Base 64 gives you 6 bits per character. Assuming a character requires 8 bits to store eg in UTF8 then yep that’s 8:6. Might be better with compression getting y

Base 64 gives you 6 bits per character. Assuming a character requires 8 bits to store eg in UTF8 then yep that’s 8:6. Might be better with compression getting you closer to 1:1.