california is ~160,000mi^2 and france is ~244,000mi^2 (423 megameters squared, 632 megameters squared, metric), the population density, respectively, is 251/mi^2 and 281/mi^2. You're comparing an entire country to a single state (2% of the US states, in fact.)

I like to point stuff like this out whenever someone compares an entire EU country to some US state.

note: i edited the france density, as i did accidentally transcribe the wrong value. France is slightly denser per sqkm.

Are you sure about your numbers?

It seems like you're mixing density units.

France has 66M people for 547k km^2, which is 122/km^2 , California has 39M for 403k km^2, which is 97/km^2.

That particular US state has a GDP larger than that entire EU country.

well, 400 billion less (USD, i think), but like 2/3rds the population. California $4.1trillion 39mm pop; france $4.5trillion 66mm/68mm pop.

What goes for France?

I have a 5gbit down, 900mbit up connection with 200 tv channels a d a landline for 30€ over fiber. And I'm not even in a big city

In the US I had spectrum at 80$ a month for just internet at like 20mbit down or something...