Kuwait vs Qatar: Share of population living in the capital city
Kuwait
84.0%
in 2020
Qatar
70.7%
in 2020
Kuwait rank
3rd
Qatar rank
4th
Share of population living in the capital city over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 84.0% against 70.7% in Qatar, a difference of 13.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 4th of 170 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.4% | 22.0% | 55.4% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 81.0% | 20.8% | 60.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 51.3% | 29.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 65.3% | 16.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 70.7% | 13.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in the capital city, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 84.0% against 70.7% in Qatar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in the capital city between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 13.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for share of population living in the capital city?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 4th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the total population living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.