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Originally Posted by CityAmateur
and this is precisely why the lists have to be taken with a very large pinch of salt.
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Of course you can compare transnationally. The U.S. will naturally have much larger metro boundaries, as the U.S. is, by far, the sprawliest country.
Atlanta is (geographically) much larger than Tokyo. Barcelona is (geographically) smaller than Grand Rapids. That doesn't mean that a comparison can't be made. Of course most of the fringe MSA/CSA/UA sprawl is lightly populated, so not really making much difference re. population/economic figures.