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How big is 33 thousand things ?

  • Equivalent to 33,000

    • More or less ...

  • Smaller than: Number of seats in Wanderers Cricket Ground (SA) (34,000 ) ...
  • Bigger than: Population of Monaco (2023) (31,600) ...
  • Also close to: Population of San Marino (2023) (34,900) ...
  • Also close to: Number of number of words in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (30,640 ) ...
  • Also close to: Number of seats in Lord's Cricket Ground (30,000 ) ...

    • And equivalent to ...

  • One for every 760 books in the British Library (25million ) ...
  • One for every 2,060 people in the UK (68.1million) ...
  • One for every 1,760 Horses in the world (58 million individuals) ...
  • One for every 7 grains of sugar in a cup (220,000 ) ...
  • One for every 4 strands on a head of hair (120,000 ) ...
  • 1.65 for every Lion in the world (20,000 individuals) ...
  • 8.25 for every Tiger in the world (4,000 individuals) ...
  • 74 for every nuclear power plant in the world (443 ) ...
  • 104 for every skyscraper in New York City (317 ) ...

    • And, neatly, although approximately ...

  • is 1/500 of Pop. of Delhi, India (16.79 million people)...
  • is 1/400 of Pop. of Rwanda (2023) (13.4million)...
  • is 1/400 of Pop. of Tokyo, Japan (13.3 million people)...
  • is 1/400 of Pop. of Burundi (2023) (13.16million)...
  • is 1/250 of Pop. of Bangkok, Thailand (8.28 million people)...
  • is 1/250 of Pop. of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (8.22 million people)...
  • is 1/250 of Pop. of Dongguan, China (8.22 million people)...
  • is 1/250 of Pop. of Chongqing, China (8.19 million people)...
  • is 1/250 of Pop. of Nanjing, China (8.19 million people)...
  • is 1/250 of Pop. of Tehran, Iran (8.15 million people)...
  • is 1/250 of Pop. of Shenyang, China (8.11 million people)...
  • is 1/200 of Pop. of Serbia (2023) (6.69million)...
  • is 1/200 of Pop. of El Salvador (2023) (6.6million)...
  • is 1/100 of Pop. of Casablanca, Morocco (3.36 million people)...
  • is 1/100 of Pop. of Hefei, China (3.35 million people)...
  • is 1/100 of Pop. of Mongolia (2023) (3.26million)...
  • is 1/100 of Pop. of Pyongyang, North Korea (3.25 million people)...
  • is 1/100 of Pop. of Moldova (2023) (3.25million)...
  • is 1/40 of Number of active personnel in the US Armed Forces (1.328million )...
  • is 1/40 of Pop. of Mauritius (2023) (1.309million)...
  • is 1/40 of Pop. of Cyprus (2023) (1.308million)...
  • is 1/20 of Estimated world population of Hooded Seal (662,000 individuals)...
  • is 1/20 of Pop. of Luxembourg (2023) (661,000)...
  • is 1/20 of Number of active personnel in the Pakistan Armed Forces (654,000 )...
  • is 1/5 of Pop. of Saint Lucia (2023) (167,600)...
  • is 1/4 of Number of seats in the Narendra Modi Stadium (Indian cricket stadium) (132,000 )...
  • is 2/5 of Pop. of Marshall Islands (2023) (81,000)...
  • is 1/2 of Number of number of words in Robert Louis Stephenson's Treasure Island (67,000 )...
  • is 1/2 of Number of seats in Eden Gardens Cricket Ground (India) (66,000 )...
  • is 5 x Estimated population of African Wild Dogs (6,600 individuals)...
  • is 25 x Number of possible starting hands in Hold'em poker (1,326 )...
  • is 25 x Estimate of population of Borneo Elephant (1,300 individuals)...
  • is 50 x Number of members of the UK Parliament (commons) (650 )...
  • is 100 x Number of digits used in writing a googol in binary (333 )...
  • is 200 x Number of aircraft carriers in the world (167 )...
  • is 200 x Number of floors in the Burj Khalifa skyscraper (163 )...
  • is 250 x Number of airports in Cuba (133 )...