According to the World Atlas, Australia has the 30th most urbanised population in the world, with 89 per cent of our population living in urban areas. The UK has the 50th most urbanised population with 83 per cent of Brits living in towns and cities.
It’s not just a question of population density over the whole land mass. For the purposes of covid comparisons, it must be how many of us live closely together.
It would seem we have the potential to be much more up close and personal than our UK cousins.