Japan vs Other small states: Urban population, per capita
Japan
0.923 units per person
in 2025
Other small states
0.5518 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
26th
Other small states rank
24th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Japan
- Other small states
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.923 units per person against 0.5518 units per person in Other small states, a difference of 0.3712 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Other small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 26th and Other small states ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6735 units per person | 0.3928 units per person | 0.2807 units per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.7483 units per person | 0.44 units per person | 0.3084 units per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.7665 units per person | 0.4861 units per person | 0.2804 units per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.7792 units per person | 0.5057 units per person | 0.2735 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.8459 units per person | 0.5186 units per person | 0.3272 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9126 units per person | 0.531 units per person | 0.3816 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.9203 units per person | 0.546 units per person | 0.3743 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 Other small states?
- Japan, at 0.923 units per person against 0.5518 units per person in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Japan and Other small states?
- 0.3712 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Other small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Other small states rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Japan ranks 26th and Other small states ranks 24th 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.