08-14-2021, 08:52 PM
** 14-Aug-2021 World View: Population Density delusion
Apparently I've been deluded on the subject of population density.
For years, China has had a one-child policy to prevent overpopulation.
And I've always been under the delusion that this was because China
was the most densely populated country in the world, at least among
the big countries.
And I was aware that China's population is four times as high as
America's population, in a smaller area.
But it turns out that India has a much higher population density than
China: 424/sqkm for India vs 149/sqkm for China.
In fact, there are 82 countries, large and small, with higher
population densities than China, as can be seen from the following web
page:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/countr...by-density
Pakistan, for example, has 255/sqkm. The UK is at 281/sqkm. Vietnam
is at 296/sqkm. Japan is at 334/sqkm. South Korea is at 512/sqkm.
So OK, I've been deluded all these years. But now I wonder, what the
hell is the big deal with China? None of these other countries had a
"one child" policy. Why did China?
Apparently I've been deluded on the subject of population density.
For years, China has had a one-child policy to prevent overpopulation.
And I've always been under the delusion that this was because China
was the most densely populated country in the world, at least among
the big countries.
And I was aware that China's population is four times as high as
America's population, in a smaller area.
But it turns out that India has a much higher population density than
China: 424/sqkm for India vs 149/sqkm for China.
In fact, there are 82 countries, large and small, with higher
population densities than China, as can be seen from the following web
page:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/countr...by-density
Pakistan, for example, has 255/sqkm. The UK is at 281/sqkm. Vietnam
is at 296/sqkm. Japan is at 334/sqkm. South Korea is at 512/sqkm.
So OK, I've been deluded all these years. But now I wonder, what the
hell is the big deal with China? None of these other countries had a
"one child" policy. Why did China?
