Blog 8: Global Urbanization & Global development and Inequality.


After analyzing and looking at the snapshot global urbanization from 1950 and 2014 its interesting to see how world’s population has grown over time. In 1950, the highest population country and city was New York City in the U. S. In 2014, the highest population country and city is Tokyo, Japan. This is interesting because Tokyo, japan was the second highest country in 1950 and reached the highest in 2014, while New York City decreased to the 9th place in 2014. Although New York, U.S is in the 9th place it still has a high population of 18.6 million. As for Tokyo, Japan they have a population of 37.8 million in 2014, 25.5 million difference from Tokyo japan in 2014 than New York City, U.S in 1950. Overall, the populations in all countries in 2014 show higher number than those in 1950.

After analyzing the global development and inequality snapshot of 2011, it confirmed that poor countries suffer a lot. Those with fewer income such as Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Myanmar life expectancy is 58-60 years than those with upper income such as the USA, Western Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Australia with 77-83 years’ expectancy. Poorer countries are 36% more likely to die of infectious diseases than wealthier countries of 7%. Although poorer countries have less access to toilets, education, cellphone use, computers, and cars, they have the highest growth of population of 2.27 versus wealthier countries of .39%.


These statistics makes me wonder what are leaders in these countries doing to help their people. Why aren’t wealthier countries helping these countries? Is it because of domination of power? There are many people in these countries who need basic needs such as food, water, and health. Why is that so many people die of infectious diseases in these countries. Does the government place safety regulations on water and food? Things like these makes me wonder how life can be cruel and how lucky we are to be where we are.

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