Japan vs Low & middle income: Urban population, per capita
Japan
0.923 units per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.5312 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
26th
Low & middle income rank
27th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Japan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.923 units per person against 0.5312 units per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.3918 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6735 units per person | 0.2332 units per person | 0.4403 units per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.7483 units per person | 0.2635 units per person | 0.4848 units per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.7665 units per person | 0.3139 units per person | 0.4526 units per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.7792 units per person | 0.3604 units per person | 0.4188 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.8459 units per person | 0.4214 units per person | 0.4245 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9126 units per person | 0.484 units per person | 0.4286 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.9203 units per person | 0.5233 units per person | 0.397 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Japan or Low & middle income?
- Japan, at 0.923 units per person against 0.5312 units per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Japan and Low & middle income?
- 0.3918 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Japan ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 27th 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.