Bahamas vs Eritrea: Urban area over the long-term
Bahamas
171.55 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Eritrea
155.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bahamas rank
155th
Eritrea rank
157th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bahamas
- Eritrea
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 171.55 km² per grid cell against 155.22 km² per grid cell in Eritrea, a difference of 16.33 km² per grid cell.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 155th and Eritrea ranks 157th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 38 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1100s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1200s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1300s | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1400s | 0.013 km² per grid cell | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0.0057 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1500s | 0.0425 km² per grid cell | 0.0248 km² per grid cell | 0.0177 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1600s | 0.1391 km² per grid cell | 0.1172 km² per grid cell | 0.0219 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1700s | 0.4552 km² per grid cell | 0.4803 km² per grid cell | 0.0251 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1710s | 0.5632 km² per grid cell | 0.5765 km² per grid cell | 0.0133 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1720s | 0.6773 km² per grid cell | 0.6701 km² per grid cell | 0.0072 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1730s | 0.8145 km² per grid cell | 0.7763 km² per grid cell | 0.0382 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1740s | 0.9796 km² per grid cell | 0.8967 km² per grid cell | 0.0828 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1750s | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.145 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1760s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 0.2296 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1770s | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 1.36 km² per grid cell | 0.3425 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1780s | 2.05 km² per grid cell | 1.56 km² per grid cell | 0.4913 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1790s | 2.46 km² per grid cell | 1.78 km² per grid cell | 0.6849 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1800s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 0.9345 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1810s | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 2.31 km² per grid cell | 1.25 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1820s | 4.03 km² per grid cell | 2.63 km² per grid cell | 1.41 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1830s | 4.56 km² per grid cell | 2.98 km² per grid cell | 1.58 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1840s | 5.17 km² per grid cell | 3.38 km² per grid cell | 1.79 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1850s | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 3.83 km² per grid cell | 2.02 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 6.62 km² per grid cell | 4.31 km² per grid cell | 2.31 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 8.28 km² per grid cell | 4.86 km² per grid cell | 3.42 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 10.36 km² per grid cell | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 4.85 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 12.9 km² per grid cell | 6.27 km² per grid cell | 6.64 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 15.86 km² per grid cell | 7.18 km² per grid cell | 8.68 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 18.73 km² per grid cell | 8.3 km² per grid cell | 10.43 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 22.32 km² per grid cell | 9.71 km² per grid cell | 12.61 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 24.12 km² per grid cell | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 12.54 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 24.7 km² per grid cell | 14.21 km² per grid cell | 10.49 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 28.75 km² per grid cell | 23.43 km² per grid cell | 5.32 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 45.47 km² per grid cell | 33.14 km² per grid cell | 12.33 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 68.66 km² per grid cell | 38.91 km² per grid cell | 29.76 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 95.71 km² per grid cell | 44.53 km² per grid cell | 51.18 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 128.5 km² per grid cell | 46.32 km² per grid cell | 82.18 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 149.55 km² per grid cell | 61.99 km² per grid cell | 87.56 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 160.78 km² per grid cell | 95.7 km² per grid cell | 65.07 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 168.7 km² per grid cell | 137.64 km² per grid cell | 31.06 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bahamas or Eritrea?
- Bahamas, at 171.55 km² per grid cell against 155.22 km² per grid cell in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bahamas and Eritrea?
- 16.33 km² per grid cell, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Eritrea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Eritrea rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bahamas ranks 155th and Eritrea ranks 157th 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.