Does the Pool’s Geographic Distribution of Servers Affect the Efficiency of the Overall Hash Rate?

Yes, the geographic distribution of servers significantly affects the efficiency of the overall hash rate. Miners connect to the closest server to minimize network latency.

If a pool has servers distributed globally, miners worldwide can connect with low latency, reducing the rate of stale shares and increasing the effective hash rate of the pool. Poor distribution leads to high latency for remote miners and a lower effective hash rate.