Japan vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Urban area long term, annual growth rate
Japan
0.5127 % change on previous year
in 2025
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
0.516 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
179th
Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank
178th
Urban area long term, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
How they compare
Svalbard and Jan Mayen currently reports 0.516 % change on previous year against 0.5127 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.0033 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Svalbard and Jan Mayen ahead.
Japan ranks 179th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 178th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.23 % change on previous year | 10.4 % change on previous year | 7.18 % change on previous year | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1960s | 3.05 % change on previous year | 8.51 % change on previous year | 5.45 % change on previous year | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1970s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 7.77 % change on previous year | 5.21 % change on previous year | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1980s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 8.09 % change on previous year | 6.85 % change on previous year | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1990s | 0.8901 % change on previous year | 9.28 % change on previous year | 8.39 % change on previous year | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 2000s | 0.3809 % change on previous year | 0.842 % change on previous year | 0.4611 % change on previous year | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 2010s | 0.5856 % change on previous year | 0.263 % change on previous year | 0.3225 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.4853 % change on previous year | 0.4637 % change on previous year | 0.0215 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, annual growth rate, Japan or Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen, at 0.516 % change on previous year against 0.5127 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, annual growth rate between Japan and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- 0.0033 % change on previous year, with Svalbard and Jan Mayen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank globally for urban area long term, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 179th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 178th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.