Question

According to the data in the table which country has a more population density ?

Answer 1

The first step to solve the question presented is to calculate the population density for each country, which is defined as the ratio from the population and the area of the country, as follows:

`D=(P)/(A)`

Let us to perform the calculation for both countries with data in the table.

`\begin{gathered} D_{\text{America}}=(310,000,000)/(3,539,225)\cong87.59(people)/(mi^2) \\ D_{\text{Mexico}}=(122,000,000)/(742,485)\cong164.31(people)/(mi^2)_{} \end{gathered}`

From the solution presented we are able to conclude that the country with the highest population density from those in the table is Mexico