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Originally Posted by Eric Coffey
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And of course Norway has half the population (and half the work force) of Sweden.
They also have vastly different geographies/demographics.
When further compared to Norway, Sweden has:
A much higher percentage of the population who is 65+ years old, and...
Far more (and more active) ports/trade routes, and...
5x the rail/roadway infrastructure, and...
3x the number of airports, and...
5x the refugee population, and...
3x the number of "eldercare" facilities, and...
Funny how none of the pretty charts ever seem to explain/reveal the other potential factors to consider.
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Yes, lies by omission. Aimed squarely at those who already "know" the information presented on these charts to be true. Gives them that satisfaction of "haha - I knew it, I was right all along". These same folks, of course, immediately reject any information contrary to what they "knew" was "right all along".
It's frustrating to watch. For those of us who are sometimes tasked with tracking, charting, and understanding trends (in my case so we could at least have some hope of predicting component life cycles), the haphazard way in which this "data" is collected and presented, the all too many omissions of important variables, renders all of this "data" useless. Someone clearly has an agenda. Someone clearly knows their audience...