Usually density comparisons are made using cities or countries, but this map from Alasdair Rae provides another perspective. This world map depicts population density by latitude, going from the densest populated coordinates in deep red to the sparsest in light blue.

Why Certain Latitudes (and Regions) Are More Densely Populated

As Visual Capitalist's Anete Lusina details below, numerous factors affect an area's population density. These can range from topography, or the physical terrain characteristics of the place, to more direct factors like an area's climate, which can impact both the survivability and agricultural potential.

Political, economic, and social factors are also at play? - for example, there is a natural lack of livelihood opportunities in sparse areas such as the Amazon rainforest or the Himalayas.