Kuwait vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: Long term urban population region

Kuwait
100
in 2025
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
100
in 2025
Kuwait rank
1st
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands rank
1st

Long term urban population region over time

  • Kuwait
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 100 against 100 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, a difference of 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 Islands ranks 1st of 199 countries.

Across the 38 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 25 and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Difference Ahead
1200s 0.0062 0.0015 0.0046 Kuwait
1300s 0.0185 0.0046 0.0139 Kuwait
1400s 0.0556 0.0138 0.0417 Kuwait
1500s 0.1667 0.0415 0.1251 Kuwait
1600s 0.5 0.1248 0.3752 Kuwait
1700s 1.5 0.3747 1.13 Kuwait
1710s 1.51 0.4683 1.04 Kuwait
1720s 1.76 0.5854 1.18 Kuwait
1730s 2.06 0.7318 1.33 Kuwait
1740s 2.4 0.9147 1.49 Kuwait
1750s 2.8 1.14 1.66 Kuwait
1760s 3.27 1.43 1.84 Kuwait
1770s 3.81 1.79 2.03 Kuwait
1780s 4.45 2.23 2.22 Kuwait
1790s 5.19 2.79 2.4 Kuwait
1800s 6.06 3.49 2.57 Kuwait
1810s 7.07 4.36 2.7 Kuwait
1820s 8.24 5.45 2.79 Kuwait
1830s 9.62 6.82 2.8 Kuwait
1840s 11.22 8.52 2.7 Kuwait
1850s 13.09 10.65 2.44 Kuwait
1860s 15.27 13.31 1.96 Kuwait
1870s 17.82 16.64 1.18 Kuwait
1880s 20.79 20.8 0.0088 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
1890s 24.25 26 1.74 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
1900s 28.3 32.5 4.2 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
1910s 33.01 40.62 7.61 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
1920s 38.52 50.78 12.26 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
1930s 44.93 63.47 18.54 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
1940s 52.42 79.34 26.92 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
1950s 72.9 99.17 26.28 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
1960s 79.56 99.17 19.61 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
1970s 87.01 99.17 12.16 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
1980s 97.12 99.17 2.05 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
1990s 100 99.17 0.8264 Kuwait
2000s 100 99.92 0.0826 Kuwait
2010s 100 100 0 β€”
2020s 100 100 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Kuwait or Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
Kuwait, at 100 against 100 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Kuwait and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
0, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
106 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands rank globally for long term urban population region?
Kuwait ranks 1st and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands ranks 1st 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.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed