What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.1849 units per person, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Kuwait vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, per capita

Kuwait

1 units per person

in 2025

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.8151 units per person

in 2025

Kuwait rank

1st

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

1st

Urban population, per capita over time

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

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1 units per person against 0.8151 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1849 units per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Kuwait ranks 1st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st of 218 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	0.7835 units per person	0.5199 units per person	0.2636 units per person	Kuwait
1970s	0.8779 units per person	0.6036 units per person	0.2742 units per person	Kuwait
1980s	0.9716 units per person	0.6767 units per person	0.2949 units per person	Kuwait
1990s	0.9818 units per person	0.7266 units per person	0.2552 units per person	Kuwait
2000s	0.9975 units per person	0.7691 units per person	0.2284 units per person	Kuwait
2010s	1 units per person	0.7925 units per person	0.2075 units per person	Kuwait
2020s	1 units per person	0.8095 units per person	0.1905 units per person	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Kuwait or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Kuwait, at 1 units per person against 0.8151 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.1849 units per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Kuwait ranks 1st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st 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: 14 September 2026

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.