Iceland vs Japan: Urban population, per capita
Iceland
0.9422 units per person
in 2025
Japan
0.923 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
23rd
Japan rank
26th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.9422 units per person against 0.923 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0192 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8273 units per person | 0.6735 units per person | 0.1539 units per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.8658 units per person | 0.7483 units per person | 0.1175 units per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.8923 units per person | 0.7665 units per person | 0.1258 units per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.9144 units per person | 0.7792 units per person | 0.1352 units per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.9244 units per person | 0.8459 units per person | 0.0785 units per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.9367 units per person | 0.9126 units per person | 0.0241 units per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9418 units per person | 0.9203 units per person | 0.0215 units per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Iceland or Japan?
- Iceland, at 0.9422 units per person against 0.923 units per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Iceland and Japan?
- 0.0192 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 26th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.