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Sogo

(6,434 posts) Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:39 PM Jul 8

India has four times the number of people as the US, on land that is 1/3 the size of the US.

It's a statistic I just became aware of, and it seems nearly unbelievable!

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India has four times the number of people as the US, on land that is 1/3 the size of the US. (Original Post) Sogo Jul 8 OP

And still have truly wild forests and wildlife Shellback Squid Jul 8 #1

What is your point? dpibel Jul 8 #2

Population density of India is 488 people per sq km VMA131Marine Jul 8 #3

A graphic would be much more enlightening, like this one Beringia Thursday #4

Shellback Squid

(9,501 posts)

1. And still have truly wild forests and wildlife

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:56 PM

Jul 8

dpibel

(3,615 posts)

2. What is your point?

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 10:33 PM

Jul 8

You posted a similar OMG post about China.

What does this prove, from your point of view?

I'm guessing it has something to do with overpopulation, but please do tell me what you are trying to communicate here.

VMA131Marine

(5,054 posts)

3. Population density of India is 488 people per sq km

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 10:54 PM

Jul 8

That isn’t even close to the highest number.

Monaco has the greatest population density at 25,927 per sq km.

Macao 🇲🇴 is second at 22,508

https://www.statista.com/statistics/264683/top-fifty-countries-with-the-highest-population-density/

Beringia

(5,155 posts)

4. A graphic would be much more enlightening, like this one

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:26 AM

Thursday

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