Hundred Million Person Tribes





































































Western USA |
Western USA |
Western USA |
Western USA |
Western USA |
Western USA |
Western USA |
Western USA |
Western USA |
Northeastern USA |
Northeastern USA |
Northeastern USA |
Northeastern USA |
Northeastern USA |
Northeastern USA |
Northeastern USA |
Northeastern USA |
Northeastern USA |
Southeastern USA |
Southeastern USA |
Southeastern USA |
Southeastern USA |
Southeastern USA |
Southeastern USA |
Southeastern USA |
Southeastern USA |
Southeastern USA |
Mexico |
Mexico |
Mexico |
Mexico |
Mexico |
Mexico |
Mexico |
Mexico |
Mexico |
Central America |
Central America |
Central America |
Central America |
Central America |
Central America |
Central America |
Central America |
Central America |
Northern Andes |
Northern Andes |
Northern Andes |
Northern Andes |
Northern Andes |
Northern Andes |
Northern Andes |
Northern Andes |
Northern Andes |
Southern Andes |
Southern Andes |
Southern Andes |
Southern Andes |
Southern Andes |
Southern Andes |
Southern Andes |
Southern Andes |
Southern Andes |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Southern Brazil |
Southern Brazil |
Southern Brazil |
Southern Brazil |
Southern Brazil |
Southern Brazil |
Southern Brazil |
Southern Brazil |
Southern Brazil |
Britain |
Britain |
Britain |
Britain |
Britain |
Britain |
Britain |
Britain |
Britain |
France |
France |
France |
France |
France |
France |
France |
France |
France |
Italy & Iberia |
Italy & Iberia |
Italy & Iberia |
Italy & Iberia |
Italy & Iberia |
Italy & Iberia |
Italy & Iberia |
Italy & Iberia |
Italy & Iberia |
Germany |
Germany |
Germany |
Germany |
Germany |
Germany |
Germany |
Germany |
Germany |
Eastern Europe |
Eastern Europe |
Eastern Europe |
Eastern Europe |
Eastern Europe |
Eastern Europe |
Eastern Europe |
Eastern Europe |
Eastern Europe |
Balkans |
Balkans |
Balkans |
Balkans |
Balkans |
Balkans |
Balkans |
Balkans |
Balkans |
Russia |
Russia |
Russia |
Russia |
Russia |
Russia |
Russia |
Russia |
Russia |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Middle East |
Middle East |
Middle East |
Middle East |
Middle East |
Middle East |
Middle East |
Middle East |
Middle East |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Iran |
Central Asia |
Central Asia |
Central Asia |
Central Asia |
Central Asia |
Central Asia |
Central Asia |
Central Asia |
Central Asia |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Punjab |
Punjab |
Punjab |
Punjab |
Punjab |
Punjab |
Punjab |
Punjab |
Punjab |
Northern India |
Northern India |
Northern India |
Northern India |
Northern India |
Northern India |
Northern India |
Northern India |
Northern India |
Rajasthan & Gujurat |
Rajasthan & Gujurat |
Rajasthan & Gujurat |
Rajasthan & Gujurat |
Rajasthan & Gujurat |
Rajasthan & Gujurat |
Rajasthan & Gujurat |
Rajasthan & Gujurat |
Rajasthan & Gujurat |
Uttar Pradesh East |
Uttar Pradesh East |
Uttar Pradesh East |
Uttar Pradesh East |
Uttar Pradesh East |
Uttar Pradesh East |
Uttar Pradesh East |
Uttar Pradesh East |
Uttar Pradesh East |
Uttar Pradesh West |
Uttar Pradesh West |
Uttar Pradesh West |
Uttar Pradesh West |
Uttar Pradesh West |
Uttar Pradesh West |
Uttar Pradesh West |
Uttar Pradesh West |
Uttar Pradesh West |
Bihar |
Bihar |
Bihar |
Bihar |
Bihar |
Bihar |
Bihar |
Bihar |
Bihar |
West Bengal |
West Bengal |
West Bengal |
West Bengal |
West Bengal |
West Bengal |
West Bengal |
West Bengal |
West Bengal |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
East India |
East India |
East India |
East India |
East India |
East India |
East India |
East India |
East India |
Orissa |
Orissa |
Orissa |
Orissa |
Orissa |
Orissa |
Orissa |
Orissa |
Orissa |
Madhya Pradesh |
Madhya Pradesh |
Madhya Pradesh |
Madhya Pradesh |
Madhya Pradesh |
Madhya Pradesh |
Madhya Pradesh |
Madhya Pradesh |
Madhya Pradesh |
Maharashtra |
Maharashtra |
Maharashtra |
Maharashtra |
Maharashtra |
Maharashtra |
Maharashtra |
Maharashtra |
Maharashtra |
Andhra Pradesh |
Andhra Pradesh |
Andhra Pradesh |
Andhra Pradesh |
Andhra Pradesh |
Andhra Pradesh |
Andhra Pradesh |
Andhra Pradesh |
Andhra Pradesh |
Karnataka & Kerala |
Karnataka & Kerala |
Karnataka & Kerala |
Karnataka & Kerala |
Karnataka & Kerala |
Karnataka & Kerala |
Karnataka & Kerala |
Karnataka & Kerala |
Karnataka & Kerala |
Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka |
Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka |
Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka |
Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka |
Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka |
Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka |
Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka |
Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka |
Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka |
Myanmar & Thailand |
Myanmar & Thailand |
Myanmar & Thailand |
Myanmar & Thailand |
Myanmar & Thailand |
Myanmar & Thailand |
Myanmar & Thailand |
Myanmar & Thailand |
Myanmar & Thailand |
Vietnam |
Vietnam |
Vietnam |
Vietnam |
Vietnam |
Vietnam |
Vietnam |
Vietnam |
Vietnam |
Sumatra |
Sumatra |
Sumatra |
Sumatra |
Sumatra |
Sumatra |
Sumatra |
Sumatra |
Sumatra |
Java |
Java |
Java |
Java |
Java |
Java |
Java |
Java |
Java |
Oceania |
Oceania |
Oceania |
Oceania |
Oceania |
Oceania |
Oceania |
Oceania |
Oceania |
Philippines |
Philippines |
Philippines |
Philippines |
Philippines |
Philippines |
Philippines |
Philippines |
Philippines |
Northwestern China |
Northwestern China |
Northwestern China |
Northwestern China |
Northwestern China |
Northwestern China |
Northwestern China |
Northwestern China |
Northwestern China |
Northeastern China |
Northeastern China |
Northeastern China |
Northeastern China |
Northeastern China |
Northeastern China |
Northeastern China |
Northeastern China |
Northeastern China |
Hebei |
Hebei |
Hebei |
Hebei |
Hebei |
Hebei |
Hebei |
Hebei |
Hebei |
Shandong |
Shandong |
Shandong |
Shandong |
Shandong |
Shandong |
Shandong |
Shandong |
Shandong |
Jiangsu |
Jiangsu |
Jiangsu |
Jiangsu |
Jiangsu |
Jiangsu |
Jiangsu |
Jiangsu |
Jiangsu |
Anhui & Zhejiang |
Anhui & Zhejiang |
Anhui & Zhejiang |
Anhui & Zhejiang |
Anhui & Zhejiang |
Anhui & Zhejiang |
Anhui & Zhejiang |
Anhui & Zhejiang |
Anhui & Zhejiang |
Henan |
Henan |
Henan |
Henan |
Henan |
Henan |
Henan |
Henan |
Henan |
Hubei |
Hubei |
Hubei |
Hubei |
Hubei |
Hubei |
Hubei |
Hubei |
Hubei |
Sichuan & Yunnan |
Sichuan & Yunnan |
Sichuan & Yunnan |
Sichuan & Yunnan |
Sichuan & Yunnan |
Sichuan & Yunnan |
Sichuan & Yunnan |
Sichuan & Yunnan |
Sichuan & Yunnan |
Guangxi & Guizhou |
Guangxi & Guizhou |
Guangxi & Guizhou |
Guangxi & Guizhou |
Guangxi & Guizhou |
Guangxi & Guizhou |
Guangxi & Guizhou |
Guangxi & Guizhou |
Guangxi & Guizhou |
Hunan |
Hunan |
Hunan |
Hunan |
Hunan |
Hunan |
Hunan |
Hunan |
Hunan |
Jiangxi & Fujian |
Jiangxi & Fujian |
Jiangxi & Fujian |
Jiangxi & Fujian |
Jiangxi & Fujian |
Jiangxi & Fujian |
Jiangxi & Fujian |
Jiangxi & Fujian |
Jiangxi & Fujian |
Guangdong |
Guangdong |
Guangdong |
Guangdong |
Guangdong |
Guangdong |
Guangdong |
Guangdong |
Guangdong |
Japan |
Japan |
Japan |
Japan |
Japan |
Japan |
Japan |
Japan |
Japan |
Korea |
Korea |
Korea |
Korea |
Korea |
Korea |
Korea |
Korea |
Korea |
North Africa |
North Africa |
North Africa |
North Africa |
North Africa |
North Africa |
North Africa |
North Africa |
North Africa |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Sahara |
Sahara |
Sahara |
Sahara |
Sahara |
Sahara |
Sahara |
Sahara |
Sahara |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
West Africa |
West Africa |
West Africa |
West Africa |
West Africa |
West Africa |
West Africa |
West Africa |
West Africa |
West Nigeria |
West Nigeria |
West Nigeria |
West Nigeria |
West Nigeria |
West Nigeria |
West Nigeria |
West Nigeria |
West Nigeria |
East Nigeria |
East Nigeria |
East Nigeria |
East Nigeria |
East Nigeria |
East Nigeria |
East Nigeria |
East Nigeria |
East Nigeria |
Congo |
Congo |
Congo |
Congo |
Congo |
Congo |
Congo |
Congo |
Congo |
East Africa |
East Africa |
East Africa |
East Africa |
East Africa |
East Africa |
East Africa |
East Africa |
East Africa |
Southeastern Africa |
Southeastern Africa |
Southeastern Africa |
Southeastern Africa |
Southeastern Africa |
Southeastern Africa |
Southeastern Africa |
Southeastern Africa |
Southeastern Africa |
Southern Africa |
Southern Africa |
Southern Africa |
Southern Africa |
Southern Africa |
Southern Africa |
Southern Africa |
Southern Africa |
Southern Africa |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
Notes
Splitting the world population into equal chunks allows comparisons between regions at a glance
The disparity between the crowded Old World and the relatively sparsely populated New World is clear from the map. The Americas are represented by 9 circles, compared to 58 for the rest of the world.
The US population is represented by just 3 circles. With the spread of technology and ideas, it is not difficult to forsee a time when most people in the world are as productive as the average American. A quick glance at this map shows that when this happens, the US economy will be dwarfed by each of the economies of Africa, India and China.
There are many ways the US might prepare for this inevitable power shift. At the moment, US policy seems to be focused on preventing it from happening, by erecting trade barriers, enforcing bullying patents and demonstrating military might. Perhaps it would be better if the US just accepted that it's going to be one power among many, and concentrated on making friends rather than enemies.
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Compare this with the Trillion Dollar Economies map to contrast population with GDP
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Sources
Wikipedia – List of countries by population
Wikipedia – List of Canadian provinces and territories by population
Wikipedia – List of U.S. states and territories by population
Wikipedia – List of Nigerian states by population
Wikipedia – List of states and union territories of India by population
Wikipedia – Divisions of Bangladesh
Wikipedia – Provinces of Indonesia
Wikipedia – List of Chinese administrative divisions by population
Date
First published December 2010
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Diana ⋅ 3 December 2013
so many countries you named as balkans ARE NOT balkans!..balkans are those countries that belong to the balkanic half island..learn geography before you make something like this public
Mark Jeffery ⋅ 3 December 2013
You're right, Diana, the names I've given the tribes are rough and ready. Ireland and Scandinavia, for example, are definitely not part of Britain. In the same way, not all the countries I've grouped under the Balkans are strictly part of the Balkans, but I've named the tribe for the region where the larger part of the population lives.
Grouping Ireland with Britain, or Tamil Nadu with Sri Lanka, or Tibet with Northwestern China, or any part of the Balkans with any other part of the Balkans risks inflaming feelings in those parts of the world. On the other hand, imagining tribes based merely on geographical proximity does cut through political and cultural boundaries in interesting ways.
Kris Santos ⋅ 16 May 2021
This map is amazing! It must've taken a lot of effort.