Estimate

A random point falls in the ocean

Probability:
71%
Odds:
2.4 to 1
dBan
+3.9 dBan

Drop an imaginary pin uniformly on Earth: about 71 times in 100, it lands in ocean water.

Calculation

p ≈ 0.71 from the reported ocean-covered surface area

Assumptions

The reported 71% ocean coverage is used as a surface-area estimate.

Sources

  1. NOAA Ocean Service coverage estimate