High income vs Kuwait: Population density

High income
27.2 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Kuwait
272.36 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
High income rank
43rd
Kuwait rank
45th

Population density over time

  • High income
  • Kuwait
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 272.36 people per sq. km of land area against 27.2 people per sq. km of land area in High income, a difference of 245.16 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 10.0 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 43rd and Kuwait ranks 45th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 27.4 people per sq. km of land area 29.87 people per sq. km of land area 2.47 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
1970s 30.03 people per sq. km of land area 61.26 people per sq. km of land area 31.22 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
1980s 32.44 people per sq. km of land area 104.31 people per sq. km of land area 71.87 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
1990s 25.65 people per sq. km of land area 95.13 people per sq. km of land area 69.48 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
2000s 24.77 people per sq. km of land area 128.21 people per sq. km of land area 103.44 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
2010s 26.19 people per sq. km of land area 209.58 people per sq. km of land area 183.39 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
2020s 26.97 people per sq. km of land area 255.39 people per sq. km of land area 228.42 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, High income or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 272.36 people per sq. km of land area against 27.2 people per sq. km of land area in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between High income and Kuwait?
245.16 people per sq. km of land area, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kuwait?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do High income and Kuwait rank globally for population density?
High income ranks 43rd and Kuwait ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.