Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Kuwait: Population, total, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
19.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
272.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
46th
Kuwait rank
45th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Kuwait
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 272.36 units per square kilometre against 19.95 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 252.41 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 13.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 46th and Kuwait ranks 45th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 229.61 units per square kilometre 29.87 units per square kilometre 199.74 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 255.93 units per square kilometre 61.26 units per square kilometre 194.67 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 283.81 units per square kilometre 104.31 units per square kilometre 179.5 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 75.17 units per square kilometre 95.13 units per square kilometre 19.96 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 19.13 units per square kilometre 128.21 units per square kilometre 109.07 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 19.68 units per square kilometre 209.58 units per square kilometre 189.89 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 20.07 units per square kilometre 255.39 units per square kilometre 235.32 units per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 272.36 units per square kilometre against 19.95 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kuwait?
252.41 units per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kuwait?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kuwait rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 46th and Kuwait ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total 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.