Kuwait vs Singapore: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Kuwait
100.0%
in 2025
Singapore
100.0%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Singapore, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 16 and Singapore in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1600s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1700s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 1710s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 1720s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 1730s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 1740s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1750s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1760s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1770s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1780s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0% | Singapore |
| 1790s | 5.2% | 5.4% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 1800s | 6.1% | 6.5% | 0.4% | Singapore |
| 1810s | 7.1% | 7.7% | 0.7% | Singapore |
| 1820s | 8.2% | 9.3% | 1.1% | Singapore |
| 1830s | 9.6% | 11.2% | 1.5% | Singapore |
| 1840s | 11.2% | 13.4% | 2.2% | Singapore |
| 1850s | 13.1% | 16.1% | 3.0% | Singapore |
| 1860s | 15.3% | 19.3% | 4.0% | Singapore |
| 1870s | 17.8% | 23.1% | 5.3% | Singapore |
| 1880s | 20.8% | 27.8% | 7.0% | Singapore |
| 1890s | 24.3% | 33.3% | 9.0% | Singapore |
| 1900s | 28.3% | 40.0% | 11.7% | Singapore |
| 1910s | 33.0% | 48.0% | 14.9% | Singapore |
| 1920s | 38.5% | 57.5% | 19.0% | Singapore |
| 1930s | 44.9% | 69.1% | 24.1% | Singapore |
| 1940s | 52.4% | 82.9% | 30.4% | Singapore |
| 1950s | 72.9% | 99.9% | 27.0% | Singapore |
| 1960s | 79.6% | 100.0% | 20.4% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 87.0% | 99.9% | 12.9% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 99.8% | 2.6% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Kuwait, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Kuwait and Singapore?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.