WHY MOST HUMANS LIVE INSIDE THIS CIRCLE?

By Aditya Dadhich

 Asia is obviously the biggest continent on Earth and there is a ton of incredible spots to discover over there. But some people don’t realize how densely populated it is, and more specifically how much more populated it is compared to the rest of the world.


WHY MOST HUMANS LIVE INSIDE THIS CIRCLE?





There is a map that has been circulating online for a few years that gives a great perspective on Asia and a lot of you have probably already seen it, but since our posts about world maps are always very popular, I wanted to share this one to make sure everyone sees it.


The fact is, more people live inside this circle than outside of it.It sure is impressive, but it isn’t all that surprising when you think of it. 


Many of the world’s most populous nations are in that area:


  1. China (ranked 1st)
  2. India (2nd)
  3. Indonesia (4th)
  4. Pakistan (6th)
  5. Bangladesh (7th) 
  6. Japan (10th).


Speaking of the most popular map we shared before (about Canada’s fake size), those among you with the keenest sense of observation might have noticed that in reality the above circle isn’t actually a circle, since maps always distort shapes on the globe.


Here is how a perfect circle would look on a map.


Circle centred on 106.6° East, 26.6° North, projected using GMT, created by BCMM - Brilliant Maps


For those who would like more details, the circle that contains half the world’s population is in fact has a 4100 kilometer radius around the city of Guiyang, China.


Other very interesting facts: the circle contains both the world’s highest mountain (Everest) and the world’s deepest ocean trench (Mariana). There are more Muslims (no, they’re not all in the Middle East), Hindus and Buddhists in the circle than outside of it.


But most impressive is that ironically, in this circle that contains more than half of the world’s population… there is also the least densely populated country in the world (Mongolia).


For those interested in budget traveling, you should also note that many of the world’s cheapest travel destinations can be found in that circle, don’t miss the next part of our ranking later this week… subscribe to our free travel newsletter like 30,000+ Canadians and never miss a flight deal from your city (or a great travel tip).


BCMM explains that:


"  Due to the way this map projection (Winkel-tripel) distorts the world*, a real-world circle does not usually appear as a circle on the map.


This is a real-world circle centred on 106.6° East, 26.6° North, projected using GMT. More than half the world’s population lives within 4100km of Guiyang, Guizhou Province, Southwest China.


To make it a proper circle while still including Japan and India, I had to trade a lot of sea for extra land. Consequently, my circle has probably tens of millions more people than valeriepieris’s.


Additions comprise parts of Afghanistan, the less-populous end of Khazakstan, all of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, the most densely-populated parts of Uzbekhistan, and a large, sparsely-populated section of Siberia.  "


* This isn’t a criticism; all projections distort. This one is non-conformal.



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