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enrageorange said:

Russia has better internet speed because the vast majority of it has no access to "high speed" internet. Infact a large portion of it essentially has no inhabitants. Part of the United States problem is its large area, the vast majority being spaced out suburbs which makes it quite expensive. Lack of competition is what keeps the speed slow. Huge area is what keeps the costs high. Its a double wammie. 

Even subtracting those barren parts Russia is still big. Might as well erase alaska for US too, which makes US a bit smaller considering how huge Alaska is. We could probably erase some parts in the Rockies too. They are comparable, although not perfectly so.