The Count of Things

Bluebulb Projects' The Measure of Things presents:

It's about the number of Benches in Central Park

(Manhattan, New York City, New York)

It's about one-and-three-tenths times the number of Written Characters in the Chinese Language

In other words, 12,000 is 1.2830 times the count of Written Characters in the Chinese Language, and the count of Written Characters in the Chinese Language is 0.77940 times that amount.

(zhōngwén, 中文) (Hànzì, 汉字/漢字; Shuowen Jiezi count; distinct characters)

It's about one-and-two-fifths times the number of Blue Whales in the World

In other words, the count of Blue Whales in the World is 0.710 times 12,000.

(Balaenoptera musculus) (2002 estimates)
The worldwide population of blue whales (as of 2002) is estimated to be between 5,000 and 12,000. An estimated 378,200 blue whales were killed during the height of whaling in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centures

It's about two times the number of Bishops in the Catholic Church

In other words, 12,000 is 2.2420 times the count of Bishops in the Catholic Church, and the count of Bishops in the Catholic Church is 0.4460 times that amount.

(2015 figures; total Latin and Eastern Church figures; including Pope)
As of 2015, there are 5,352 bishops in the Catholic Church. These bishops supervise a total of 3,127 dioceses, archdioceses, and other administrative regions.

It's about one-third the number of McDonald's Locations in the World

In other words, the count of McDonald's Locations in the World is 3 times 12,000.

(2015 figures) (approximate)

It's about one-third the number of Seats in Fenway Park

In other words, 12,000 is 0.32370 times the count of Seats in Fenway Park, and the count of Seats in Fenway Park is 3.0893 times that amount.

(2013 figures; daytime capacity) (a.k.a. The Cathedral of Boston) (Boston, Massachusetts)
Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, can accommodate 37,071 spectators when configured for daytime seating. Fenway Park holds the record for most consecutive sellout games, with a streak of 794 sellouts that ended in 2013. This figure is a dramatic turnaround from the attendance in 1965, which was at times as low as just 500 people.

It's about one-fourth the number of Seats in New Yankee Stadium

In other words, 12,000 is 0.238630 times the count of Seats in New Yankee Stadium, and the count of Seats in New Yankee Stadium is 4.19060 times that amount.

(2014 figures for 2009 Stadium; seating figures only) (a.k.a. Yankee Stadium, a.k.a. The Stadium, a.k.a. The House that George Built) (South Bronx, New York City, New York)