Planet Population: A Check-In Six Months Later

Exactly six months ago today I mentioned that the global population was well on its way to a 2011 total of seven billion. Current numbers are always registering on the Population Institute counter, which reflects net population.

The dynamic digits, at this moment, stand at six billion, eight hundred twenty-nine million, seven hundred twenty-nine thousand, four hundred forty-six.  

In 4th grade expanded notation, that's:

6,000,000,000 + 800,000,000 + 20,000,000 + 9,000,000

 + 700,000 + 20,000 + 9,000 + 400 + 40 + 6

So, our six month global population increase is 30,823,331.

Now, here comes the obligatory comparison. How much is thirty million individuals in terms of another political entity on Earth? Well, it's Uganda. Uganda is currently ranked as the 39th most populous nation. That's also close to 38th ranked Afghanistan. 

Of course population increase scatters itself globally and so, in a sense, it's silly to compare the number to one geographic unit. But even to allow for a global sprinkling of 30.8 million additional souls since January 26th...it's a critical consideration.

Planet finiteness...