Bahrain vs Singapore: Population density

Bahrain
3,912 people per km²
in 2100
Singapore
5,798 people per km²
in 2100
Bahrain rank
5th
Singapore rank
3rd

Population density over time

  • Bahrain
  • Singapore
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k100015502100

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 5,798 people per km² against 3,912 people per km² in Bahrain, a difference of 1,886 people per km².

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 22 and Singapore in 26.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Singapore Difference Ahead
1000s 16.18 people per km² 0.1086 people per km² 16.07 people per km² Bahrain
1100s 17.98 people per km² 0.1643 people per km² 17.81 people per km² Bahrain
1200s 19.97 people per km² 0.2465 people per km² 19.73 people per km² Bahrain
1300s 22.19 people per km² 0.3691 people per km² 21.82 people per km² Bahrain
1400s 24.66 people per km² 0.5543 people per km² 24.11 people per km² Bahrain
1500s 27.4 people per km² 0.8315 people per km² 26.57 people per km² Bahrain
1600s 30.45 people per km² 1.25 people per km² 29.2 people per km² Bahrain
1700s 33.83 people per km² 1.87 people per km² 31.95 people per km² Bahrain
1710s 35.52 people per km² 2.42 people per km² 33.1 people per km² Bahrain
1720s 37.29 people per km² 3.14 people per km² 34.16 people per km² Bahrain
1730s 39.16 people per km² 4.06 people per km² 35.1 people per km² Bahrain
1740s 41.12 people per km² 5.25 people per km² 35.86 people per km² Bahrain
1750s 43.17 people per km² 6.8 people per km² 36.37 people per km² Bahrain
1760s 45.33 people per km² 8.8 people per km² 36.53 people per km² Bahrain
1770s 47.6 people per km² 11.39 people per km² 36.21 people per km² Bahrain
1780s 49.98 people per km² 14.74 people per km² 35.24 people per km² Bahrain
1790s 52.48 people per km² 19.07 people per km² 33.41 people per km² Bahrain
1800s 81.61 people per km² 41.78 people per km² 39.83 people per km² Bahrain
1810s 81.61 people per km² 41.8 people per km² 39.81 people per km² Bahrain
1820s 81.61 people per km² 46.05 people per km² 35.56 people per km² Bahrain
1830s 81.61 people per km² 56.62 people per km² 24.99 people per km² Bahrain
1840s 81.61 people per km² 69.72 people per km² 11.9 people per km² Bahrain
1850s 81.6 people per km² 85.46 people per km² 3.86 people per km² Singapore
1860s 81.59 people per km² 104.29 people per km² 22.69 people per km² Singapore
1870s 83.84 people per km² 134.12 people per km² 50.28 people per km² Singapore
1880s 88.94 people per km² 182.49 people per km² 93.55 people per km² Singapore
1890s 94.39 people per km² 248.75 people per km² 154.35 people per km² Singapore
1900s 100.25 people per km² 354.84 people per km² 254.59 people per km² Singapore
1910s 123.97 people per km² 478.19 people per km² 354.22 people per km² Singapore
1920s 151.2 people per km² 647.34 people per km² 496.14 people per km² Singapore
1930s 151.64 people per km² 898.12 people per km² 746.48 people per km² Singapore
1940s 148.75 people per km² 1,177 people per km² 1,028 people per km² Singapore
1950s 172.33 people per km² 1,797 people per km² 1,624 people per km² Singapore
1960s 248.35 people per km² 2,566 people per km² 2,317 people per km² Singapore
1970s 352.85 people per km² 3,129 people per km² 2,777 people per km² Singapore
1980s 538.25 people per km² 3,768 people per km² 3,230 people per km² Singapore
1990s 741.15 people per km² 4,875 people per km² 4,134 people per km² Singapore
2000s 1,151 people per km² 6,080 people per km² 4,929 people per km² Singapore
2010s 1,705 people per km² 7,578 people per km² 5,872 people per km² Singapore
2020s 2,049 people per km² 8,096 people per km² 6,047 people per km² Singapore
2030s 2,339 people per km² 8,538 people per km² 6,199 people per km² Singapore
2040s 2,578 people per km² 8,574 people per km² 5,995 people per km² Singapore
2050s 2,813 people per km² 8,366 people per km² 5,553 people per km² Singapore
2060s 3,048 people per km² 8,062 people per km² 5,013 people per km² Singapore
2070s 3,290 people per km² 7,605 people per km² 4,315 people per km² Singapore
2080s 3,530 people per km² 6,910 people per km² 3,380 people per km² Singapore
2090s 3,775 people per km² 6,156 people per km² 2,381 people per km² Singapore
2100s 3,912 people per km² 5,798 people per km² 1,886 people per km² Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Bahrain or Singapore?
Singapore, at 5,798 people per km² against 3,912 people per km² in Bahrain as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Bahrain and Singapore?
1,886 people per km², with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Singapore?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Bahrain and Singapore rank globally for population density?
Bahrain ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.