This page of stats speaks volumes about the huge difference in density between US suburbs vs. the rest of the world.
Suburban, Core & Urban Densities by Area: Western Europe, Japan, United States,
Canada, Australia & New Zealand
http://www.demographia.com/db-intlsub.htm
Of note:
-US suburbs are less than half the density of Japanese suburbs and less than one third the density of UK suburbs.
-US is the world leader in low suburban density.
-US urban areas are just over 25% as dense as Japanese urban areas and less than 1/3 the density of UK suburbs.
On a 2014 trip to Japan, I noticed that many of the suburbs of Tokyo feel much denser than the downtown areas of many US cities.
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