Let's determine which country has the greatest and the least population density by examining their population densities.
Population density is calculated as:
[tex]\[ \text{Population Density} = \frac{\text{Population}}{\text{Area}} \][/tex]
We'll calculate the population density for each country using the provided data:
1. Indonesia:
- Population: 203,479,000
- Area: 1,904,569 square km
Population Density of Indonesia:
[tex]\[ \frac{203,479,000 \text{ people}}{1,904,569 \text{ square km}} \approx 106.84 \text{ people per square km} \][/tex]
2. Denmark:
- Population: 5,248,000
- Area: 42,077 square km
Population Density of Denmark:
[tex]\[ \frac{5,248,000 \text{ people}}{42,077 \text{ square km}} \approx 124.72 \text{ people per square km} \][/tex]
3. Ghana:
- Population: 18,339,000
- Area: 237,533 square km
Population Density of Ghana:
[tex]\[ \frac{18,339,000 \text{ people}}{237,533 \text{ square km}} \approx 77.21 \text{ people per square km} \][/tex]
Comparing the population densities:
- Indonesia: 106.84 people per square km
- Denmark: 124.72 people per square km
- Ghana: 77.21 people per square km
From the calculated population densities, we can see that:
- Denmark has the greatest population density at approximately 124.72 people per square km.
- Ghana has the least population density at approximately 77.21 people per square km.
Therefore, Denmark has the highest population density among the given countries, and Ghana has the lowest population density.
