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Totally. The entire country would be a midsize state in the US. Thinking about it I’m not totally sure so I looked up Norway’s size and population density, whi
by plasticchris 3y ago
Totally. The entire country would be a midsize state in the US.
Thinking about it I’m not totally sure so I looked up Norway’s size and population density, which seems to most closely match Kansas (37/mi^2 vs 35.9 for KS) and the land area of KS is a bit less than half, so it seems two kansases is a decent approximation for Norway, ignoring the coast/shape, just for a sense of scale. Of course Norway has a 1.5T fund and maybe they spend more? Figuring the per capita budget for both they are pretty close, so apart from cultural and topographical differences this seems like a pretty close fit.
- arcade79 3y agoExcept you should look at the shape of the country. And the fact that we don't spend much out of that fund. Hint. Minneapolis to Houston is a shorter distance than Lindesnes to Nordkapp
- plasticchris 3y agoYeah, that’s what I meant by topographical differences, and my numbers for spending came from actual spending, as disbursed from the fund. I’m just looking for a better yardstick, and I have experienced Kansas firsthand. Lots of comments about the relative sizes of countries and I was curious what some of the basic numbers looked like.