Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Long term urban population region
Korea
86.81
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
87.64
in 2025
Korea rank
35th
United Arab Emirates rank
32nd
Long term urban population region over time
- Korea
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 87.64 against 86.81 in Korea, a difference of 0.83.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 35th and United Arab Emirates ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 18 and United Arab Emirates in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.001 | 0.0006 | 0.0004 | Korea |
| 1100s | 0.0029 | 0.0018 | 0.0011 | Korea |
| 1200s | 0.0088 | 0.0053 | 0.0034 | Korea |
| 1300s | 0.0264 | 0.016 | 0.0103 | Korea |
| 1400s | 0.0791 | 0.0481 | 0.0309 | Korea |
| 1500s | 0.2373 | 0.1444 | 0.0928 | Korea |
| 1600s | 0.7118 | 0.4333 | 0.2785 | Korea |
| 1700s | 2.14 | 1.3 | 0.8354 | Korea |
| 1710s | 2.41 | 1.35 | 1.06 | Korea |
| 1720s | 2.64 | 1.57 | 1.06 | Korea |
| 1730s | 2.89 | 1.83 | 1.05 | Korea |
| 1740s | 3.16 | 2.14 | 1.02 | Korea |
| 1750s | 3.46 | 2.5 | 0.9646 | Korea |
| 1760s | 3.79 | 2.91 | 0.8781 | Korea |
| 1770s | 4.15 | 3.4 | 0.7536 | Korea |
| 1780s | 4.55 | 3.97 | 0.5826 | Korea |
| 1790s | 4.98 | 4.63 | 0.3548 | Korea |
| 1800s | 5.46 | 5.4 | 0.0581 | Korea |
| 1810s | 5.98 | 6.3 | 0.3219 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1820s | 6.54 | 7.35 | 0.8024 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1830s | 7.17 | 8.57 | 1.4 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1840s | 7.85 | 10 | 2.15 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1850s | 8.6 | 11.67 | 3.07 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1860s | 9.42 | 13.61 | 4.19 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1870s | 10.31 | 15.88 | 5.57 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1880s | 11.3 | 18.53 | 7.23 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1890s | 12.37 | 21.61 | 9.24 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1900s | 13.55 | 25.22 | 11.67 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1910s | 14.84 | 29.42 | 14.58 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1920s | 16.25 | 34.32 | 18.07 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1930s | 17.8 | 40.04 | 22.24 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1940s | 19.5 | 46.72 | 27.22 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1950s | 23.82 | 62.88 | 39.06 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 31.81 | 72.56 | 40.75 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 47.3 | 75.94 | 28.64 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 64.34 | 82.28 | 17.94 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 77.49 | 81.2 | 3.71 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 81.54 | 83.51 | 1.97 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 84.15 | 85.18 | 1.03 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 86.22 | 87.1 | 0.8854 | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Korea or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 87.64 against 86.81 in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.83, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Korea ranks 35th and United Arab Emirates ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.