Bahrain vs Singapore: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Bahrain
1,962 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
8,063 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahrain rank
6th
Singapore rank
3rd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Bahrain
  • Singapore
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 8,063 people per square kilometre against 1,962 people per square kilometre in Bahrain, a difference of 6,101 people per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 4.1 times Bahrain's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 235.5 people per square kilometre 2,786 people per square kilometre 2,551 people per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 318.79 people per square kilometre 3,354 people per square kilometre 3,035 people per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 517.53 people per square kilometre 4,038 people per square kilometre 3,520 people per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 731.01 people per square kilometre 5,224 people per square kilometre 4,493 people per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 1,138 people per square kilometre 6,351 people per square kilometre 5,213 people per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 1,741 people per square kilometre 7,675 people per square kilometre 5,934 people per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 1,923 people per square kilometre 7,871 people per square kilometre 5,948 people per square kilometre Singapore

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 Singapore?
Singapore, at 8,063 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 Singapore?
6,101 people per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Singapore rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Bahrain ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.