American Samoa vs Bahrain: Urban area over the long-term
American Samoa
39.47 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bahrain
44.31 km² per grid cell
in 2025
American Samoa rank
179th
Bahrain rank
176th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- American Samoa
- Bahrain
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 44.31 km² per grid cell against 39.47 km² per grid cell in American Samoa, a difference of 4.84 km² per grid cell.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bahrain ahead.
American Samoa ranks 179th and Bahrain ranks 176th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 15 and Bahrain in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Bahrain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1400s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0025 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1500s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0083 km² per grid cell | 0.0079 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1600s | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | 0.0276 km² per grid cell | 0.0257 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1700s | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | 0.0921 km² per grid cell | 0.0833 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1710s | 0.0115 km² per grid cell | 0.1089 km² per grid cell | 0.0974 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1720s | 0.0152 km² per grid cell | 0.1253 km² per grid cell | 0.1101 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1730s | 0.02 km² per grid cell | 0.1441 km² per grid cell | 0.1241 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1740s | 0.0263 km² per grid cell | 0.1657 km² per grid cell | 0.1394 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1750s | 0.0346 km² per grid cell | 0.1905 km² per grid cell | 0.156 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1760s | 0.0455 km² per grid cell | 0.2191 km² per grid cell | 0.1736 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1770s | 0.0598 km² per grid cell | 0.252 km² per grid cell | 0.1921 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1780s | 0.0787 km² per grid cell | 0.2898 km² per grid cell | 0.211 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1790s | 0.1036 km² per grid cell | 0.3333 km² per grid cell | 0.2296 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1800s | 0.1363 km² per grid cell | 0.3832 km² per grid cell | 0.2469 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1810s | 0.1793 km² per grid cell | 0.4407 km² per grid cell | 0.2614 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1820s | 0.2365 km² per grid cell | 0.5075 km² per grid cell | 0.2709 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1830s | 0.3116 km² per grid cell | 0.5843 km² per grid cell | 0.2727 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1840s | 0.4093 km² per grid cell | 0.6727 km² per grid cell | 0.2633 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1850s | 0.5339 km² per grid cell | 0.7741 km² per grid cell | 0.2402 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1860s | 0.6859 km² per grid cell | 0.8894 km² per grid cell | 0.2035 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1870s | 0.9132 km² per grid cell | 1.02 km² per grid cell | 0.104 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1880s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 0.0213 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1890s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 0.1764 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1900s | 1.66 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 0.3918 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1910s | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 0.638 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1920s | 2.36 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1930s | 3.04 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 1.77 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1940s | 4.13 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 2.87 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1950s | 7.81 km² per grid cell | 1.59 km² per grid cell | 6.22 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 10.1 km² per grid cell | 2.49 km² per grid cell | 7.6 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 13.94 km² per grid cell | 3.82 km² per grid cell | 10.12 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 20.21 km² per grid cell | 6.19 km² per grid cell | 14.02 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 30.89 km² per grid cell | 9.63 km² per grid cell | 21.26 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 38.29 km² per grid cell | 15.38 km² per grid cell | 22.91 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 39.66 km² per grid cell | 30.84 km² per grid cell | 8.82 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 41.54 km² per grid cell | 41.42 km² per grid cell | 0.1233 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, American Samoa or Bahrain?
- Bahrain, at 44.31 km² per grid cell against 39.47 km² per grid cell in American Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between American Samoa and Bahrain?
- 4.84 km² per grid cell, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Bahrain?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Bahrain rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- American Samoa ranks 179th and Bahrain ranks 176th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.