USA Cities = Less Densely Populated vs. Developed World Population Density – Urban Areas* Top 10 ‘Advanced’ Economies**, 2014 4000 17x USA ) s a re A 3000 n rba (U 2 2000 9x r KM pe s 6x nt 5x 1000 ide ~3x ~3x ~2x Res ~2x 0 South Japan UK Italy Germany Spain France Australia USA Canada USA Korea Source: OECD, International Monetary Fund (IMF). *Urban areas defined as “Functional Urban Areas’ per OECD/EU with greater than 500K residents. **IMF determines ‘Advanced Economies’ designation using a 118 combination of GDP per Capita, Export Diversity, and integration into the global financial system.
