Bahrain vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban area over the long-term
Bahrain
44.31 km² per grid cell
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
41.74 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bahrain rank
176th
United States Virgin Islands rank
178th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bahrain
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 44.31 km² per grid cell against 41.74 km² per grid cell in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 2.57 km² per grid cell.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times United States Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 176th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 178th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and United States Virgin Islands in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1100s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1200s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1300s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Bahrain |
| 1400s | 0.0025 km² per grid cell | 0.0032 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1500s | 0.0083 km² per grid cell | 0.0194 km² per grid cell | 0.0111 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1600s | 0.0276 km² per grid cell | 0.1124 km² per grid cell | 0.0848 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1700s | 0.0921 km² per grid cell | 0.4725 km² per grid cell | 0.3804 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1710s | 0.1089 km² per grid cell | 0.5605 km² per grid cell | 0.4516 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1720s | 0.1253 km² per grid cell | 0.6442 km² per grid cell | 0.5189 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1730s | 0.1441 km² per grid cell | 0.7387 km² per grid cell | 0.5946 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1740s | 0.1657 km² per grid cell | 0.8464 km² per grid cell | 0.6807 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1750s | 0.1905 km² per grid cell | 0.9703 km² per grid cell | 0.7798 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1760s | 0.2191 km² per grid cell | 1.11 km² per grid cell | 0.8953 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1770s | 0.252 km² per grid cell | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1780s | 0.2898 km² per grid cell | 1.49 km² per grid cell | 1.2 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1790s | 0.3333 km² per grid cell | 1.73 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1800s | 0.3832 km² per grid cell | 2.02 km² per grid cell | 1.64 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1810s | 0.4407 km² per grid cell | 2.38 km² per grid cell | 1.94 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1820s | 0.5075 km² per grid cell | 2.52 km² per grid cell | 2.01 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1830s | 0.5843 km² per grid cell | 2.68 km² per grid cell | 2.1 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1840s | 0.6727 km² per grid cell | 2.88 km² per grid cell | 2.21 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1850s | 0.7741 km² per grid cell | 3.12 km² per grid cell | 2.35 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1860s | 0.8894 km² per grid cell | 3.41 km² per grid cell | 2.52 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1870s | 1.02 km² per grid cell | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 2.54 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1880s | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 3.72 km² per grid cell | 2.58 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1890s | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 3.9 km² per grid cell | 2.66 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1900s | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 2.83 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1910s | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 4.3 km² per grid cell | 3.03 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1920s | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 4.52 km² per grid cell | 3.26 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1930s | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 4.76 km² per grid cell | 3.5 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1940s | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 3.76 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1950s | 1.59 km² per grid cell | 5.6 km² per grid cell | 4.01 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 2.49 km² per grid cell | 10.19 km² per grid cell | 7.69 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 3.82 km² per grid cell | 21.69 km² per grid cell | 17.87 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 6.19 km² per grid cell | 30.81 km² per grid cell | 24.62 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 9.63 km² per grid cell | 34.54 km² per grid cell | 24.9 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 15.38 km² per grid cell | 37.51 km² per grid cell | 22.13 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 30.84 km² per grid cell | 38.38 km² per grid cell | 7.54 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 41.42 km² per grid cell | 42.27 km² per grid cell | 0.8477 km² per grid cell | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bahrain or United States Virgin Islands?
- Bahrain, at 44.31 km² per grid cell against 41.74 km² per grid cell in United States Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bahrain and United States Virgin Islands?
- 2.57 km² per grid cell, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and United States Virgin Islands?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bahrain ranks 176th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 178th 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.