Bahamas vs Greenland: Long term urban population region

Bahamas
86.98
in 2025
Greenland
87.48
in 2025
Bahamas rank
34th
Greenland rank
33rd

Long term urban population region over time

  • Bahamas
  • Greenland
020406080100015122025

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 87.48 against 86.98 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.5.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 34th and Greenland ranks 33rd of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 35 and Greenland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Greenland Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0024 0.0002 0.0022 Bahamas
1100s 0.0071 0.0007 0.0065 Bahamas
1200s 0.0214 0.0021 0.0194 Bahamas
1300s 0.0643 0.0062 0.0581 Bahamas
1400s 0.1929 0.0185 0.1743 Bahamas
1500s 0.5786 0.0556 0.523 Bahamas
1600s 1.74 0.1667 1.57 Bahamas
1700s 5.21 0.5 4.71 Bahamas
1710s 5.87 0.6164 5.25 Bahamas
1720s 6.43 0.7397 5.69 Bahamas
1730s 7.04 0.8877 6.15 Bahamas
1740s 7.71 1.07 6.64 Bahamas
1750s 8.44 1.28 7.16 Bahamas
1760s 9.25 1.53 7.71 Bahamas
1770s 10.13 1.84 8.29 Bahamas
1780s 11.09 2.21 8.88 Bahamas
1790s 12.15 2.65 9.5 Bahamas
1800s 13.3 3.18 10.12 Bahamas
1810s 14.57 3.82 10.75 Bahamas
1820s 15.96 4.58 11.38 Bahamas
1830s 17.48 5.5 11.98 Bahamas
1840s 19.14 6.6 12.55 Bahamas
1850s 20.97 7.91 13.05 Bahamas
1860s 22.96 9.5 13.46 Bahamas
1870s 25.15 11.4 13.75 Bahamas
1880s 27.54 13.68 13.87 Bahamas
1890s 30.17 16.41 13.76 Bahamas
1900s 33.04 19.69 13.35 Bahamas
1910s 36.19 23.63 12.56 Bahamas
1920s 39.63 28.36 11.27 Bahamas
1930s 43.41 34.03 9.38 Bahamas
1940s 47.54 40.84 6.71 Bahamas
1950s 55.51 54.36 1.15 Bahamas
1960s 63.05 67.2 4.15 Greenland
1970s 69.68 74.7 5.03 Greenland
1980s 76.03 77.79 1.77 Greenland
1990s 81.43 80.73 0.6972 Bahamas
2000s 84.05 82.82 1.23 Bahamas
2010s 84.98 85.25 0.2698 Greenland
2020s 86.52 87.01 0.4882 Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Bahamas or Greenland?
Greenland, at 87.48 against 86.98 in Bahamas as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Bahamas and Greenland?
0.5, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Greenland?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Greenland rank globally for long term urban population region?
Bahamas ranks 34th and Greenland ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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