Bahamas vs Brunei Darussalam: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Bahamas
69,890 people
in 2020
Brunei Darussalam
86,027 people
in 2020
Bahamas rank
180th
Brunei Darussalam rank
178th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Bahamas
- Brunei Darussalam
How they compare
Brunei Darussalam currently reports 86,027 people against 69,890 people in Bahamas, a difference of 16,137 people.
That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 180th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Brunei Darussalam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Brunei Darussalam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44,978 people | 34,556 people | 10,422 people | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 54,963 people | 51,321 people | 3,642 people | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 64,051 people | 64,522 people | 470.9 people | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1980s | 66,313 people | 70,636 people | 4,322 people | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1990s | 71,550 people | 79,044 people | 7,494 people | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2000s | 79,258 people | 85,760 people | 6,502 people | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2010s | 71,063 people | 80,267 people | 9,204 people | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2020s | 69,890 people | 86,027 people | 16,137 people | Brunei Darussalam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Bahamas or Brunei Darussalam?
- Brunei Darussalam, at 86,027 people against 69,890 people in Bahamas as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Bahamas and Brunei Darussalam?
- 16,137 people, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Brunei Darussalam?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bahamas and Brunei Darussalam rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Bahamas ranks 180th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 178th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.