Bahamas vs Laos: Urban area over the long-term
Bahamas
171.55 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Laos
201.75 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bahamas rank
155th
Laos rank
154th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bahamas
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 201.75 km² per grid cell against 171.55 km² per grid cell in Bahamas, a difference of 30.2 km² per grid cell.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 155th and Laos ranks 154th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 39 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1100s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1200s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1300s | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.0025 km² per grid cell | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1400s | 0.013 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1500s | 0.0425 km² per grid cell | 0.0267 km² per grid cell | 0.0158 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1600s | 0.1391 km² per grid cell | 0.1001 km² per grid cell | 0.039 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1700s | 0.4552 km² per grid cell | 0.3603 km² per grid cell | 0.0949 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1710s | 0.5632 km² per grid cell | 0.3551 km² per grid cell | 0.2081 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1720s | 0.6773 km² per grid cell | 0.4124 km² per grid cell | 0.2649 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1730s | 0.8145 km² per grid cell | 0.479 km² per grid cell | 0.3356 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1740s | 0.9796 km² per grid cell | 0.5561 km² per grid cell | 0.4235 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1750s | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 0.6454 km² per grid cell | 0.5326 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1760s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 0.749 km² per grid cell | 0.6677 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1770s | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 0.8689 km² per grid cell | 0.8348 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1780s | 2.05 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | 1.04 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1790s | 2.46 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 1.3 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1800s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 1.36 km² per grid cell | 1.61 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1810s | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 1.73 km² per grid cell | 1.84 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1820s | 4.03 km² per grid cell | 2.17 km² per grid cell | 1.86 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1830s | 4.56 km² per grid cell | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 1.85 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1840s | 5.17 km² per grid cell | 3.37 km² per grid cell | 1.8 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1850s | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 4.15 km² per grid cell | 1.69 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 6.62 km² per grid cell | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 1.53 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 8.28 km² per grid cell | 6.21 km² per grid cell | 2.07 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 10.36 km² per grid cell | 7.55 km² per grid cell | 2.81 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 12.9 km² per grid cell | 9.14 km² per grid cell | 3.77 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 15.86 km² per grid cell | 11.01 km² per grid cell | 4.85 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 18.73 km² per grid cell | 12.26 km² per grid cell | 6.47 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 22.32 km² per grid cell | 14.27 km² per grid cell | 8.05 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 24.12 km² per grid cell | 16.26 km² per grid cell | 7.86 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 24.7 km² per grid cell | 17.82 km² per grid cell | 6.89 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 28.75 km² per grid cell | 19.96 km² per grid cell | 8.79 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 45.47 km² per grid cell | 23.06 km² per grid cell | 22.41 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 68.66 km² per grid cell | 30.39 km² per grid cell | 38.28 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 95.71 km² per grid cell | 38.05 km² per grid cell | 57.66 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 128.5 km² per grid cell | 55.51 km² per grid cell | 72.99 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 149.55 km² per grid cell | 95.09 km² per grid cell | 54.47 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 160.78 km² per grid cell | 145.75 km² per grid cell | 15.03 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 168.7 km² per grid cell | 188.14 km² per grid cell | 19.44 km² per grid cell | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bahamas or Laos?
- Laos, at 201.75 km² per grid cell against 171.55 km² per grid cell in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bahamas and Laos?
- 30.2 km² per grid cell, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Laos?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Laos rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bahamas ranks 155th and Laos ranks 154th 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.