Answers to SQLzoo’s SUM and COUNT tutorial.
1. Show the total population of the world.
SELECT SUM(population) FROM world
2. List all the continents – just once each.
SELECT distinct continent FROM world
3. Give the total GDP of Africa.
SELECT SUM(gdp) FROM world WHERE continent = 'Africa'
4. How many countries have an area of at least 1000000.
SELECT COUNT(*) as Countries FROM world WHERE area >= 1000000
5. What is the total population of (‘France’,’Germany’,’Spain’)?
SELECT SUM(population) FROM world WHERE name in ('France', 'Germany', 'Spain')
6. For each continent show the continent and number of countries.
SELECT continent, COUNT(*) as countries FROM world GROUP BY continent
7. For each continent show the continent and number of countries with populations of at least 10 million.
SELECT continent, COUNT(*) FROM world WHERE population >= 10000000 GROUP BY continent
8. List the continents with total populations of at least 100 million.
SELECT continent FROM world GROUP BY continent HAVING SUM(population) >= 100000000