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
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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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.