Bahrain vs Uganda: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Bahrain
22.6%
in 2025
Uganda
19.6%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
195th
Uganda rank
198th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Bahrain
- Uganda
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 22.6% against 19.6% in Uganda, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 195th and Uganda ranks 198th of 202 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bahrain |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bahrain |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bahrain |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bahrain |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bahrain |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Bahrain |
| 1600s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Bahrain |
| 1700s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Bahrain |
| 1710s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.3% | Bahrain |
| 1720s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Bahrain |
| 1730s | 2.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | Bahrain |
| 1740s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Bahrain |
| 1750s | 2.4% | 0.5% | 1.9% | Bahrain |
| 1760s | 2.6% | 0.5% | 2.1% | Bahrain |
| 1770s | 2.9% | 0.5% | 2.3% | Bahrain |
| 1780s | 3.1% | 0.6% | 2.5% | Bahrain |
| 1790s | 3.4% | 0.7% | 2.8% | Bahrain |
| 1800s | 3.8% | 0.7% | 3.0% | Bahrain |
| 1810s | 4.1% | 0.8% | 3.3% | Bahrain |
| 1820s | 4.5% | 0.9% | 3.6% | Bahrain |
| 1830s | 4.9% | 0.9% | 4.0% | Bahrain |
| 1840s | 5.4% | 1.0% | 4.4% | Bahrain |
| 1850s | 5.9% | 1.1% | 4.8% | Bahrain |
| 1860s | 6.5% | 1.2% | 5.2% | Bahrain |
| 1870s | 7.1% | 1.4% | 5.7% | Bahrain |
| 1880s | 7.8% | 1.5% | 6.3% | Bahrain |
| 1890s | 8.5% | 1.6% | 6.9% | Bahrain |
| 1900s | 9.3% | 1.8% | 7.6% | Bahrain |
| 1910s | 10.2% | 2.0% | 8.3% | Bahrain |
| 1920s | 11.2% | 2.1% | 9.1% | Bahrain |
| 1930s | 12.3% | 2.4% | 9.9% | Bahrain |
| 1940s | 13.4% | 2.6% | 10.9% | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 16.8% | 3.5% | 13.3% | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 19.0% | 5.4% | 13.6% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 19.6% | 7.0% | 12.6% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 9.0% | 10.6% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 11.7% | 10.0% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 12.7% | 9.9% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 15.1% | 7.5% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 18.4% | 4.2% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Bahrain or Uganda?
- Bahrain, at 22.6% against 19.6% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Bahrain and Uganda?
- 3.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Uganda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Uganda rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Bahrain ranks 195th and Uganda ranks 198th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.