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Number of passengers on an Underground train on London's Bakerloo Line

Number of passengers on an Underground train on London's Bakerloo Line (847 )

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Number of passengers on an Underground train on London's Bakerloo Line (847 )

  • is 1/500 of Number of Deaths of UK soldiers in the battle of the Somme in 1916 (420,000 )...more
  • is 1/400 of Pop. of Iceland (344,000)...more
  • is 1/200 of Estimated world population of Sitatunga (170,000 individuals)...more
  • is 1/200 of Pop. of Guam (167,800)...more
  • is 1/100 of Pop. of Andorra (85,700)...more
  • is 1/50 of Number of Estimated civilian deaths in the Blitz bombing of British cities World War II (43,000 )...more
  • is 1/50 of Number of airports in the world (41,800 )...more
  • is 1/40 of Number of seats in Wanderers Cricket Ground (SA) (34,000 )...more
  • is 1/40 of Pop. of San Marino (33,800)...more
  • is 1/25 of Pop. of Palau (21,520)...more
  • is 1/4 of Estimated world population of Wild Water Buffalo (3,400 individuals)...more
  • is about as big as Number of passengers on an Airbus A380-800 airliner (certified capacity) (853 )...more
  • is about as big as Number of Recorded Coronavirus Deaths in the UK for 24 Apr 2020 (843 )...more
  • is about as big as Number of Recorded Coronavirus Deaths in the UK for 14 Apr 2020 (842 )...more
  • is about as big as Number of Recorded Coronavirus Deaths in the UK for 10 Apr 2020 (839 )...more
  • is about as big as Number of Recorded Coronavirus Deaths in the UK for 21 Apr 2020 (837 )...more
  • is 2 x Number of Recorded Coronavirus Deaths in the UK for 25 Apr 2020 (420 )...more
  • is 2 x Number of passengers on a Boeing 747-400 airliner (typical configuration) (416 )...more
  • is 2.5 x Number of Recorded Coronavirus Deaths in the UK for 26 Apr 2020 (338 )...more
  • is 2.5 x Number of digits used in writing a googol in binary (333 )...more
  • is 5 x Number of skyscrapers in Dubai (>150m tall) (168 )...more
  • is 5 x Number of aircraft carriers in the world (167 )...more

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