Bahamas vs United States: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Bahamas
0.8133 people per person
in 2025
United States
0.8148 people per person
in 2025
Bahamas rank
51st
United States rank
50th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Bahamas
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.8148 people per person against 0.8133 people per person in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0015 people per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Bahamas ranks 51st and United States ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6024 people per person | 0.7233 people per person | 0.1209 people per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.6838 people per person | 0.7462 people per person | 0.0624 people per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.7698 people per person | 0.7537 people per person | 0.0161 people per person | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 0.807 people per person | 0.7758 people per person | 0.0313 people per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 0.8175 people per person | 0.8004 people per person | 0.0171 people per person | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 0.8222 people per person | 0.8159 people per person | 0.0063 people per person | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 0.8141 people per person | 0.8171 people per person | 0.003 people per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Bahamas or United States?
- United States, at 0.8148 people per person against 0.8133 people per person in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Bahamas and United States?
- 0.0015 people per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and United States rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 51st and United States ranks 50th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.