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Re:The lessons from America’s astonishing economic record by solidsnack9000 on Sunday April 16, 2023 @09:38PM (#35595910)
Japan is a relatively populous single market with a single language -- about 125 million people at present. It's smaller than the USA, at about 332 million; but almost 60% larger than the most populous Western European country, Germany.
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Re:The lessons from America’s astonishing economic record by BartjeD on Monday April 17, 2023 @04:49AM (#35598241)
Your data are wrong.

Germany is home to approximately 83 million people. Japan 126 million. Japan is 40% bigger than Germany, not 60%.

US is roughly 334 million. Europe is rougly 748 million, of which the EU is roughly 447 million.

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Re:The lessons from America’s astonishing economic record by solidsnack9000 on Monday April 17, 2023 @06:34PM (#35607551)
What data is wrong?

Germany is the most populous Western European country. The figures that you quote for the EU have nothing do with the comparison we're making in this thread.

I don't see how the figure for a percentage that you're quoting is compelling in any way:

126 / 1.6 = 78.75

126 / 1.4 = 90

1.6 * 83 = 132.8

1.4 * 83 = 116.2

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