 In comparison, based on a world population of 7.8 billion, the world's inhabitants,  as a loose crowd taking up almost 1 m2 (10 sq. ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method), would occupy a space a little larger than Delaware's land area.
<meaning-changed>  In comparison, based on a world population of 7.8 billion, the world's inhabitants,  as a loose crowd taking up almost 1 m2 (10 sq. ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method), would occupy a space a little larger than Delaware's land area.
 In comparison, based on a world population of 7.8 billion, the world's inhabitants, if conceptualized as a loose crowd taking up almost 1 m2 (10 sq. ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method), would occupy a space a little larger than Delaware's land area.