Bahrain vs Hong Kong: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Bahrain
1,962 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong
7,088 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahrain rank
6th
Hong Kong rank
4th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Bahrain
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 7,088 people per square kilometre against 1,962 people per square kilometre in Bahrain, a difference of 5,126 people per square kilometre.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 3.6 times Bahrain's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 6th and Hong Kong ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 235.5 people per square kilometre | 2,774 people per square kilometre | 2,538 people per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 318.79 people per square kilometre | 3,860 people per square kilometre | 3,541 people per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 517.53 people per square kilometre | 5,010 people per square kilometre | 4,493 people per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 731.01 people per square kilometre | 5,962 people per square kilometre | 5,231 people per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1,138 people per square kilometre | 6,566 people per square kilometre | 5,428 people per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1,741 people per square kilometre | 6,972 people per square kilometre | 5,231 people per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 1,923 people per square kilometre | 7,115 people per square kilometre | 5,192 people per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
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 Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 7,088 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 Hong Kong?
- 5,126 people per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Hong Kong?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Hong Kong rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Bahrain ranks 6th and Hong Kong ranks 4th 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.