Bahrain vs Lower middle income: Urban population, per square kilometre

Bahrain
1,971 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
62.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahrain rank
6th
Lower middle income rank
8th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Bahrain
  • Lower middle income
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 1,971 units per square kilometre against 62.62 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 1,908 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 31.5 times Lower middle income's.

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

Bahrain ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 8th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 235.5 units per square kilometre 9.35 units per square kilometre 226.15 units per square kilometre Bahrain
1970s 318.79 units per square kilometre 13.9 units per square kilometre 304.9 units per square kilometre Bahrain
1980s 517.53 units per square kilometre 20.98 units per square kilometre 496.55 units per square kilometre Bahrain
1990s 693.83 units per square kilometre 28.55 units per square kilometre 665.27 units per square kilometre Bahrain
2000s 1,098 units per square kilometre 38.74 units per square kilometre 1,059 units per square kilometre Bahrain
2010s 1,742 units per square kilometre 51.43 units per square kilometre 1,691 units per square kilometre Bahrain
2020s 1,920 units per square kilometre 60.55 units per square kilometre 1,860 units per square kilometre Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Bahrain or Lower middle income?
Bahrain, at 1,971 units per square kilometre against 62.62 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Bahrain and Lower middle income?
1,908 units per square kilometre, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Lower middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Lower middle income rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Bahrain ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 8th 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.