• yeather@lemmy.ca
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    23 hours ago

    It’s most definitely a difference, it is also important to note this chart broke the US down into its states but did not do the same for the larger European countries. Taking data from statistica, Paris has a 10.2, the rest of the country is just so much more peaceful the overall is brought down. If America is taken at a whole it has a 6.3, which is still higher but not astronomically compared to the other countries.

    In relation to countries outside of Europe, 571 does not seem astronomically high anymore, more like a miracle. Nearly every country in South America, Asia, and Africa that has data is much higher than the US average.

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      8 hours ago

      Also, if you’ve looked at the same map as I did, that was Guiana with a 10.2, not Paris. Paris is sub 3. All mainland France is sub 3. It’s the islands that are bringing up the average, not Paris.

      Also, even taken as a whole, the US isn’t that well placed when compared to world average. Map that makes it easy to see.