Japan vs Singapore: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita

Japan
0.6561 units per person
in 2025
Singapore
1.01 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
Singapore rank
2nd

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 1.01 units per person against 0.6561 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0.3539 units per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4654 units per person 0.9939 units per person 0.5284 units per person Singapore
1970s 0.5386 units per person 0.9977 units per person 0.4591 units per person Singapore
1980s 0.562 units per person 0.9882 units per person 0.4262 units per person Singapore
1990s 0.5898 units per person 0.9781 units per person 0.3882 units per person Singapore
2000s 0.6078 units per person 1.01 units per person 0.4066 units per person Singapore
2010s 0.6376 units per person 1.01 units per person 0.3679 units per person Singapore
2020s 0.6516 units per person 1.04 units per person 0.3922 units per person Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita, Japan or Singapore?
Singapore, at 1.01 units per person against 0.6561 units per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Japan and Singapore?
0.3539 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
Japan ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.