Kuwait vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Kuwait
100.0%
in 2025
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
100.0%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
1st
Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank
1st
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Kuwait
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 1st and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 1st of 202 countries.
Across the 38 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 25 and Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1600s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 1700s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Kuwait |
| 1710s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Kuwait |
| 1720s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Kuwait |
| 1730s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Kuwait |
| 1740s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.5% | Kuwait |
| 1750s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | Kuwait |
| 1760s | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1.8% | Kuwait |
| 1770s | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | Kuwait |
| 1780s | 4.5% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Kuwait |
| 1790s | 5.2% | 2.8% | 2.4% | Kuwait |
| 1800s | 6.1% | 3.5% | 2.6% | Kuwait |
| 1810s | 7.1% | 4.4% | 2.7% | Kuwait |
| 1820s | 8.2% | 5.5% | 2.8% | Kuwait |
| 1830s | 9.6% | 6.8% | 2.8% | Kuwait |
| 1840s | 11.2% | 8.5% | 2.7% | Kuwait |
| 1850s | 13.1% | 10.6% | 2.4% | Kuwait |
| 1860s | 15.3% | 13.3% | 2.0% | Kuwait |
| 1870s | 17.8% | 16.6% | 1.2% | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 0.0% | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1890s | 24.3% | 26.0% | 1.7% | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1900s | 28.3% | 32.5% | 4.2% | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1910s | 33.0% | 40.6% | 7.6% | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1920s | 38.5% | 50.8% | 12.3% | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1930s | 44.9% | 63.5% | 18.5% | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1940s | 52.4% | 79.3% | 26.9% | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1950s | 72.9% | 99.2% | 26.3% | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1960s | 79.6% | 99.2% | 19.6% | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1970s | 87.0% | 99.2% | 12.2% | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 99.2% | 2.1% | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 99.2% | 0.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- Kuwait, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Svalbard and Jan Mayen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Kuwait and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and Svalbard and Jan Mayen 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.