Where could you fit the population of the world?

The world’s total population is more than 7.5 billion, which obviously sounds massive. However, it might feel a little more manageable once you learn that if every single one of those people stood shoulder-to-shoulder, they could all fit within the 500 square miles of Los Angeles, according to National Geographic.

Could everyone in the world fit in England?

The answer is 1.25 billion square metres or 1250 square kilometres. The size of Greater London, a mere speck on a map of the world shown here, is 1569 square kilometres, so you can see they would all fit in with room to spare. Use the slider on the map to see how.

Can the world population fit into Alaska?

Can the Whole World Fit in Alaska? In terms of population, the answer is yes! The entire world’s population (over 7.8 billion people) could fit within the state.

How big is the Isle of Wight?

150.6 mi²
Isle of Wight/Area

Can you really fit everyone in the world on the Isle?

With the UN recently announcing that the world’s population had grown to 7bn, we thought there was no time like the present to test the popular belief that you could fit everyone in the world on the Isle of Wight (people really do believe this, and have done for a long time – type it into your search engine ), if they stood shoulder to shoulder.

Could the entire global population fit in New Zealand?

For example, if we lived at the density that people live in Manhattan, the entire global population could fit in New Zealand: Or, look at the possibilities if we lived as they do in Bangladesh and New Jersey:

Could the whole world move to the Isle of Wight?

If we could fit about 74 people into our studio, we calculated, then the whole world could move to the Isle of Wight. If it so wished. Measuring just 4m 2, once you take away the furniture, our studio’s modelled in the finest BBC broom cupboard tradition. It wasn’t immediately clear it was advisable to stuff it full of human beings. But we did.

How many people can you fit on the Earth?

Continuing into hypothetical world, we could fit a trillion people in South Korea, Iceland, Guatemala, or Cuba, and if we covered every square meter of the Earth’s land with people, it would fit 1.48 quadrillion people—200,000 times the current world population.