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Tropical Countries 2021

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Tropical countries are nations that are found in the tropics, a region that is located along the Earth's Equator. More specifically, the countries located between the Tropic of Cancer (Northern Hemisphere) and the Tropic of Capricorn (Southern Hemisphere). The tropics make up about 40% of the planet's surface area and is home to approximately 40% of the world's population. It is estimated that 50% of the world's population will reside in the tropics by the late 2030s.

Tropical countries typically have a tropical climate, which means that it is warm all year long. Most nations have a dry season and a wet season when most of the annual rainfall occurs. However, not all nations located in the tropics have a tropical climate. Regions, including the Sahara Desert and Australian Outback – both located within the tropics – are classified as "dry." Ecosystems in tropical countries may be very diverse, including tropical rainforests, dry forests, and deserts.

There are multiple tropical countries and territories located on continents around the world. These include:

Tropical Countries 2021

Rank	Country	2021 Population
1	India	1,393,409,038
2	Indonesia	276,361,783
3	Brazil	213,993,437
4	Nigeria	211,400,708
5	Mexico	130,262,216
6	Ethiopia	117,876,227
7	Philippines	111,046,913
8	Vietnam	98,168,833
9	Dr Congo	92,377,993
10	Thailand	69,950,850
11	Tanzania	61,498,437
12	Kenya	54,985,698
13	Myanmar	54,806,012
14	Colombia	51,265,844
15	Uganda	47,123,531
16	Sudan	44,909,353
17	Angola	33,933,610
18	Peru	33,359,418
19	Malaysia	32,776,194
20	Mozambique	32,163,047
21	Venezuela	28,704,954
22	Madagascar	28,427,328
23	Cameroon	27,224,265
24	Ivory Coast	27,053,629
25	Niger	25,130,817
26	Burkina Faso	21,497,096
27	Mali	20,855,735
28	Malawi	19,647,684
29	Zambia	18,920,651
30	Guatemala	18,249,860
31	Ecuador	17,888,475
32	Senegal	17,196,301
33	Cambodia	16,946,438
34	Chad	16,914,985
35	Somalia	16,359,504
36	Guinea	13,497,244
37	Rwanda	13,276,513
38	Benin	12,451,040
39	Burundi	12,255,433
40	Bolivia	11,832,940
41	Haiti	11,541,685
42	Cuba	11,317,505
43	Dominican Republic	10,953,703
44	Honduras	10,062,991
45	Togo	8,478,250
46	Sierra Leone	8,141,343
47	Laos	7,379,358
48	Paraguay	7,219,638
49	Nicaragua	6,702,385
50	El Salvador	6,518,499
51	Singapore	5,896,686
52	Republic Of The Congo	5,657,013
53	Liberia	5,180,203
54	Costa Rica	5,139,052
55	Central African Republic	4,919,981
56	Mauritania	4,775,119
57	Panama	4,381,579
58	Eritrea	3,601,467
59	Jamaica	2,973,463
60	Puerto Rico	2,828,255
61	Gambia	2,486,945
62	Gabon	2,278,825
63	Guinea Bissau	2,015,494
64	Equatorial Guinea	1,449,896
65	Trinidad And Tobago	1,403,375
66	Timor Leste	1,343,873
67	Mauritius	1,273,433
68	Djibouti	1,002,187
69	Reunion	901,686
70	Comoros	888,451
71	Guyana	790,326
72	Suriname	591,800
73	Brunei	441,532
74	Belize	404,914
75	Guadeloupe	400,020
76	Bahamas	396,913
77	Martinique	374,745
78	French Guiana	306,448
79	Barbados	287,711
80	Mayotte	279,515
81	Sao Tome And Principe	223,368
82	Saint Lucia	184,400
83	Grenada	113,021
84	Saint Vincent And The Grenadines	111,263
85	Aruba	107,204
86	United States Virgin Islands	104,226
87	Seychelles	98,908
88	Antigua And Barbuda	98,731
89	Dominica	72,167
90	Cayman Islands	66,497
91	Saint Kitts And Nevis	53,544
92	Saint Martin	39,234
93	Turks And Caicos Islands	39,231
94	British Virgin Islands	30,421
95	Anguilla	15,117
96	Montserrat	4,977

Tropical Countries 2021

List Of Tropical Countries - Tropical

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