Japan vs Kuwait: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Japan
314.13 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
271.54 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
25th
Kuwait rank
28th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Japan currently reports 314.13 people per square kilometre against 271.54 people per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 42.59 people per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 25th and Kuwait ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 187.03 people per square kilometre | 23.58 people per square kilometre | 163.45 people per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 229.62 people per square kilometre | 54.26 people per square kilometre | 175.36 people per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 253.25 people per square kilometre | 101.47 people per square kilometre | 151.78 people per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 267.84 people per square kilometre | 93.41 people per square kilometre | 174.43 people per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 296.53 people per square kilometre | 127.92 people per square kilometre | 168.61 people per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 319.11 people per square kilometre | 209.57 people per square kilometre | 109.54 people per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 316.09 people per square kilometre | 255.18 people per square kilometre | 60.91 people per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Japan or Kuwait?
- Japan, at 314.13 people per square kilometre against 271.54 people per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Japan and Kuwait?
- 42.59 people per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 25th and Kuwait ranks 28th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.