On: World Population Graphed By Latitude And Longitude

[stcredzero]

Both India and China have vast areas of relatively high-density rural population. If a part of the raw material for economic progress involves the shift of people from rural/farming to urban/professional lifestyles, then there's a huge potential here.

[w1ntermute → stcredzero]

Yes, that's been the primary source of China's economic boom.

[stcredzero → w1ntermute]

Yes, but seeing how vast the stretches of high-density rural population are is quite amazing. (Other map from gp post)

[known → stcredzero]

Economic mobility != http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_mobility