Kuwait vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population, total, per square kilometre

Kuwait
272.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
32.23 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
45th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
42nd

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 272.36 units per square kilometre against 32.23 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 240.13 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 8.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 45th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 216 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 29.87 units per square kilometre 12.03 units per square kilometre 17.84 units per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 61.26 units per square kilometre 15.29 units per square kilometre 45.97 units per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 104.31 units per square kilometre 19.14 units per square kilometre 85.16 units per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 95.13 units per square kilometre 23.16 units per square kilometre 71.97 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 128.21 units per square kilometre 26.89 units per square kilometre 101.32 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 209.58 units per square kilometre 30.1 units per square kilometre 179.48 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 255.39 units per square kilometre 31.91 units per square kilometre 223.48 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, Kuwait or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kuwait, at 272.36 units per square kilometre against 32.23 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
240.13 units per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 45th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 216 countries.
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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Indicator
Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.