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digitaldisciplineStatistical analysis based on some boring curiosity (I wanted to know what the most populous cities in the world today are) reveals some surprising tidbits, courtesy of Infoplease.com.
- Average population density of all nations: 126 people per square mile. In other words, the entire world averages out to be Bhutan.
- Third most populous country? The United States. (It is a really, really distant third.)
- The greater Tokyo metropolitan area would be the 34th most populous country in the world (and probably the most densely-populated)
If anyone wants the spreadsheet I cobbled together... you need a hobby. :-)
["World's 50 Most Populous Countries: 2006." Infoplease.
© 2000–2006 Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease.
10 Aug. 2006 <http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/a0004391.html>.]
- Average population density of all nations: 126 people per square mile. In other words, the entire world averages out to be Bhutan.
- Third most populous country? The United States. (It is a really, really distant third.)
- The greater Tokyo metropolitan area would be the 34th most populous country in the world (and probably the most densely-populated)
If anyone wants the spreadsheet I cobbled together... you need a hobby. :-)
["World's 50 Most Populous Countries: 2006." Infoplease.
© 2000–2006 Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease.
10 Aug. 2006 <http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/a0004391.html>.]
