'I do not know about you, but I would consider anything less than 10 people per square kilometer—25 people per square mile—“sparsely populated”'
I don't know that 'sparsely populated' has a specific meaning, but I suspect that the meaning in this particular case is that one cannot meaningfully measure 'persons per square kilometer'. My understanding (possibly mistaken) is that there are large areas of the far north that have effectively zero permanent population.
Canada's relative poverty compared to our American cousins is a reversion to a much older state of affairs:
"while Canada’s real per capita GDP has always lagged the U.S., the trend since 1981 reverses one of historical growth relative to America. From the 1870s to the early 1980s, Canadian real per capita GDP relative to the U.S. grew from about 70 percent to peak at nearly 90 percent. In the span of four decades, we are now back to where we were in the 1870s."
[... (with about 20% of Canadian production exported to the United States, and 15% of Canadian consumption and investment purchases imported from the United States).]
You might find Australia even more striking. Lower population density than Canada and heavily crowded into into a handful of coastal cities. I've read that if you take out the Great Lakes the USA and Australia have about the same surface area. But Oz only has about 26 M. Significantly less than even California.
Wandering around Eaton Place (as it was then), and especially seeing chain[-appearing]-stores I didn't recognise and 'Coleʼs Notes' made me feel myself in Alternate U.S.. Seeing old people walking-around well after dark in Toronto's Chinatown made me feel safe. Being able to buy 2-2-2s without a prescription did wonders for mine aching back, and didn't lead to addiction.
It was mid-November 2000, so being away from the Florida Mess made me feel saner. I would have stayed if I could have done, and would move there now were I free to do so, despite loathing Mr Poilievre as someone who aspires to idiocy, e.g. he obviously would _love_ to steal Mr Ford's 'Buck a beer!' if he only could….
Of the city populations, over 2/3rs are on the Great Lakes and connected to the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence. Historically, they also easily connect with the Eastern US when both the US and Canada was being colonized by Europeans. Vancouver has grown with Asia populations from across the Pacific.
It is lazy to use GDP per capita comparisons when what we need is median wage comparisons.
In 2021, it seems Canada's median wage was 50,000 USD vs US 71,000 USD. Of more importance when age and medical issues increase is that Canada's H/C system is far more accessible to the population than the US's system. This may account for the greater longevity, as is the greater longevity in the European nations.
I lived in Toronto in the late 1970's and found it a delightfully clean and civilized city. Canadians were proud that the city was far more livable than the US cities over the border. Whether that remains true IDK, as I only returned for a short business trip in the mid 1990s.
'I do not know about you, but I would consider anything less than 10 people per square kilometer—25 people per square mile—“sparsely populated”'
I don't know that 'sparsely populated' has a specific meaning, but I suspect that the meaning in this particular case is that one cannot meaningfully measure 'persons per square kilometer'. My understanding (possibly mistaken) is that there are large areas of the far north that have effectively zero permanent population.
Touché... -B.
Canada's relative poverty compared to our American cousins is a reversion to a much older state of affairs:
"while Canada’s real per capita GDP has always lagged the U.S., the trend since 1981 reverses one of historical growth relative to America. From the 1870s to the early 1980s, Canadian real per capita GDP relative to the U.S. grew from about 70 percent to peak at nearly 90 percent. In the span of four decades, we are now back to where we were in the 1870s."
From: https://thehub.ca/2024/01/16/livio-di-matteo-canadas-economic-future-is-looking-grim-especially-when-compared-to-the-u-s/
"90% of the Canadian population ..."
What about them?
[... (with about 20% of Canadian production exported to the United States, and 15% of Canadian consumption and investment purchases imported from the United States).]
"live within 100 miles of the U.S. border" - Thanks.
You might find Australia even more striking. Lower population density than Canada and heavily crowded into into a handful of coastal cities. I've read that if you take out the Great Lakes the USA and Australia have about the same surface area. But Oz only has about 26 M. Significantly less than even California.
Some quick calculations reveal 17 M Aussies in just five cities over one million. That gives a remarkable 65% rate.
90% of the Canadian population (parenthetical comments) what?
Trans Missouri Trans Mississippi they all look alike!!
More importantly what is their genders!!!!
You might want to add Québec-Lévis to your urban list.
Touché... -B.
Wandering around Eaton Place (as it was then), and especially seeing chain[-appearing]-stores I didn't recognise and 'Coleʼs Notes' made me feel myself in Alternate U.S.. Seeing old people walking-around well after dark in Toronto's Chinatown made me feel safe. Being able to buy 2-2-2s without a prescription did wonders for mine aching back, and didn't lead to addiction.
It was mid-November 2000, so being away from the Florida Mess made me feel saner. I would have stayed if I could have done, and would move there now were I free to do so, despite loathing Mr Poilievre as someone who aspires to idiocy, e.g. he obviously would _love_ to steal Mr Ford's 'Buck a beer!' if he only could….
Maybe global warming will be good for Canada?
Of the city populations, over 2/3rs are on the Great Lakes and connected to the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence. Historically, they also easily connect with the Eastern US when both the US and Canada was being colonized by Europeans. Vancouver has grown with Asia populations from across the Pacific.
It is lazy to use GDP per capita comparisons when what we need is median wage comparisons.
In 2021, it seems Canada's median wage was 50,000 USD vs US 71,000 USD. Of more importance when age and medical issues increase is that Canada's H/C system is far more accessible to the population than the US's system. This may account for the greater longevity, as is the greater longevity in the European nations.
I lived in Toronto in the late 1970's and found it a delightfully clean and civilized city. Canadians were proud that the city was far more livable than the US cities over the border. Whether that remains true IDK, as I only returned for a short business trip in the mid 1990s.
What does “trans-Mississippi West” mean, please?
"Trans-alpine Gaul" = "Gaul beyond the Alps" (from the Italian peninsula)
"Transylvania" = "the other side of the forest" (from the Apuseni mountains)
"Transnistria' = "the other side of the Dniester" (from the Moldovan, western side)
"trans-Mississippi West" = "the other side of the Mississippi, and parts west" (from the eastern side, parts of which are considered "mid-west")
What about curling, eh? Or Timmy's?