Bahamas vs Reunion: Urban area over the long-term
Bahamas
171.55 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Reunion
217.46 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bahamas rank
155th
Reunion rank
153rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bahamas
- Reunion
How they compare
Reunion currently reports 217.46 km² per grid cell against 171.55 km² per grid cell in Bahamas, a difference of 45.91 km² per grid cell.
That makes Reunion's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 155th and Reunion ranks 153rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 31 and Reunion in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1100s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1200s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1300s | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.004 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1400s | 0.013 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.013 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1500s | 0.0425 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0419 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1600s | 0.1391 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.1369 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1700s | 0.4552 km² per grid cell | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 0.4469 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1710s | 0.5632 km² per grid cell | 0.0159 km² per grid cell | 0.5473 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1720s | 0.6773 km² per grid cell | 0.0295 km² per grid cell | 0.6478 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1730s | 0.8145 km² per grid cell | 0.0545 km² per grid cell | 0.76 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1740s | 0.9796 km² per grid cell | 0.1009 km² per grid cell | 0.8787 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1750s | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 0.1867 km² per grid cell | 0.9913 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1760s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 0.3456 km² per grid cell | 1.07 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1770s | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 0.6395 km² per grid cell | 1.06 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1780s | 2.05 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 0.8656 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1790s | 2.46 km² per grid cell | 1.66 km² per grid cell | 0.8006 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1800s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 2.22 km² per grid cell | 0.7389 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1810s | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 2.85 km² per grid cell | 0.7108 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1820s | 4.03 km² per grid cell | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 0.4697 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1830s | 4.56 km² per grid cell | 4.28 km² per grid cell | 0.287 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1840s | 5.17 km² per grid cell | 5.47 km² per grid cell | 0.3035 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1850s | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 6.28 km² per grid cell | 0.4361 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1860s | 6.62 km² per grid cell | 10.3 km² per grid cell | 3.68 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1870s | 8.28 km² per grid cell | 12.41 km² per grid cell | 4.13 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1880s | 10.36 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 2.62 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1890s | 12.9 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 0.0677 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1900s | 15.86 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 2.89 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 18.73 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 5.75 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 22.32 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 9.35 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 24.12 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 11.15 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 24.7 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 11.73 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 28.75 km² per grid cell | 15.07 km² per grid cell | 13.68 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 45.47 km² per grid cell | 27.26 km² per grid cell | 18.21 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 68.66 km² per grid cell | 42.04 km² per grid cell | 26.63 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 95.71 km² per grid cell | 73.68 km² per grid cell | 22.03 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 128.5 km² per grid cell | 119.39 km² per grid cell | 9.11 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 149.55 km² per grid cell | 159.4 km² per grid cell | 9.85 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 2010s | 160.78 km² per grid cell | 191.22 km² per grid cell | 30.44 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 2020s | 168.7 km² per grid cell | 211.6 km² per grid cell | 42.91 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bahamas or Reunion?
- Reunion, at 217.46 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 Reunion?
- 45.91 km² per grid cell, with Reunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Reunion?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Reunion rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bahamas ranks 155th and Reunion ranks 153rd 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.