Bahrain vs Gibraltar: Urban population, per square kilometre

Bahrain
1,971 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gibraltar
3,847 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahrain rank
6th
Gibraltar rank
5th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Bahrain
  • Gibraltar
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k196119922023

How they compare

Gibraltar currently reports 3,847 units per square kilometre against 1,971 units per square kilometre in Bahrain, a difference of 1,876 units per square kilometre.

That makes Gibraltar's figure about 2.0 times Bahrain's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Gibraltar has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 6th and Gibraltar ranks 5th of 216 countries.

Gibraltar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Gibraltar Difference Ahead
1960s 235.5 units per square kilometre 2,391 units per square kilometre 2,155 units per square kilometre Gibraltar
1970s 318.79 units per square kilometre 2,776 units per square kilometre 2,458 units per square kilometre Gibraltar
1980s 517.53 units per square kilometre 2,839 units per square kilometre 2,321 units per square kilometre Gibraltar
1990s 693.83 units per square kilometre 2,731 units per square kilometre 2,037 units per square kilometre Gibraltar
2000s 1,098 units per square kilometre 2,902 units per square kilometre 1,804 units per square kilometre Gibraltar
2010s 1,742 units per square kilometre 3,316 units per square kilometre 1,574 units per square kilometre Gibraltar
2020s 1,920 units per square kilometre 3,728 units per square kilometre 1,808 units per square kilometre Gibraltar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Bahrain or Gibraltar?
Gibraltar, at 3,847 units per square kilometre against 1,971 units per square kilometre in Bahrain as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Bahrain and Gibraltar?
1,876 units per square kilometre, with Gibraltar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Gibraltar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Gibraltar rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Bahrain ranks 6th and Gibraltar ranks 5th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.