Bahrain vs Kuwait: Urban area long term, per square kilometre

Bahrain
0.0539 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Kuwait
0.0469 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Bahrain rank
20th
Kuwait rank
21st

Urban area long term, per square kilometre over time

  • Bahrain
  • Kuwait
00.020.040.06196119922024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.0539 units per square kilometre against 0.0469 units per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 0.007 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 21st of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0037 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 0.0055 units per square kilometre 0.011 units per square kilometre 0.0055 units per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 0.009 units per square kilometre 0.0208 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 0.0136 units per square kilometre 0.024 units per square kilometre 0.0103 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 0.0209 units per square kilometre 0.0286 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 0.0398 units per square kilometre 0.0383 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre Bahrain
2020s 0.0515 units per square kilometre 0.0452 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area long term, per square kilometre, Bahrain or Kuwait?
Bahrain, at 0.0539 units per square kilometre against 0.0469 units per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in urban area long term, per square kilometre between Bahrain and Kuwait?
0.007 units per square kilometre, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
Bahrain ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 21st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area long term, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 11,249 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.