Stat gathering
Today I started to consider the global population and their density in different areas. I have found some statistics to work from.
Population Density Stats. The data presented in this document is a list of countries based on how densely populated they are, in descending order. I thought the UK was tightly packed until I saw pictures of the places at the top of the list. This links to the work of Photographer Michael Wolf which I will look at later on. (Michael Wolf)
I’ve found a few world maps that will be useful, one displaying a comparison of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the worlds countries. One that shows the subjective well-being of the worlds countries, basically a happiness map. It will be interesting to compare these things and draw conclusions.
The darker image in this gallery is a photograph of the earth taken at night. (2/11/08, Nasa, http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/49259main_flat_earth_nightm.jpe) which show the light pollution created by developed countries. It quite literally looks like the GDP map, maybe GDP is really Global Domestic Power?
