Bahrain vs Equatorial Guinea: Share of population living in cities
Bahrain
89.4%
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea
83.8%
in 2020
Bahrain rank
7th
Equatorial Guinea rank
10th
Share of population living in cities over time
- Bahrain
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 89.4% against 83.8% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Bahrain ranks 7th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 34.3% | 0.0% | 34.3% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 36.9% | 0.0% | 36.9% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 0.0% | 52.6% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 63.7% | 12.4% | 51.3% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 43.2% | 43.0% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 53.7% | 35.4% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 83.8% | 5.7% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in cities, Bahrain or Equatorial Guinea?
- Bahrain, at 89.4% against 83.8% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in cities between Bahrain and Equatorial Guinea?
- 5.6%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Equatorial Guinea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for share of population living in cities?
- Bahrain ranks 7th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 10th 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 Share of population living in cities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in cities. Cities are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.