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The first metric assessed was the land size of various nations, using Malawi as the baseline median, which is similar in size to Pennsylvania. Countries smaller than Malawi would accumulate higher points depending on their size deviation; for example, the Vatican City, being 241,000 times smaller, scored extremely high at 97 points. Conversely, Russia, which is substantially larger at 144 times, shared the same point allocation.
2. Population Metrics
While the average population stood roughly at 42 million, the median country—Austria—had a considerably lower population of just 9 million. This stark contrast indicates that larger countries skew the average. Hence, nations further from this median would secure higher scores.