Dog vs Cat Ownership Balance (Cats-to-Dogs Ratio, per country)
Country breakdown of “cat people vs dog people” using a comparable proxy: estimated cat population divided by dog population (cats-to-dogs ratio).
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Key Insights
- •A single ratio allows easy mapping: >1 indicates more cats than dogs; <1 indicates more dogs than cats.
- •Many Western/Northern European countries tend to skew cat-heavier (ratios often above 1), consistent with European household-penetration benchmarks (FEDIAF).
- •Several Latin American and parts of South/Southeast Asian countries tend to skew dog-heavier (ratios often below 1), though definitions of owned vs stray can affect this.
- •Use this as a global baseline layer; for regions with better household-ownership data (e.g., Europe), prefer official/industry household penetration tables for higher accuracy.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.9ratio)
About This Statistic
True cross-country measures of “cat people vs dog people” (preference surveys) are not consistently available at global scale. A practical, mappable proxy is the balance of cat ownership vs dog ownership in each country.
This statistic is computed as the estimated number of cats divided by the estimated number of dogs in each country. Values above 1 indicate relatively more cats than dogs (“more cat-inclined ownership mix”), while values below 1 indicate relatively more dogs than cats. Because these inputs are compiled/modelled from multiple references by an aggregator, the statistic is best treated as an approximate comparative indicator rather than an official census measure.
Methodology
For each country, take the estimated cat population and divide by the estimated dog population from WorldPopulationReview’s country ranking tables (compiled from multiple references). The result is a single, comparable ownership-prevalence proxy for “cat vs dog” balance. This is not a preference survey; it reflects estimated pet populations (ownership prevalence).
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 1.9ratio |
| 2 | Finland | 1.8ratio |
| 3 | Iceland | 1.7ratio |
| 4 | Sweden | 1.7ratio |
| 5 | Germany | 1.6ratio |
| 6 | Norway | 1.6ratio |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 1.6ratio |
| 8 | Denmark | 1.5ratio |
| 9 | Ireland | 1.5ratio |
| 10 | Lithuania | 1.5ratio |
| 11 | Latvia | 1.4ratio |
| 12 | Belgium | 1.4ratio |
| 13 | Switzerland | 1.4ratio |
| 14 | Estonia | 1.3ratio |
| 15 | Netherlands | 1.3ratio |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 1.3ratio |
| 17 | Algeria | 1.3ratio |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 1.3ratio |
| 19 | Slovakia | 1.3ratio |
| 20 | Czech Republic | 1.2ratio |
| 21 | Italy | 1.2ratio |
| 22 | Albania | 1.2ratio |
| 23 | Hungary | 1.2ratio |
| 24 | Poland | 1.1ratio |
| 25 | Slovenia | 1.1ratio |
| 26 | Ukraine | 1.1ratio |
| 27 | Austria | 1.1ratio |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.1ratio |
| 29 | Croatia | 1.1ratio |
| 30 | Japan | 1.1ratio |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 1.1ratio |
| 32 | South Korea | 1.0ratio |
| 33 | Romania | 1.0ratio |
| 34 | People's Republic of China | 1.0ratio |
| 35 | Portugal | 1.0ratio |
| 36 | Canada | 0.9ratio |
| 37 | Greece | 0.9ratio |
| 38 | Argentina | 0.9ratio |
| 39 | Israel | 0.9ratio |
| 40 | Serbia | 0.9ratio |
| 41 | United States of America | 0.8ratio |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.8ratio |
| 43 | New Zealand | 0.8ratio |
| 44 | Türkiye | 0.8ratio |
| 45 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.8ratio |
| 46 | Spain | 0.8ratio |
| 47 | Australia | 0.8ratio |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 0.7ratio |
| 49 | Ecuador | 0.7ratio |
| 50 | Georgia | 0.7ratio |
| 51 | Morocco | 0.7ratio |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7ratio |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 0.7ratio |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7ratio |
| 55 | Bolivia | 0.7ratio |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 0.6ratio |
| 57 | Honduras | 0.6ratio |
| 58 | Indonesia | 0.6ratio |
| 59 | Peru | 0.6ratio |
| 60 | South Africa | 0.6ratio |
| 61 | Tunisia | 0.6ratio |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 0.6ratio |
| 63 | Chile | 0.6ratio |
| 64 | El Salvador | 0.6ratio |
| 65 | Malaysia | 0.6ratio |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 0.6ratio |
| 67 | Philippines | 0.6ratio |
| 68 | Uruguay | 0.6ratio |
| 69 | Guatemala | 0.5ratio |
| 70 | India | 0.5ratio |
| 71 | Vietnam | 0.5ratio |
| 72 | Thailand | 0.5ratio |
| 73 | Venezuela | 0.5ratio |
| 74 | Mexico | 0.5ratio |
| 75 | Pakistan | 0.5ratio |
| 76 | Brazil | 0.4ratio |
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Data Source
This data comes from WorldPopulationReview (compiled estimates) (2022).
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