In November 2011 we were told that the population on Earth had passed seven billion people, which caused a lot of people to worry over how food and water supplies will be affected in the long run. Scientists came forward and gave predictions of varying severity on the future of the Earth. And artists were inspired to create visualisations of this new world issue.
One such illustration, aptly titled ‘Dencity‘ (below), shows population densities on a world map using circles and colours. Larger, darker circles show areas with fewer people, while smaller, brighter circles highlight crowded cities. Areas with larger populations show more circles and are therefore more detailed, while sparsely populated areas are more vaguely defined.
From fathom.info/dencity
China and India are most obviously the the two brightest countries on the map, with most of South East Asia also appearing in yellow. While countries like Australia, Canada, Russia, and Greenland are almost shapeless because of their mostly harsh and barren terrains.
