Kuwait vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population density

Kuwait
272.36 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
32.23 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Kuwait rank
45th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
42nd

Population density over time

  • Kuwait
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 272.36 people per sq. km of land area against 32.23 people per sq. km of land area in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 240.13 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 8.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 45th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 216 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 29.87 people per sq. km of land area 12.03 people per sq. km of land area 17.84 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
1970s 61.26 people per sq. km of land area 15.29 people per sq. km of land area 45.97 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
1980s 104.31 people per sq. km of land area 19.14 people per sq. km of land area 85.16 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
1990s 95.13 people per sq. km of land area 23.16 people per sq. km of land area 71.97 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
2000s 128.21 people per sq. km of land area 26.89 people per sq. km of land area 101.32 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
2010s 209.58 people per sq. km of land area 30.1 people per sq. km of land area 179.48 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
2020s 255.39 people per sq. km of land area 31.91 people per sq. km of land area 223.48 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, Kuwait or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kuwait, at 272.36 people per sq. km of land area against 32.23 people per sq. km of land area in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
240.13 people per sq. km of land area, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population density?
Kuwait ranks 45th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 216 countries.
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
Last refreshed

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.