Kuwait vs Singapore: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Kuwait
70.0%
in 2025
Singapore
100.0%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
4th
Singapore rank
1st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 100.0% against 70.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 30.0%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st of 121 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.6% | 99.4% | 39.8% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 63.2% | 99.8% | 36.6% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 59.3% | 98.4% | 39.1% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 97.8% | 24.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 99.3% | 31.2% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 99.8% | 32.4% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 100.0% | 29.9% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 100.0% against 70.0% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Kuwait and Singapore?
- 30.0%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.