Bahrain vs Kuwait: Share of population living in urban areas
Bahrain
97.9%
in 2020
Kuwait
96.2%
in 2020
Bahrain rank
9th
Kuwait rank
12th
Share of population living in urban areas over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 97.9% against 96.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 12th of 236 countries.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.