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Population and Population Density of African Countries in 2015

Country	Density (inhabitants/km²)	Area (km²)	Estimated population
Lesotho	70.3	30,355	2,135,000
Mali	14.2	1,240,000	17,600,000
Zambia	21.5	752,614	16,212,000
Benin	96.6	112,620	10,880,000

As the second-most populous continent in the world, Africa was home to an estimated 1.186 billion people in 2015. In a paper for a social studies class, a student nonetheless notes that countries with very large populations may be less densely populated than are countries with much smaller populations, as can be seen by comparing __________

Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the example?

Zambia, which has a low density, with Benin, which has a similar density despite both countries having different geographic sizes.

the geographic size of Mali (1,240,000 square kilometers) with its relatively high population of 17,600,000 inhabitants.

Mali, which has a high population of 17,600,000 inhabitants and a relatively low density of 14.2 inhabitants/square kilometer, with Lesotho, which has a much lower population and a higher density.

the populations of both Lesotho and Benin in 2015 with their populations in 2010.