Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Urban population, per capita

Japan
0.923 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.5286 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
28th

Urban population, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.923 units per person against 0.5286 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3944 units per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6735 units per person 0.3129 units per person 0.3605 units per person Japan
1970s 0.7483 units per person 0.3657 units per person 0.3827 units per person Japan
1980s 0.7665 units per person 0.4158 units per person 0.3507 units per person Japan
1990s 0.7792 units per person 0.4492 units per person 0.3301 units per person Japan
2000s 0.8459 units per person 0.4739 units per person 0.372 units per person Japan
2010s 0.9126 units per person 0.5027 units per person 0.4099 units per person Japan
2020s 0.9203 units per person 0.5228 units per person 0.3975 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 0.923 units per person against 0.5286 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.3944 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for urban population, per capita?
Japan ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th 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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Indicator
Urban population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.