Population Density:
870/sqmi
1313/sqmi
Land Area:
146,000 sqmi
39,000 sqmi
GDP (PPP) per capita:
$44,426
$44,210
Density of capital region:
3430/sqmi
5646/sqmi
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Passenger rail use in Japan is FAR higher than in South Korea, which despite generally higher population density than Japan, relies far more on cars for transportation. This is not to say that density has NO relevance for passenger rail--but it's less important than you think!
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Frequency of service, network extent/structure; these are both bigger factors--no matter how crowded your city (or country) is, YOU CAN'T USE A TRAIN THAT ISN'T THERE! So remember: - FREQUENCY IS FREEDOM - DENSITY ISN'T DESTINY Thank you for riding with
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If density wee all that mattered, Bangladesh would have supersonic trains on 1 Minute headways
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certainly wealth matters too--but SK and Japan are almost identical in that respect
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why are you starting with density and then relying on absolute numbers. the capital region of japan has more people than the capital region of korea
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