Bahamas vs Papua New Guinea: Urban area over the long-term
Bahamas
171.55 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
168.91 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bahamas rank
155th
Papua New Guinea rank
156th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bahamas
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 171.55 km² per grid cell against 168.91 km² per grid cell in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.64 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bahamas ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 37 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.0038 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1400s | 0.013 km² per grid cell | 0.012 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1500s | 0.0425 km² per grid cell | 0.0378 km² per grid cell | 0.0047 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1600s | 0.1391 km² per grid cell | 0.1185 km² per grid cell | 0.0206 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1700s | 0.4552 km² per grid cell | 0.3626 km² per grid cell | 0.0926 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1710s | 0.5632 km² per grid cell | 0.1632 km² per grid cell | 0.4 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1720s | 0.6773 km² per grid cell | 0.1894 km² per grid cell | 0.4879 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1730s | 0.8145 km² per grid cell | 0.2195 km² per grid cell | 0.595 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1740s | 0.9796 km² per grid cell | 0.254 km² per grid cell | 0.7256 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1750s | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 0.2933 km² per grid cell | 0.8847 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1760s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 0.338 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1770s | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 0.3885 km² per grid cell | 1.32 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1780s | 2.05 km² per grid cell | 0.4455 km² per grid cell | 1.6 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1790s | 2.46 km² per grid cell | 0.5095 km² per grid cell | 1.95 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1800s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 0.5811 km² per grid cell | 2.38 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1810s | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 0.6609 km² per grid cell | 2.9 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1820s | 4.03 km² per grid cell | 0.7496 km² per grid cell | 3.28 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1830s | 4.56 km² per grid cell | 0.8478 km² per grid cell | 3.72 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1840s | 5.17 km² per grid cell | 0.9563 km² per grid cell | 4.21 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1850s | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 4.77 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 6.62 km² per grid cell | 1.21 km² per grid cell | 5.41 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 8.28 km² per grid cell | 1.35 km² per grid cell | 6.93 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 10.36 km² per grid cell | 1.51 km² per grid cell | 8.85 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 12.9 km² per grid cell | 1.69 km² per grid cell | 11.22 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 15.86 km² per grid cell | 1.88 km² per grid cell | 13.98 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 18.73 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 16.63 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 22.32 km² per grid cell | 2.47 km² per grid cell | 19.85 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 24.12 km² per grid cell | 2.92 km² per grid cell | 21.2 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 24.7 km² per grid cell | 3.45 km² per grid cell | 21.25 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 28.75 km² per grid cell | 6.27 km² per grid cell | 22.48 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 45.47 km² per grid cell | 16.23 km² per grid cell | 29.24 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 68.66 km² per grid cell | 39.56 km² per grid cell | 29.1 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 95.71 km² per grid cell | 56.94 km² per grid cell | 38.77 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 128.5 km² per grid cell | 73.16 km² per grid cell | 55.34 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 149.55 km² per grid cell | 86.03 km² per grid cell | 63.52 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 160.78 km² per grid cell | 114.81 km² per grid cell | 45.97 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 168.7 km² per grid cell | 154 km² per grid cell | 14.7 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Bahamas, at 171.55 km² per grid cell against 168.91 km² per grid cell in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.64 km² per grid cell, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bahamas ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th 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.