Bahamas vs Laos: Population density
Bahamas
38.46 people per km²
in 2100
Laos
40.11 people per km²
in 2100
Bahamas rank
181st
Laos rank
179th
Population density over time
- Bahamas
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 40.11 people per km² against 38.46 people per km² in Bahamas, a difference of 1.65 people per km².
The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Laos ahead.
Bahamas ranks 181st and Laos ranks 179th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 25 and Laos in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2738 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | 0.7784 people per km² | Laos |
| 1100s | 0.2987 people per km² | 1.19 people per km² | 0.8897 people per km² | Laos |
| 1200s | 0.3259 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | 0.9987 people per km² | Laos |
| 1300s | 0.3555 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 1.11 people per km² | Laos |
| 1400s | 0.3878 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | 1.21 people per km² | Laos |
| 1500s | 0.4231 people per km² | 1.73 people per km² | 1.31 people per km² | Laos |
| 1600s | 0.4615 people per km² | 2.17 people per km² | 1.7 people per km² | Laos |
| 1700s | 0.5035 people per km² | 2.6 people per km² | 2.1 people per km² | Laos |
| 1710s | 0.5529 people per km² | 2.64 people per km² | 2.09 people per km² | Laos |
| 1720s | 0.6071 people per km² | 2.69 people per km² | 2.08 people per km² | Laos |
| 1730s | 0.6666 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | Laos |
| 1740s | 0.732 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | 2.04 people per km² | Laos |
| 1750s | 0.8038 people per km² | 2.82 people per km² | 2.01 people per km² | Laos |
| 1760s | 0.8826 people per km² | 2.86 people per km² | 1.98 people per km² | Laos |
| 1770s | 0.9691 people per km² | 2.9 people per km² | 1.93 people per km² | Laos |
| 1780s | 1.06 people per km² | 2.95 people per km² | 1.88 people per km² | Laos |
| 1790s | 1.17 people per km² | 2.99 people per km² | 1.82 people per km² | Laos |
| 1800s | 2.73 people per km² | 2.04 people per km² | 0.6959 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1810s | 2.73 people per km² | 2.04 people per km² | 0.6955 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1820s | 2.74 people per km² | 2.13 people per km² | 0.6144 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1830s | 2.76 people per km² | 2.34 people per km² | 0.4259 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1840s | 2.79 people per km² | 2.57 people per km² | 0.2164 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1850s | 3.13 people per km² | 2.81 people per km² | 0.323 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 3.77 people per km² | 3.05 people per km² | 0.7221 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 4.31 people per km² | 3.52 people per km² | 0.7839 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 4.87 people per km² | 4.37 people per km² | 0.5032 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 5.49 people per km² | 5.41 people per km² | 0.0732 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 6.05 people per km² | 5.82 people per km² | 0.2217 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 6.12 people per km² | 5.06 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 6.32 people per km² | 4.17 people per km² | 2.16 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 7.2 people per km² | 3.87 people per km² | 3.33 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 7.84 people per km² | 5.42 people per km² | 2.42 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 9.42 people per km² | 8.12 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 14.55 people per km² | 10.21 people per km² | 4.35 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 20.72 people per km² | 12.83 people per km² | 7.89 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 25.11 people per km² | 16.07 people per km² | 9.04 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 29.81 people per km² | 21.02 people per km² | 8.79 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 34.22 people per km² | 25.27 people per km² | 8.95 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 38.23 people per km² | 29.33 people per km² | 8.91 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 40.17 people per km² | 33.86 people per km² | 6.31 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 2030s | 41.48 people per km² | 37.87 people per km² | 3.62 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 2040s | 42.23 people per km² | 40.96 people per km² | 1.28 people per km² | Bahamas |
| 2050s | 42.3 people per km² | 43.02 people per km² | 0.7254 people per km² | Laos |
| 2060s | 41.83 people per km² | 43.95 people per km² | 2.11 people per km² | Laos |
| 2070s | 41.06 people per km² | 43.79 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | Laos |
| 2080s | 40.08 people per km² | 42.77 people per km² | 2.69 people per km² | Laos |
| 2090s | 39 people per km² | 41.16 people per km² | 2.16 people per km² | Laos |
| 2100s | 38.46 people per km² | 40.11 people per km² | 1.65 people per km² | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Bahamas or Laos?
- Laos, at 40.11 people per km² against 38.46 people per km² in Bahamas as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Bahamas and Laos?
- 1.65 people per km², with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Laos?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Bahamas and Laos rank globally for population density?
- Bahamas ranks 181st and Laos ranks 179th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.