Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population in the largest city
Kuwait
70.0%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
25.4%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th
Population in the largest city over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 70.0% against 25.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 44.6%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 153 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.1% | 24.2% | 51.9% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 72.4% | 26.3% | 46.1% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 61.0% | 26.8% | 34.2% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 74.3% | 26.9% | 47.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 26.0% | 42.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 25.2% | 42.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 25.3% | 44.8% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Kuwait, at 70.0% against 25.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 44.6%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Kuwait ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.