All world population fits in half of Luxembourg

It’s a general concern that our world lacks resources to keep up with current population growth.
However, surface area of our planet is not one of those lacking resources.

Check this out:

. In average a standing person occupy 0,36 m x 0,50 m of ground (=0,18 m2)

. It is estimated that current world population is 7.225.000.000

. If you join all world population in standing position you will need only 1.300 km2

. The Luxembourg area is 2.586 km2

 So, if you create a huge plaza with a surface area with the size of half of Luxembourg area, you could join there all world population in standing position.

Size matters?

Check these interesting stats about the biggest countries in the world and find out for yourself.

Top countries by land area:
1st – Russia
2nd – Canada
3rd – USA
4th – China
5th - Brazil
…
105th – Portugal

Top countries by population:
1st – China
2nd – India
3rd – USA
4th – Indonesia
5th – Brazil
…
76th – Portugal

Top countries by population density:
1st – Monaco
2nd – Singapore
3rd – Malta
4th – Maldives
5th – Bahrain
…
65th – Portugal

Top countries by GDP per capita in 2012 (IMF):
1st – Qatar
2nd – Luxembourg
3rd – Singapore
4th – Norway
5th – Brunei
…
45th - Portugal