Japan vs United Arab Emirates: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita

Japan
0.6561 units per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.5753 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th

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

  • Japan
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.6561 units per person against 0.5753 units per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0808 units per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4654 units per person 0.5268 units per person 0.0614 units per person United Arab Emirates
1970s 0.5386 units per person 0.5923 units per person 0.0537 units per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.562 units per person 0.5725 units per person 0.0105 units per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.5898 units per person 0.5457 units per person 0.0441 units per person Japan
2000s 0.6078 units per person 0.5367 units per person 0.0711 units per person Japan
2010s 0.6376 units per person 0.577 units per person 0.0606 units per person Japan
2020s 0.6516 units per person 0.6152 units per person 0.0364 units per person Japan

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 United Arab Emirates?
Japan, at 0.6561 units per person against 0.5753 units per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Japan and United Arab Emirates?
0.0808 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Arab Emirates?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
Japan ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th 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.