Quentin Stafford-FraserFeb 12, 2023
@Penelope @jmlw1 Nice, though to be fair Norway does also have vast amounts of valuable natural resources per head of population, which subsidise lots of nice things.
Show threadAndy Collier
@quentinsf @Penelope @jmlw1 so does the US....
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Show threadQuentin Stafford-FraserFeb 12, 2023
@Andycollier @Penelope @jmlw1 True, but if you look at, say, the oil production per capita, Norway is comparable to the UAE. The USA is roughly one eighth of that. That's only oil, but still...
Show threadQuentin Stafford-FraserFeb 12, 2023
@Andycollier @Penelope @jmlw1 And Norway has 35x as much hydro power per person as the US. I appreciate I'm choosing carefully here, but it all helps with the quality of life. That, and eating lots of fish, I imagine. 😊
Show threadJonathan WilliamsFeb 13, 2023

@quentinsf @Andycollier @Penelope I should probably calculate the net solar energy gain into the US per capita. Or the land area per person?

Perhaps fjords per person might be a useful statistic for you? Average coastal water depth? Total historical Hanseatic merchants per modern capita. :-) Letters ‘ø’ per person?