Some people just want open space, but that is far from being the most important factor of determining where people want to live. Otherwise we'd expect Africa to

Some people just want open space, but that is far from being the most important factor of determining where people want to live. Otherwise we'd expect Africa to be a popular place for immigrants, comparable to the US. And Russia would be far better than either. And Singapore would be utter nonsense. Actually, the very existence of cities and countrysides goes against this idea (and there is indeed open space in Japan.)