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
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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About this data
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.