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The term "big" doesn't really mean anything. The US has a higher population density. Per person served, it would be cheaper to cover the US than the Nordic coun
by tjogin 16y ago
The term "big" doesn't really mean anything. The US has a higher population density. Per person served, it would be cheaper to cover the US than the Nordic countries.
- nkurz 16y agoWow, I hadn't realized that. Yes, that's true: the US as a whole has about twice the population density as Scandinavia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_and_population_of_European_countries http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_and_population_of_European... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_population_density http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_populati... This makes Sweden, Norway and Finland roughly comparable in density to Colorado, Maine, and Oregon, which we tend to think of as relatively spacious states. By contrast, each is about the size of California, which has 5-6x the population density.
- Derbasti 16y agoWhile that is true, European cities tend to be more compact, with more 'empty space' between them. When I moved to the US, the concept of 'urban sprawl' was completely new to me. This should increase the meaningful population density, as there is little need to have high bandwidth in uninhabited areas.