The Philippines are the most extreme example of logistics difficulties. Even so the issue isn't the spread out population but the fact that ecomm penetration in

The Philippines are the most extreme example of logistics difficulties. Even so the issue isn't the spread out population but the fact that ecomm penetration in the Philippines is significantly less per capita therefore the profits simply aren't there yet. Compare that to Indonesia where infrastructure is similar but penetration is much higher and 3PL deliver literally to the middle of Borneo.