Sprawl isn't a natural result of a large country, nor is US land unbelievably cheap (it's all over the place, with some expensive peaks in some high-sprawl area

Sprawl isn't a natural result of a large country, nor is US land unbelievably cheap (it's all over the place, with some expensive peaks in some high-sprawl areas). Belize and Norway are extremely low density overall in their countries: they have very different house prices, but neither has much sprawl. Sprawl is a result of policy decisions.