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Sophroniskos t1_jdwmdg1 wrote

Reply to comment by TravelTime_LKB in Compare Public Transport Network Connectivity In 10 European Countries [OC] by TravelTime_LKB

it probably looks like this because, in Switzerland, the density in the dense parts is "denser" than in Germany

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LordElend t1_jdx98c1 wrote 

Switzerland	Germany

Population: 8,703,000 83,196,000

Inhabitants/km²: 210.8 232.7

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rosszboss t1_jdxik45 wrote

They said dense parts, compare Berlin to zurich

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LordElend t1_jdxkr0w wrote

Population density Source: Wikipedia, 2023.

3900 people/km² Berlin

4092 people/km² Zürich

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SuperSMT t1_jdzrxzo wrote

Still not directly comparable, especially using arbitrary city boundaries
It would be hard to do but the most apt comparison is between all of the swiss lowlands in the north vs an equivalent size area of germany

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LordElend t1_jdzy3v3 wrote

swiss lowlands 10'062,05 km²

Inhabitants/km²: 380

Which region of Germany should I use so it can be comparable?

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Sophroniskos t1_je6b83x wrote

The Saarland has a population density of 382. However, regardless of the actual density, every dense region will look completely red. It's just that Germany has no large uninhabited areas whereas the Alps in Switzerland are almost uninhabitable.
TLDR: Switzerland's network is denser, it just has bigger holes

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LordElend t1_je6ydgi wrote

Swiss train service is a lot better though we can agree on that. Without looking down on the Deutsche Bahn.

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EmpereurAuguste t1_je43zor wrote

You cannot tell the efficiency of a countries public transport just by looking at the dots, maybe more busses/trains go through them and more people use it.

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