Why do most powerful, violent tornadoes seem to exclusively be a US phenomenon?

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Like, I’ve never heard of a powerful tornado in, say, the UK, Mexico, Japan, or Australia. Most of the textbook tornadoes seem to happen in areas like Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. By why is this the case? Why do more countries around the world not experience these kinds of storms?

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The UK actually has the more tornados per square kilometre than the USA but are rarely significant enough to cause issues.

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