The Dark Secrets of Overcrowded Cities
Summary
TLDREl video analiza cómo Bangladesh, y en particular su capital, Dhaka, se ha convertido en una de las regiones más densamente pobladas del mundo. A pesar de ocupar solo el 0,029% de la superficie terrestre, alberga el 5% de la población mundial. La sobrepoblación ha llevado a problemas graves como contaminación extrema, tráfico caótico, pobreza masiva y un sistema de infraestructura insuficiente. El video también explora las raíces históricas de Bangladesh, su lucha por la independencia y los desafíos económicos y sociales que enfrenta en la actualidad.
Takeaways
- 🌍 El área roja en el mapa tiene la misma población que todas las áreas azules, lo que incluye ciudades grandes y países enteros.
- 🏙️ Dhaka, en Bangladesh, es conocida como la región más densamente poblada del mundo con una población de 164 millones.
- 📈 La población de Bangladesh podría crecer en 10 millones de personas en los próximos cinco años.
- 🚰 Dhaka enfrenta problemas de contaminación, con un aumento en los residuos plásticos y la falta de tratamiento de aguas residuales.
- 🌐 La densidad de población en Dhaka supera a la de Nueva York, siendo tres veces más grande pero en un espacio mucho menor.
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh es un país recién establecido después de la guerra de liberación en 1971, surgiendo de la anterior East Pakistan.
- 👕 El crecimiento económico de Bangladesh se basa principalmente en la exportación de prendas de vestir, que representan el 84% de sus exportaciones totales.
- 💔 El país enfrenta problemas de corrupción y una economía no diversificada, lo que afecta negativamente su desempeño económico.
- 👶 La mayoría de la población de Bangladesh es joven, con el 34% siendo menores de 15 años, lo que contribuye a los desafíos económicos.
- 🌿 La contaminación es un problema crítico, con Bangladesh considerándose uno de los países más contaminados del mundo.
- 🚗 El tráfico y la infraestructura inadecuada en Dhaka son una fuente de problemas para los residentes, afectando la calidad de vida.
Q & A
¿Cuál es la región roja en el mapa que tiene la misma población que todas las regiones azules combinadas?
-La región roja en el mapa es Bangladesh, que alberga el 5% de la población mundial.
¿Qué porcentaje de la tierra representa Bangladesh en términos de superficie total de la Tierra?
-Bangladesh representa solo el 0.029% de la superficie total de la Tierra.
¿Cuál es la densidad de población en Dhaka, la capital de Bangladesh, en comparación con Nueva York?
-La densidad de población en Dhaka es mucho mayor que en Nueva York, con aproximadamente 22 millones 478 mil 116 personas en solo 134 millas cuadradas, lo que es como multiplicar la población de Nueva York por tres y reducir su tamaño a un tercio.
¿Qué conflicto histórico llevó a la independencia de Bangladesh?
-La Guerra de Liberación de Bangladesh en 1971, después de la cual East Pakistan se convirtió en Bangladesh, un país libre y soberano.
¿Cuál es la principal exportación de Bangladesh y cómo influye en su economía?
-La principal exportación de Bangladesh es la confección de prendas de vestir, que representa el 84% de sus exportaciones totales. Sin embargo, la falta de diversidad económica y los aranceles altos afectan su crecimiento económico.
¿Por qué Bangladesh se considera uno de los países más pobres del mundo?
-Bangladesh es uno de los países más pobres debido a su alto índice de pobreza, con el 76.5% de los residentes viviendo con menos de 2 dólares estadounidenses al día en 2010, y su economía no diversificada.
¿Cómo afecta la contaminación al aire en Bangladesh la esperanza de vida de sus habitantes?
-La contaminación del aire en algunas áreas de Bangladesh reduce la esperanza de vida promedio en 8.1 años debido a los efectos en la salud.
¿Cuál es la situación de la infraestructura de transporte en Dhaka y cómo afecta a sus habitantes?
-La infraestructura de transporte en Dhaka es insuficiente, con solo un 7% de la ciudad cubierta por carreteras y 650 intersecciones con solo 60 semáforos, lo que causa tráfico masivo y afecta negativamente a todos los estratos de la sociedad.
¿Qué factores contribuyen a la alta tasa de natalidad en Bangladesh?
-La tasa de natalidad en Bangladesh es alta debido a una juventud considerable, con el 34% de la población siendo menores de 15 años, y una falta de acceso a servicios de salud y educación para reducir la natalidad.
¿Cómo es la situación de la salud pública en Bangladesh en relación con las enfermedades transmisibles y la pandemia de COVID-19?
-La situación de la salud pública en Bangladesh es preocupante, con altos niveles de enfermedades transmisibles y un impacto significativo de la pandemia de COVID-19 debido a la falta de recursos para respuestas adecuadas y un acceso limitado a hospitales y médicos.
¿Qué cambios son necesarios para mejorar la situación de Bangladesh en términos de pobreza y contaminación?
-Se necesitan cambios significativos en el gobierno de Bangladesh, incluyendo la lucha contra la corrupción, la mejora de la economía y la infraestructura, y el acceso a servicios básicos sin sobornos, para escapar de la pobreza y mejorar la calidad de vida de sus ciudadanos.
Outlines
🌍 La increíble densidad poblacional de Bangladesh
Este párrafo presenta un análisis sorprendente sobre la densidad poblacional en Bangladesh, específicamente en la ciudad de Dhaka, en comparación con otras ciudades del mundo. A pesar de ocupar solo el 0.029% de la superficie terrestre, esta región roja en el mapa alberga el 5% de la población mundial, una concentración que supera significativamente a la de grandes ciudades como Nueva York o Los Ángeles. Se destaca cómo esta densa población trae consigo problemas graves, como el aumento de residuos plásticos y las condiciones insalubres debido a la falta de tratamiento de aguas residuales, lo que podría llevar a una crisis de superpoblación si no se toman medidas a tiempo.
📈 El crecimiento económico y los desafíos de Bangladesh
Este párrafo aborda el crecimiento económico de Bangladesh en el siglo XXI, impulsado principalmente por la industria textil, que representa el 84% de sus exportaciones. Sin embargo, se destacan los problemas subyacentes como la falta de diversificación económica, la alta corrupción y las barreras comerciales, que han resultado en una economía frágil y dependiente. Además, se señala la alarmante pobreza en la que vive la mayoría de la población, con un 76.5% de los ciudadanos sobreviviendo con menos de dos dólares al día, junto con una distribución demográfica que afecta negativamente el desarrollo económico del país.
🚦 Infraestructura deficiente y contaminación extrema en Dhaka
Este párrafo se enfoca en los enormes problemas de infraestructura y contaminación que enfrenta Dhaka, la capital de Bangladesh. Con una infraestructura vial insuficiente para soportar su densidad poblacional, el tráfico es caótico, y la mayoría de los habitantes carecen de acceso a servicios básicos como agua potable y saneamiento adecuado. Además, la contaminación del aire, exacerbada por las fábricas locales y la polución importada de países vecinos, ha reducido significativamente la esperanza de vida de los ciudadanos. También se mencionan las consecuencias de la pandemia de COVID-19 y la falta de recursos para mitigar su impacto en una población ya vulnerable.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Bangladesh
💡Dhaka
💡Superpoblación
💡Contaminación
💡Guerra de Liberación de Bangladesh
💡Economía
💡Corrupción
💡Tasa de Natalidad
💡Infraestructura
💡Desigualdad Social
Highlights
The red region in the map represents Bangladesh, which has a population equal to the combined population of all the blue regions, including major cities like Perth, Sydney, Auckland, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, and Vancouver.
Bangladesh occupies only 0.029 percent of the Earth's land but has 5 percent of the world's population, making it the most densely populated region in the world.
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is facing a population growth of 10 million people in the next five years and is struggling with plastic waste that has tripled in the last two decades.
Urban planners warn of acute crowding problems in Bangladesh unless the government takes proactive measures.
Dhaka's population density is significantly higher than New York City's, with 22 million people living in just 134 square miles.
Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971 as a result of the Bangladesh Liberation War shaped its current state.
The garment industry is Bangladesh's main economic driver, accounting for 84 percent of its total exports.
Bangladesh suffers from rampant corruption, with regular citizens often paying bribes for basic government services.
Approximately 76.5 percent of Bangladesh's residents live on less than two US dollars a day, classifying it as one of the poorest countries in the world.
Bangladesh has a very young population, with 34 percent under 15 years old and only 5 percent over 65, contributing to economic challenges.
Bangladesh is often considered the most polluted country in the world, with severe air pollution reducing life expectancy by an average of 8.1 years.
Pollution from neighboring India and Nepal significantly contributes to Bangladesh's air pollution, with coal mine particles from India being 100 times more dangerous.
Dhaka's traffic congestion is extreme, with only 7 percent of the city covered in roads and 650 intersections served by only 60 traffic lights.
The birth rate in Bangladesh has decreased but remains higher than in the United States and European countries.
Bangladesh's government needs significant changes to escape poverty and improve the country's living conditions.
The video concludes by inviting viewers to learn about living in the most unemployed town in the United States.
Transcripts
would you believe me if i said that the
red region on this map has the same
population as all of the blue regions on
this map that would mean that the red
region would have the same population as
perth australia sydney australia
auckland new zealand salt lake city utah
albuquerque new mexico vancouver canada
and literally every other major city
pinpointed on this map along with the
land of all these massive countries
well it's true the red region takes up
just 0.029 percent of the earth's total
land but has a whopping five percent of
the world's total population it is
insane to think that if you asked 100
random people throughout the world where
they are from roughly five percent would
tell you they are from the city in the
red region so you're probably wondering
what is the city in the red region that
takes up five percent of the world's
total population this is the most
densely populated region in the entire
world and it is known as bangladesh many
people know china and india as having
massive populations but bangladesh has
the most densely populated city in any
country around the globe at 164 million
how overcrowded is this city really
population is likely to grow by 10
million people in the next five years a
recent study found that plastic waste in
dhaka has tripled in the last two
decades tens of thousands of migrants
are fleeing bangladesh's capital dhaka
they're taking a bath in a poisonous
soup of decades of untreated wastewater
and urban planners fear the country
could face acute crowding problems
unless the government looks ahead
now when i think of super overcrowded
cities i think of places like new york
city and even los angeles the subway can
be pretty gross traffic is just non-stop
and the spread of diseases is a major
concern when people live in such close
quarters the city of dhaka in bangladesh
blows new york city out of the water
when it comes to the population density
and the extreme issues that living in
such close proximity to others bring in
fact new york city or any other american
city for that matter doesn't even rank
in the top 10 for the most densely urban
populated areas of the world new york
has 8.419 million residents living in
its 302 square miles area downtown dhaka
bangladesh has a population of 22
million 478 thousand 116 people but
concentrated in just 134 square miles so
for example this would be like
multiplying the population of new york
city by three but condensing it into
just a third of the size of new york
city when you have such a large
population all living so extremely close
to each other the outcome is never too
positive so you're probably wondering
now from the title of this video how
bangladesh has become so insanely
overcrowded and why this is a problem
that is only getting worse
to start bangladesh is actually a very
new country following world war ii
pakistan used to be split up between
west pakistan and east pakistan which is
now present-day bangladesh eastern
pakistan was previously known as bengal
these two regions were extremely
different where all they had in common
was their faith of islam leaders in west
pakistan would use the abundant natural
resources of eastern pakistan where all
the rivers of the himalayas would flow
through eastern pakistan and then into
the indian ocean leaders in western
pakistan would import these natural
resources and then sell the products and
goods to eastern pakistan for 10 times
the amount that they would be sold to
the western pakistani people western
pakistan believed the people in eastern
pakistan to be culturally inferior and
demanded that urdu would be the official
language even though only 3 percent of
the former bengali region spoke it as
opposed to 56 speaking bengali in this
region as western pakistan kept bullying
eastern pakistan around resistance
movements became very popular across
eastern pakistan seeking independence as
you could probably expect western
pakistan didn't like this and enabled a
special mission called operation
searchlight to squash bengali
nationalism for good violence engulfed
the entire country as the people fought
back against western pakistan and
operation searchlight and with that the
bangladesh liberation war started in
1971
at the very beginning of the war india
sided with the bengali people and just
two weeks later pakistan surrendered
with the surrender east pakistan became
bangladesh a free and sovereign country
following the liberation war bangladesh
had many different prime ministers as
the first two were assassinated and the
next two resigned because of what an
awful job they were doing bangladesh was
suffering from famine and hyperinflation
finally in 2009 sheikh hasina became
prime minister and bangladesh began
rebuilding
well sort of
in the 21st century bangladesh's economy
and population has certainly been
growing bangladesh's growth stems from
its number one export which is garments
accounted for 84 of its total exports
because bangladesh lacks a diverse
economy along with barriers preventing
trades such as tariff prices much higher
than the rest of asia bangladesh scores
very low on the world bank's logistic
performance indicator perhaps one of the
biggest concerns of bangladesh's economy
is due to its rampant corruption regular
citizens routinely pay bribes for basic
services from the government which is
one of the only ways the government
officials are able to make a living
government officials are pretty much the
only ones in bangladesh that can afford
a comfortable lifestyle as an insane
76.5 percent of residents in 2010 live
on less than two us dollars a day this
makes bangladesh one of the poorest
countries in the world the
overpopulation of bangladesh and its
capital of dhaka is composed mainly of
very young individuals 34 of
bangladesh's population is under 15
years old and only 5
is over the age of 65. to compare this
to the united states the u.s has 18 of
its population under 15 years old and 17
over 65. when you have a huge portion of
your population too young and not yet
skilled enough to work this contributes
to the struggling economy not only is
the economy of bangladesh facing immense
failure but dhaka and bangladesh as a
whole is often considered the most
polluted country in the entire world in
fact air pollution is so bad in some
areas of bangladesh that the average
life expectancy is shortened by an
average 8.1 years for just this reason
alone bangladesh used to pride itself in
its lush farms with all the rivers
flowing through the country but since
the emergence of its brick metal and
coal factories the soil is almost
unusable an estimated 13 to 22 percent
of all deaths in bangladesh are linked
to the health effects of its air
pollution children and women are the
highest risk for indoor air pollution
which grew substantially during the kova
19 pandemic when schools were forced to
close the rivers have become so polluted
that even water purifiers are useless
forcing residents of bangladesh to drink
contaminated water men still bathe in
the burriganga river which is right
outside of dhaka considering running
water is extremely hard to find and is
typically reserved for only the rich not
only does bangladesh's factories
contribute to a massive amount of
pollution but also pollution is traveled
in from nearby cities in india and nepal
india and nepal are two of the top five
most polluted countries in the world and
their air pollution doesn't just stay
within the country's borders coal mine
particles which drift in from india are
100 times more polluted and dangerous to
the health and environment of bangladesh
it contributes to as much as 40 of the
total air pollution that you would find
in bangladesh living in the most crowded
city in the world also contributes to
very high levels of transmissible
diseases kovid was also a major problem
in cities like daca especially when the
country doesn't have the money to fund
coveted response measures and access to
good hospitals or doctors while the
low-class individuals are suffering
living in the poverty-ridden slums the
middle and upper class spend most of
their time just stuck in traffic
residents of dhaka will tell you that
the rest of the world doesn't understand
traffic until they come to dhaka traffic
will often get so jammed up that
pedestrians attempting to cross the
street will just climb over cars to get
to the other side of the road if you're
rich you will experience traffic from
the backseat of your car where the
sounds of the horns is muffled by the
glass while if you're in the middle or
lower classes you're in a rickshaw
breathing in the unavoidable exhaust
daca's infrastructure doesn't match its
population just seven percent of the
city is covered in roads compared to 25
of paris and vienna and 40 of washington
dc and chicago additionally there are
650 intersections in dhaka with only 60
traffic lights where many of them don't
even work to make matters even worse
only 50 percent of bus drivers and
automobile owners in dhaka have their
license with all these horrible effects
that overpopulation in bangladesh has
caused the birth rate in bangladesh has
decreased to two children per woman this
is still very much higher than the
united states and other european
countries that are closer to 1.4 to 1.7
children per woman significant changes
will need to be made to bangladesh's
government if they want to escape
poverty and become a more prosperous
clean country anyways if you enjoyed
this video you should definitely click
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in the most unemployed town in the
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