Kuwait vs North America: Population density
Population density over time
- Kuwait
- North America
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 272.36 people per sq. km of land area against 21.01 people per sq. km of land area in North America, a difference of 251.35 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 13.0 times North America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 45th and North America ranks 45th of 216 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.87 people per sq. km of land area | 11.78 people per sq. km of land area | 18.09 people per sq. km of land area | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 61.26 people per sq. km of land area | 13.13 people per sq. km of land area | 48.13 people per sq. km of land area | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 104.31 people per sq. km of land area | 14.5 people per sq. km of land area | 89.81 people per sq. km of land area | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 95.13 people per sq. km of land area | 16.21 people per sq. km of land area | 78.92 people per sq. km of land area | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 128.21 people per sq. km of land area | 18.02 people per sq. km of land area | 110.19 people per sq. km of land area | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 209.58 people per sq. km of land area | 19.66 people per sq. km of land area | 189.92 people per sq. km of land area | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 255.39 people per sq. km of land area | 20.72 people per sq. km of land area | 234.67 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 North America?
- Kuwait, at 272.36 people per sq. km of land area against 21.01 people per sq. km of land area in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Kuwait and North America?
- 251.35 people per sq. km of land area, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and North America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and North America rank globally for population density?
- Kuwait ranks 45th and North America ranks 45th 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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About this data
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.