Why Most Humans Live Inside This Small Circle

Summary by Krater

This video explores a geographical phenomenon where a specific circle drawn on Earth contains more people inside of it than outside, examining the historical and agricultural reasons behind Asia's dense population.

From the video

Answers: Why do more people live inside a specific circle in Asia than outside of it?

• population density
• geography
• demographics
• agricultural history
• rice vs wheat farming

What it concludes

• A circle with a 3300 km radius centered on Mong Khet, Burma, contains more than half of the world's population.
• China and India have historically held the highest populations due to vast arable land and the high caloric yield of rice farming.
• Rice farming supports significantly more people per acre of farmland than wheat farming, driving population growth in Asian civilizations.