Bahrain vs Paraguay: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Bahrain
1.33 million people
in 2020
Paraguay
1.31 million people
in 2020
Bahrain rank
106th
Paraguay rank
109th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Bahrain
- Paraguay
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1.33 million people against 1.31 million people in Paraguay, a difference of 18,150 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.
Bahrain ranks 106th and Paraguay ranks 109th of 182 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 people | 600,030 people | 600,030 people | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0 people | 1.51 million people | 1.51 million people | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.15 million people | 1.73 million people | 577,795 people | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.33 million people | 1.31 million people | 18,150 people | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Bahrain or Paraguay?
- Bahrain, at 1.33 million people against 1.31 million people in Paraguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Bahrain and Paraguay?
- 18,150 people, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Paraguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and Paraguay rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Bahrain ranks 106th and Paraguay ranks 109th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.