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Originally Posted by Crawford
NYC isn't a "metropolitan governing structure". It's a city proper; an incorporated municipality.
Greater London is a region, which is the highest form of British sub-national division. Its closest U.S. analogy would be a state (but, no, I don't think this makes much sense either).
Staten Island isn't really similar to Outer London. Half the island is rather dense; the other half is mostly empty forests and wetlands. It isn't like with the distinct villages and agricultural land you see in Outer London.
It probably goes against stereotype, but I bet weighted density for Staten Island is fairly high. Most people live in urban neighborhoods along/near the North and East Shores.
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Greater London is governed by a mayor/council system. It's a city. I don't know how much clearer I can make that. The fact that boroughs are in charge of local services like trash collection and parking is irrelevant.
It is nothing like a US state. The UK does not have a local or regional government unit equivalent to American states (although with further devolution of powers, Scotland's government could increasingly look like one).
The "weighted density" for outer London boroughs is also dense. In fact it's almost certainly denser than Staten Island, if you exclude Greenbelt from from London and wetlands/parks from Staten Island. I'd be happy for you to visit and I'll show you around.
New York's additional density over Greater London comes from Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx.