KWT vs Saint Martin (French part): Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

KWT
100.0%
in 2025
Saint Martin (French part)
100.0%
in 2025
KWT rank
1st
Saint Martin (French part) rank
1st

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

  • KWT
  • Saint Martin (French part)
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How they compare

KWT currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Saint Martin (French part), a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Saint Martin (French part) has been ahead every year.

KWT ranks 1st and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 1st of 238 countries.

Saint Martin (French part) has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade KWT Saint Martin (French part) Difference Ahead
1950s 68.6% 100.0% 31.4% Saint Martin (French part)
1960s 78.3% 100.0% 21.7% Saint Martin (French part)
1970s 87.8% 100.0% 12.2% Saint Martin (French part)
1980s 97.2% 100.0% 2.8% Saint Martin (French part)
1990s 98.2% 100.0% 1.8% Saint Martin (French part)
2000s 99.7% 100.0% 0.3% Saint Martin (French part)
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, KWT or Saint Martin (French part)?
KWT, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Saint Martin (French part) as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between KWT and Saint Martin (French part)?
0.0%, with KWT ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for KWT and Saint Martin (French part)?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do KWT and Saint Martin (French part) rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
KWT ranks 1st and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 1st of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.