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Jul 20, 2022 13 tweets 4 min read Read on X
Population density thread because you and I both know you have nothing better to do.

Let's start with this cool way to visualize population density, by @undertheraedar. The height of each spike displays the population density in that location. Image
And some specifics by @VisualCap.

The US is pretty undense: Image
A reminder that almost all the people in China are in the southeast. ImageImage
Southeast Asia. Java is off the hook. Image
No one is in Iceland Image
Or Australia Image
Northern India needs to chill Image
While we're in Bangladesh, there are an equal number of people in the red and blue regions [from Reddit user u/AndoMacster] Image
Also I figured this out once: Image
Because we're on a roll: Image
If we really wanted to get dense, we could fit everyone into NYC by standing tightly together Image
Fuck it Image
K bye

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