Is That A Big Number?

Neat Ratios ...

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

Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.