Eli5:Why do countries in Asia have such high populations and high population densities?

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Eli5:Why do countries in Asia have such high populations and high population densities?

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Answer 1

The warm and rainy climate allows for multiple yearly crops of rice, which is a very calorie dense staple food, meaning it can feed way more people per square hectare than wheat or corn. I’m sure there are other social/cultural reasons, but this is mainly what allowed their population to be particularly large to begin with, even before modern technology and the XX century population boom started.