | 155,754 |
Venezuela | 24,287,670 | 165 | 147,198 |
Argentina | 37,812,817 | 257 | 147,132 |
Kenya | 31,138,735 | 224 | 139,012 |
Germany | 83,251,851 | 603 | 138,063 |
Ecuador | 13,183,978 | 100 | 131,840 |
Australia | 19,357,594 | 150 | 129,051 |
Chile | 15,328,467 | 120 | 127,737 |
Thailand | 62,354,402 | 500 | 124,709 |
Ethiopia | 67,673,031 | 550 | 123,042 |
Turkey | 67,308,928 | 550 | 122,380 |
Guatemala | 12,974,361 | 113 | 114,817 |
Spain | 40,077,100 | 350 | 114,506 |
Netherlands | 15,981,472 | 150 | 106,543 |
Canada | 31,902,268 | 301 | 105,988 |
France | 59,765,983 | 577 | 103,581 |
Italy | 57,715,625 | 630 | 91,612 |
United Kingdom | 59,778,002 | 659 | 90,710 |
Poland | 38,625,478 | 460 | 83,968 |
Belgium | 10,258,762 | 150 | 68,392 |
Bolivia | 8,300,463 | 130 | 63,850 |
Czech Republic | 10,264,212 | 200 | 51,321 |
Israel | 5,938,093 | 120 | 49,484 |
Austria | 8,150,835 | 183 | 44,540 |
Portugal | 10,066,253 | 230 | 43,766 |
Switzerland | 7,283,274 | 200 | 36,416 |
Greece | 10,623,835 | 300 | 35,413 |
New Zealand | 3,864,129 | 120 | 32,201 |
Denmark | 5,352,815 | 179 | 29,904 |
Norway | 4,503,440 | 165 | 27,294 |
Hungary | 10,106,017 | 386 | 26,181 |
Finland | 5,175,783 | 200 | 25,879 |
Sweden | 8,875,053 | 349 | 25,430 |
Ireland | 3,840,838 | 166 | 23,138 |
Setting aside the people per representative at the national level, what is the proportion on a state by state basis? Do the single-district states like North/South Dakota, Alaska, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, and Wyoming, have the same ratio as the larger states like New York, Florida, Texas, and California?
Can people argue that their ability to be represented in a large state is not the same as a person's ability from a smaller state?
-PJ