Bahamas vs South Africa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Bahamas
32.45 people per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
33.13 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
139th
South Africa rank
136th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Bahamas
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 33.13 people per square kilometre against 32.45 people per square kilometre in Bahamas, a difference of 0.68 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 139th and South Africa ranks 136th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.04 people per square kilometre | 7.48 people per square kilometre | 1.56 people per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 14.2 people per square kilometre | 10.06 people per square kilometre | 4.14 people per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 19.36 people per square kilometre | 14.08 people per square kilometre | 5.28 people per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 24.06 people per square kilometre | 19.4 people per square kilometre | 4.66 people per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 27.98 people per square kilometre | 24.17 people per square kilometre | 3.81 people per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 31.43 people per square kilometre | 29.1 people per square kilometre | 2.33 people per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 32.33 people per square kilometre | 32.4 people per square kilometre | 0.0766 people per square kilometre | South Africa |
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 square kilometre, Bahamas or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 33.13 people per square kilometre against 32.45 people per square kilometre in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bahamas and South Africa?
- 0.68 people per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and South Africa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Bahamas ranks 139th and South Africa ranks 136th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.