Bahrain vs Malta: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Bahrain
1,962 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
1,593 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahrain rank
6th
Malta rank
7th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Bahrain
- Malta
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1,962 people per square kilometre against 1,593 people per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 369 people per square kilometre.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Bahrain ranks 6th and Malta ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 235.5 people per square kilometre | 915.99 people per square kilometre | 680.49 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 318.79 people per square kilometre | 930.6 people per square kilometre | 611.81 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 517.53 people per square kilometre | 990.44 people per square kilometre | 472.91 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 731.01 people per square kilometre | 1,105 people per square kilometre | 373.95 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 1,138 people per square kilometre | 1,204 people per square kilometre | 66.06 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 1,741 people per square kilometre | 1,327 people per square kilometre | 413.62 people per square kilometre | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1,923 people per square kilometre | 1,569 people per square kilometre | 354.05 people per square kilometre | Bahrain |
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 Malta?
- Bahrain, at 1,962 people per square kilometre against 1,593 people per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bahrain and Malta?
- 369 people per square kilometre, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Malta?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Malta rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Bahrain ranks 6th and Malta ranks 7th 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.