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
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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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.