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The Netherlands is densely populated. There isn't as much space available compared to most other countries.
by warp 7y ago
The Netherlands is densely populated. There isn't as much space available compared to most other countries.
- Luc 7y agoThere is though. It's just (mainly) used for agriculture.
- AllegedAlec 7y agoWhat? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Population_density_countries_2018_world_map%2C_people_per_sq_km.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Populati... That blackish blob in Europe is the Netherlands.
- arethuza 7y agoThat's showing the average across the entire country - sounds a bit like the UK where average population density figures for the entire country are a bit misleading as there are substantial chunks of the country that are pretty empty: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/land-cover-atlas-uk-1.744440 https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/land-cover-atlas-uk-1.74...
- brnt 7y agoWhen I am abroad, I tend to describe it as Bangladesh on the Rhine. Your map proves my point ;)
- Luc 7y agoHave a look on Google Maps instead. What's north of Amsterdam-North? Fields. It's a political choice, a matter of spatial planning, to live this densly.
- eecc 7y agoThere’s also a big toxic waste dump that makes that area verboten for the foreseeable future https://www.volgermeer.nl/Geschiedenis/Stortplaats/ https://www.volgermeer.nl/Geschiedenis/Stortplaats/
- AllegedAlec 7y ago> Even Groningen (the Province) has a population density of 252, about 7 times as high as the US's average of 33.6/km2. How fucking hard it is to read a reply to the same thread which says the exact same thing? There is no part of the Netherlands that is not, on a global scale, not densely populated.
- tnolet 7y agoAverages are misleading when applied countrywide. Just drive through Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe etc. (all provinces) and you will get a totally different picture. I actually just landed at Schiphol on a clear day and you can see the country just has so much sparsely populated areas peaking out the window on approach
- himlion 7y agoThat's on purpose. You are not allowed to build outside of the core areas. We do this because we don't want it to end up looking like Belgium.
- AllegedAlec 7y agoEven Groningen (the Province) has a population density of 252, about 7 times as high as the US's average of 33.6/km2.
- mrarjen 7y agoThis is mainly the case in the cities, other area's offer more space that is similar to other countries. Also Amsterdam is the peak of tiny spaces here. Single bedroom 25 m2, with shared toilet/kitchen for sale can cost you €100.000,- easily.
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- thijsvandien 7y agoI just checked funda.nl, one of the most popular property websites, and that amount currently doesn't even buy you half that space anymore.