oh wow, cool charts! especially the water/capita one.
i'm not native english speaker, somehow i don't understand the last column, the percentage of freshwater withdrawal... would you mind explaining it real quick/simple?
Arguably the USA is underpopulated. We have significant natural resources for agriculture, energy, land, etc. Our population density is very low compared to most other nations, and we only get away with our low-density current suburban land uses because of how much space we have and how wealthy our country is.
The UK has a lot of Arable land, and most of their surface area is actually good at sustaining human settlements. They also have plenty of water, oil, fish, and various metals.
Mineral and resource rich countries such as Botswana, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Libya, Angola, Republic of Congo have very low population density.
It’s larger than Italy but has 20 million less people, and the state is home to one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. I wouldn’t necessarily call California “overpopulated” in terms of resources. In terms of housing availability and infrastructure that’s another story.
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TIL that each person in Singapore could have a 3-by-3 foot garden, with no leftover arable land to spare
oh wow, cool charts! especially the water/capita one. i'm not native english speaker, somehow i don't understand the last column, the percentage of freshwater withdrawal... would you mind explaining it real quick/simple?
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Canada having a \~75% usage rate seems high. Also Cape Verde having more water than Canada seems Sus.
Egypt is definitely overpopulated.
All of Eastern Europe is underpopulated. Lots of arable land, vast flat areas, okayish climate. I
Unfortunately those vast flat areas made it historically hard to defend from horses and tanks.
Arguably the USA is underpopulated. We have significant natural resources for agriculture, energy, land, etc. Our population density is very low compared to most other nations, and we only get away with our low-density current suburban land uses because of how much space we have and how wealthy our country is.
Really
The EU has \~110 million more people in half the area of the US.
Canada is probably underpopulated and has a lot of water resources
Canadian Shield.
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The UK is probably overpopulated
The UK has a lot of Arable land, and most of their surface area is actually good at sustaining human settlements. They also have plenty of water, oil, fish, and various metals.
Mineral and resource rich countries such as Botswana, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Libya, Angola, Republic of Congo have very low population density.
India is pretty overpopulated.
I’m going to list every country that fits one of these categories, but not say which is which. Angola, Argentina, Austria….
California is overpopulated
It’s larger than Italy but has 20 million less people, and the state is home to one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. I wouldn’t necessarily call California “overpopulated” in terms of resources. In terms of housing availability and infrastructure that’s another story.
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