Population Density
People per square kilometer, from a crowded elevator (3 million) to New York City (10,000) to the Death Star (30, or 0.03 counting every level) to Mars during The Martian (0.000000007).
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[Table: Place / People per square kilometer] Crowded elevator: 3,000,000 · Submarine: 50,000 · New York City: 10,000 · Typical suburb: 1,000 · Hawaii: 90 · Death Star (surface only): 30 · Death Star (all levels): 0.03 · Mars during "The Martian": 0.000 000 007
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