Kuwait vs Qatar: Urban population, male

Kuwait
58.7%
in 2015
Qatar
75.9%
in 2015
Kuwait rank
3rd
Qatar rank
1st

Urban population, male over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
020406080198019972015

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 75.9% against 58.7% in Kuwait, a difference of 17.2%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 193 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 55.1% 58.3% 3.2% Qatar
1990s 55.1% 62.4% 7.3% Qatar
2000s 58.1% 63.8% 5.7% Qatar
2010s 58.7% 75.3% 16.6% Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, male, Kuwait or Qatar?
Qatar, at 75.9% against 58.7% in Kuwait as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, male between Kuwait and Qatar?
17.2%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for urban population, male?
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population, male (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed

Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.