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Originally Posted by MaxPower
I'm confused. What does the "ratio" mean? Are the units of the ratio not 1/(km^4).... what is that?
If I want space per person, can I not invert the density to get:
CAL: 1/1360.2 = 0.000735 km^2/person
VAN: 1/5039 = 0.000198 km^2/person
The ratio between these two is 3.70. I would interpret that as each Calgarian having 3.7046 times the space of a Vancouverite, not 24x.
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For each square kilometre, Calgary has 1.87 people. Vancouver has 44 people.
44/1.87 = apprx. 24
There are 24x less people per square kilometre in Calgary than there is in Vancouver. How that sized is used depends on the person.
Your calculation is accurate, but that's assuming everyone has EXACTLY the same amount of space and uses so accordingly.