Bahamas vs Netherlands: Long term urban population region

Bahamas
86.98
in 2025
Netherlands
86.72
in 2025
Bahamas rank
36th
Netherlands rank
38th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Bahamas
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 86.98 against 86.72 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.26.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Netherlands ahead.

Bahamas ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 38th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 7 and Netherlands in 33.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Netherlands Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0024 0.5 0.4976 Netherlands
1100s 0.0071 1 0.9929 Netherlands
1200s 0.0214 2.2 2.18 Netherlands
1300s 0.0643 4.1 4.04 Netherlands
1400s 0.1929 4.7 4.51 Netherlands
1500s 0.5786 10.4 9.82 Netherlands
1600s 1.74 22 20.26 Netherlands
1700s 5.21 33.6 28.39 Netherlands
1710s 5.87 34.52 28.65 Netherlands
1720s 6.43 35.44 29.01 Netherlands
1730s 7.04 36.35 29.32 Netherlands
1740s 7.71 37.27 29.56 Netherlands
1750s 8.44 38.19 29.75 Netherlands
1760s 9.25 39.11 29.86 Netherlands
1770s 10.13 40.02 29.9 Netherlands
1780s 11.09 40.94 29.85 Netherlands
1790s 12.15 41.86 29.71 Netherlands
1800s 13.3 42.78 29.47 Netherlands
1810s 14.57 43.69 29.12 Netherlands
1820s 15.96 44.61 28.65 Netherlands
1830s 17.48 45.53 28.05 Netherlands
1840s 19.14 46.45 27.3 Netherlands
1850s 20.97 47.36 26.4 Netherlands
1860s 22.96 48.28 25.32 Netherlands
1870s 25.15 49.2 24.05 Netherlands
1880s 27.54 50.12 22.57 Netherlands
1890s 30.17 51.03 20.87 Netherlands
1900s 33.04 51.95 18.91 Netherlands
1910s 36.19 52.87 16.68 Netherlands
1920s 39.63 53.79 14.15 Netherlands
1930s 43.41 54.7 11.29 Netherlands
1940s 47.54 55.62 8.08 Netherlands
1950s 55.51 58.05 2.55 Netherlands
1960s 63.05 60.87 2.18 Bahamas
1970s 69.68 63.35 6.33 Bahamas
1980s 76.03 66.72 9.31 Bahamas
1990s 81.43 72.56 8.87 Bahamas
2000s 84.05 79.67 4.38 Bahamas
2010s 84.98 84.06 0.9249 Bahamas
2020s 86.52 86.12 0.4005 Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Bahamas or Netherlands?
Bahamas, at 86.98 against 86.72 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Bahamas and Netherlands?
0.26, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Netherlands?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Netherlands rank globally for long term urban population region?
Bahamas ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 38th of 202 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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