Cape Verde vs Kuwait: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Cape Verde
146,255 people
in 2020
Kuwait
168,504 people
in 2020
Cape Verde rank
165th
Kuwait rank
164th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Cape Verde
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 168,504 people against 146,255 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 22,249 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 165th and Kuwait ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80,000 people | 20,794 people | 59,206 people | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 88,485 people | 35,539 people | 52,946 people | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 99,771 people | 52,636 people | 47,134 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 113,526 people | 75,631 people | 37,896 people | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 124,016 people | 69,496 people | 54,521 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 133,000 people | 104,102 people | 28,898 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 133,470 people | 136,104 people | 2,634 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 146,255 people | 168,504 people | 22,249 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Cape Verde or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 168,504 people against 146,255 people in Cape Verde as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Cape Verde and Kuwait?
- 22,249 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kuwait?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cape Verde and Kuwait rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Cape Verde ranks 165th and Kuwait ranks 164th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.