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
050100150200100015122025

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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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.