If Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall) (554 ) was a standard unit ...
Pop. of Sao Tome and Principe (2023) (220,400)...more would be 400 x Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
Number of grains of sugar in a cup (220,000 )...more would be 400 x Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
Estimated world population of Bush Dog (110,000 individuals)...more would be 200 x Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
Number of seats in Dodger Stadium (baseball stadium) (56,000 )...more would be 100 x Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
Pop. of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2023) (54,800)...more would be 100 x Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
Pop. of Palau (2023) (21,780)...more would be 40 x Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
Estimated world population of Striped Hyena (14,000 individuals)...more would be 25 x Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
Estimated world population of Baird's Tapir (5,500 individuals)...more would be 10 x Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
Number of seats in Carnegie Hall (2,804 )...more would be 5 x Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
Number of patents held by Thomas Edison (1,093 )...more would be 2 x Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
Estimated population of Siberian Tiger (560 individuals)...more would be about as big as Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
Number of passengers on a Boeing 777-300 airliner (certified capacity) (550 )...more would be about as big as Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
Number of skyscrapers in Chicago (>150m tall) (137 )...more would be 1/4 of Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
Number of Deaths of British soldiers in the Charge of the Light Brigade in 1854 (110 )...more would be 1/5 of Number of skyscrapers in Hong Kong (>150m tall)
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