Bahamas vs Sweden: Long term urban population region

Bahamas
86.98
in 2025
Sweden
88
in 2025
Bahamas rank
36th
Sweden rank
33rd

Long term urban population region over time

  • Bahamas
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 88 against 86.98 in Bahamas, a difference of 1.02.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.

Bahamas ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Sweden Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0024 0.0037 0.0013 Sweden
1100s 0.0071 0.0111 0.004 Sweden
1200s 0.0214 0.0333 0.0119 Sweden
1300s 0.0643 0.1 0.0357 Sweden
1400s 0.1929 0.3 0.1071 Sweden
1500s 0.5786 0.9 0.3214 Sweden
1600s 1.74 1.4 0.3357 Bahamas
1700s 5.21 4 1.21 Bahamas
1710s 5.87 6.47 0.6039 Sweden
1720s 6.43 8.94 2.52 Sweden
1730s 7.04 11.41 4.37 Sweden
1740s 7.71 13.88 6.17 Sweden
1750s 8.44 16.35 7.91 Sweden
1760s 9.25 18.82 9.58 Sweden
1770s 10.13 21.29 11.17 Sweden
1780s 11.09 23.76 12.67 Sweden
1790s 12.15 26.23 14.09 Sweden
1800s 13.3 28.7 15.4 Sweden
1810s 14.57 31.18 16.61 Sweden
1820s 15.96 33.65 17.69 Sweden
1830s 17.48 36.12 18.64 Sweden
1840s 19.14 38.59 19.44 Sweden
1850s 20.97 41.06 20.09 Sweden
1860s 22.96 43.53 20.57 Sweden
1870s 25.15 46 20.85 Sweden
1880s 27.54 48.47 20.92 Sweden
1890s 30.17 50.94 20.77 Sweden
1900s 33.04 53.41 20.37 Sweden
1910s 36.19 55.88 19.69 Sweden
1920s 39.63 58.35 18.72 Sweden
1930s 43.41 60.82 17.41 Sweden
1940s 47.54 63.29 15.75 Sweden
1950s 55.51 68.89 13.39 Sweden
1960s 63.05 76.4 13.35 Sweden
1970s 69.68 82.39 12.72 Sweden
1980s 76.03 83.01 6.99 Sweden
1990s 81.43 83.72 2.29 Sweden
2000s 84.05 84.32 0.2719 Sweden
2010s 84.98 85.74 0.7612 Sweden
2020s 86.52 87.52 1 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Bahamas or Sweden?
Sweden, at 88 against 86.98 in Bahamas as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Bahamas and Sweden?
1.02, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sweden?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Sweden rank globally for long term urban population region?
Bahamas ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd 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
Last refreshed