Bahrain vs Gibraltar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Bahrain
1,962 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Gibraltar
3,847 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahrain rank
6th
Gibraltar rank
5th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Bahrain
- Gibraltar
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 3,847 people per square kilometre against 1,962 people per square kilometre in Bahrain, a difference of 1,885 people per square kilometre.
That makes Gibraltar's figure about 2.0 times Bahrain's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Gibraltar has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 6th and Gibraltar ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Gibraltar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Gibraltar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 235.5 people per square kilometre | 2,391 people per square kilometre | 2,155 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
| 1970s | 318.79 people per square kilometre | 2,776 people per square kilometre | 2,458 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
| 1980s | 517.53 people per square kilometre | 2,839 people per square kilometre | 2,321 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
| 1990s | 731.01 people per square kilometre | 2,731 people per square kilometre | 2,000 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 1,138 people per square kilometre | 2,902 people per square kilometre | 1,764 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
| 2010s | 1,741 people per square kilometre | 3,316 people per square kilometre | 1,575 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
| 2020s | 1,923 people per square kilometre | 3,728 people per square kilometre | 1,804 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
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, Bahrain or Gibraltar?
- Gibraltar, at 3,847 people per square kilometre against 1,962 people per square kilometre in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bahrain and Gibraltar?
- 1,885 people per square kilometre, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Gibraltar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Gibraltar rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Bahrain ranks 6th and Gibraltar ranks 5th 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.