Published by: Priyanka Deshpande
The 18th G20 Summit is being held at Bharat Mandapam in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from September 9 to 10.
World leaders including US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and many others are in attendance at the summit.
Take a look at some interesting data points about the G20 countries.
The Group of 20 (G20) countries comprises of 19 countries and the European Union (EU).
Almost 66% or two thirds of the world’s population lives in G20 countries.
India, which is hosting the G20 Summit for the first time, has a population of 1,436.51 million, the highest among G20 countries.
China has the second highest population with 1,411.96 million people, followed by US (335.54 million), EU (448 million), and Indonesia (277.43 million).
Among G20 countries, Australia has the lowest population with 26.28 million individuals.
Saudi Arabia is the second lowest with a population of 35.49 million, followed by Canada (39.64 million), Argentina (46.76 million), and South Korea (51.57 million).
The G20 countries account for 80% of the annual global economic output, with the United States having the highest gross domestic product (GDP) per capita at $80.3 thousand.
India has the lowest gross domestic product (GDP) per capita at $2.60 thousand.