Max Roser sent the following tweets on January 7:
Max Roser ?@MaxCRoser [1 of 2] Travel times from London in 1914
- to California 10-20 days
- to Nigeria: ±20 days
- to Sydney: 30-40 days pic.twitter.com/iAqvPynUqr
Max Roser ?@MaxCRoser [2 of 2] Travel times from London in 2016
- to California: < 3/4 day
- to Nigeria: 1/2 day
- to Sydney: 1 1/2 days pic.twitter.com/9gnJFSByaw
Check out the embedded links for cool maps.
Here is my recap of the time from London:
- 1914 – 2016 – London to:
- 10-20 – < 3/4 – California
- ~20 – 1/2 – Nigeria
- 30-40 – 1.5 – Sydney
As a rough estimate, the drop in time as a percent of 1914 travel time is:
- ~95.0% – California (ave 15 to .75)
- ~97.5% – Nigeria (20 to .5)
- ~95.7% – Sydney (35 to 1.5)