Premise: United States . At 3.8 million square miles ( 9.8 million km2 ) and with over 324 million people , the United States is the world 's third - or fourth-largest country by total area , third-largest by land area , and the third-most populous . Though its population is only 4.3 % of the world total , Americans hold nearly 40 % of the total wealth in the world .
Hypothesis: The United States's population is 100% of the world total.
Label: CONTRADICTION