Bahamas vs Suriname: Urban area over the long-term
Bahamas
171.55 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Suriname
153.68 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bahamas rank
155th
Suriname rank
158th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bahamas
- Suriname
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 171.55 km² per grid cell against 153.68 km² per grid cell in Suriname, a difference of 17.87 km² per grid cell.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 155th and Suriname ranks 158th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 30 and Suriname in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Suriname | 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 | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1200s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1300s | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.0033 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1400s | 0.013 km² per grid cell | 0.0106 km² per grid cell | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1500s | 0.0425 km² per grid cell | 0.0348 km² per grid cell | 0.0077 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1600s | 0.1391 km² per grid cell | 0.114 km² per grid cell | 0.0251 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1700s | 0.4552 km² per grid cell | 0.3731 km² per grid cell | 0.0821 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1710s | 0.5632 km² per grid cell | 0.4519 km² per grid cell | 0.1113 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1720s | 0.6773 km² per grid cell | 0.5546 km² per grid cell | 0.1226 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1730s | 0.8145 km² per grid cell | 0.6807 km² per grid cell | 0.1338 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1740s | 0.9796 km² per grid cell | 0.8354 km² per grid cell | 0.1442 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1750s | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.1528 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1760s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 0.1584 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1770s | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 1.54 km² per grid cell | 0.1595 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1780s | 2.05 km² per grid cell | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 0.1537 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1790s | 2.46 km² per grid cell | 2.33 km² per grid cell | 0.1381 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1800s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 2.85 km² per grid cell | 0.1088 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1810s | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 3.5 km² per grid cell | 0.0604 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1820s | 4.03 km² per grid cell | 4.22 km² per grid cell | 0.1894 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1830s | 4.56 km² per grid cell | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 0.5251 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1840s | 5.17 km² per grid cell | 6.13 km² per grid cell | 0.9676 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1850s | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 7.39 km² per grid cell | 1.54 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1860s | 6.62 km² per grid cell | 8.87 km² per grid cell | 2.25 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1870s | 8.28 km² per grid cell | 10.94 km² per grid cell | 2.66 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1880s | 10.36 km² per grid cell | 13.19 km² per grid cell | 2.84 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1890s | 12.9 km² per grid cell | 15.16 km² per grid cell | 2.26 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1900s | 15.86 km² per grid cell | 16.24 km² per grid cell | 0.3832 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1910s | 18.73 km² per grid cell | 16.27 km² per grid cell | 2.46 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 22.32 km² per grid cell | 17.12 km² per grid cell | 5.2 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 24.12 km² per grid cell | 18.48 km² per grid cell | 5.64 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 24.7 km² per grid cell | 20.62 km² per grid cell | 4.08 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 28.75 km² per grid cell | 30.1 km² per grid cell | 1.35 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1960s | 45.47 km² per grid cell | 40.55 km² per grid cell | 4.92 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 68.66 km² per grid cell | 48.93 km² per grid cell | 19.73 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 95.71 km² per grid cell | 66.54 km² per grid cell | 29.17 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 128.5 km² per grid cell | 92.21 km² per grid cell | 36.29 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 149.55 km² per grid cell | 113.03 km² per grid cell | 36.52 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 160.78 km² per grid cell | 131.6 km² per grid cell | 29.17 km² per grid cell | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 168.7 km² per grid cell | 147.93 km² per grid cell | 20.76 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 Suriname?
- Bahamas, at 171.55 km² per grid cell against 153.68 km² per grid cell in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bahamas and Suriname?
- 17.87 km² per grid cell, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Suriname?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Suriname rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bahamas ranks 155th and Suriname ranks 158th 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.