What if the Earth were actually for sale? It sounds absurd, but we decided to take the idea at face value.
If someone tried to put a price tag on Earth, what would that number even be based on? Land, oceans, ecosystems, raw materials, history, and human life all complicate the math in ways that normal economics is not built to handle.
To find a more grounded answer, we examined scientific estimates, economic frameworks, and cultural perspectives that seek to quantify Earth’s value.