![]() To get a closer and more intricate picture of each country’s density map, head to Alasdair Rae’s long thread of rendered maps and start scrolling up to find yours! At the same time, landmasses like Australia and New Zealand are almost invisible save for a few clusters along the coast. Though the above maps cover the five most populated countries on Earth, accounting for nearly half of the world’s population, they only show a small part of the global picture.Īs the full global density map at the top of the page highlights, the population patterns can accurately illustrate some geographic patterns and constraints, while others need further exploration.įor example, the map clearly gives an outline of Africa and the sparse area that makes up the Sahara Desert. Some are limited by space (Singapore, Philippines), while others are limited by forests (Thailand, Vietnam). Indeed, despite being one of the most populated areas in the world, each country in Southeast Asia has had its own growing problems. Nearby in the Philippines, more than 100 million people have densely populated a series of islands no bigger than the state of Arizona. When the distance is smaller, that cross-water growth is more likely to occur. The metros of Jakarta and Surabaya have experienced massive growth, but spreading that growth across oceans to entirely new islands (covered by rainforests) is a tall order. ![]() Despite spanning across many islands, more than half of the country’s 269 million inhabitants are clustered on the single island of Java. ![]() ![]() Take Indonesia, the fourth largest country by population. ![]() Geographic constraints have always been the biggest deciding factor when it comes to population density, and nowhere is this more apparent than Southeast Asia. Click here to view the high resolution version. ![]()
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