May Data + Design Project - Dominated By Sheep

DOMINATED BY SHEEP Is it true that New Zealand has more sheep than humans? Absolutely. The people of New Zealand are outnumbered more than 9 to 1: ww uU Am 80 M m u m 70 M w 50 M PEAK 1982 70.301.456 40 M 2007 n 30 M LIVESTOCK SHEEP 38.460.477 m 20 M m m 10M TOTAL POPULATION 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2007 4.115.771 While that ratio is higher in New Zealand than anywhere else in the world, New Zealand is by no means the only country dominated by sheep. So are: AUSTRALIA BOLIVIA FAROE ISLANDS ICELAND 4 to 1 just slightly 1.5 times O 86 M O 20 M O 92 M O 91 M O 68 K O48 K O 0.5 M O 0.3 M IRELAND NAMIBIA SUDAN URUGUAY 3 to 1 O 10 M O3.4 M 1.4 times 1.3 times 1.2 times O 5.5 M O 4.1 M O 2.7 M O 2.1 M O 51 M O 42 M Source: http://datamarket.com/featured/man-vs-sheep-new-zealand-myth/ Source: United Nations; Gapminder Foundation