Bahrain has a population density of 5,143 people per square mile compared to 202.8 people in Guinea-Bissau. Bahrain has 5,329 sq ft of land per person vs 176,640 sq ft in Guinea-Bissau. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Bahrain and Guinea-Bissau are ranked 4th and 112th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Bahrain has 0.02% of the world's population and 0.0005% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.03% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Guinea-Bissau, hence the population density in Bahrain is 2,437% higher than in Guinea-Bissau.
Population density comparison
Bahrain
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 202.8 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 4/197 | 112/197 |
| Population |
1656695
|
2298335
|
| Land area | 309 sq mi | 10,857 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 5,420 sq ft | 137,498 sq ft |
| Rural population | 0% | 53.9% |
| Urban population | 100% | 46.1% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Bahrain vs Guinea-Bissau:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Bahrain increased by 76%, compared to a 63.1% growth in Guinea-Bissau.
In 2004, Bahrain ranked 5th for population density and is in 4th place now. Guinea-Bissau was 123rd in 2004 and ranks 112th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bahrain
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
|
| 2024 | 5,143 | 202.8 |
| 2023 | 5,106 | 198.3 |
| 2022 | 4,999 | 193.9 |
| 2021 | 4,932 | 189.6 |
| 2020 | 4,857 | 185.4 |
| 2019 | 4,927 | 181.2 |
| 2018 | 5,004 | 177 |
| 2017 | 4,984 | 172.9 |
| 2016 | 4,734 | 168.7 |
| 2015 | 4,562 | 164.5 |
| 2014 | 4,416 | 160.4 |
| 2013 | 4,215 | 156.2 |
| 2012 | 4,066 | 152.1 |
| 2011 | 4,035 | 148.1 |
| 2010 | 4,176 | 144.3 |
| 2009 | 4,016 | 140.6 |
| 2008 | 3,761 | 137.1 |
| 2007 | 3,589 | 133.6 |
| 2006 | 3,361 | 130.4 |
| 2005 | 3,111 | 127.3 |
| 2004 | 2,923 | 124.3 |
| 2003 | 2,750 | 121.5 |
| 2002 | 2,592 | 118.8 |
| 2001 | 2,412 | 116.2 |
| 2000 | 2,326 | 113.7 |
| 1999 | 2,265 | 111.5 |
| 1998 | 2,206 | 109.4 |
| 1997 | 2,149 | 107.4 |
| 1996 | 2,093 | 105.3 |
| 1995 | 2,039 | 103.2 |
| 1994 | 1,986 | 100.6 |
| 1993 | 1,934 | 97.5 |
| 1992 | 1,884 | 94.3 |
| 1991 | 1,888 | 91.6 |
| 1990 | 1,932 | 89.7 |
| 1989 | 1,867 | 88.2 |
| 1988 | 1,801 | 86.8 |
| 1987 | 1,737 | 85.4 |
| 1986 | 1,675 | 84 |
| 1985 | 1,615 | 82.7 |
| 1984 | 1,558 | 81.4 |
| 1983 | 1,504 | 80.1 |
| 1982 | 1,453 | 78.8 |
| 1981 | 1,402 | 77.6 |
| 1980 | 1,347 | 76.4 |
| 1979 | 1,289 | 75.5 |
| 1978 | 1,231 | 72.9 |
| 1977 | 1,174 | 68.3 |
| 1976 | 1,118 | 63.9 |
| 1975 | 1,063 | 60 |
| 1974 | 1,010 | 56.5 |
| 1973 | 958 | 54.6 |
| 1972 | 909 | 54 |
| 1971 | 866 | 54 |
| 1970 | 844 | 53.8 |
| 1969 | 835 | 53.6 |
| 1968 | 823 | 53.3 |
| 1967 | 804 | 52.4 |
| 1966 | 779 | 52.2 |
| 1965 | 754 | 53 |
| 1964 | 728 | 54.2 |
| 1963 | 700 | 54.7 |
| 1962 | 673 | 54.3 |
| 1961 | 647 | 53.7 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bahrain
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
|
| 2024 | 100% | 46.1% |
| 2023 | 100% | 45.6% |
| 2022 | 100% | 45.2% |
| 2021 | 100% | 44.7% |
| 2020 | 100% | 44.3% |
| 2019 | 100% | 43.9% |
| 2018 | 100% | 43.4% |
| 2017 | 100% | 43% |
| 2016 | 100% | 42.6% |
| 2015 | 100% | 42.2% |
| 2014 | 100% | 41.7% |
| 2013 | 100% | 41.3% |
| 2012 | 100% | 40.9% |
| 2011 | 100% | 40.4% |
| 2010 | 100% | 40% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | 39.7% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | 39.3% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | 39% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | 38.7% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | 38.4% |
| 2004 | 89.9% | 38.1% |
| 2003 | 88.8% | 37.8% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | 37.5% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 87.8% | 36.8% |
| 1999 | 87.9% | 36.5% |
| 1998 | 88% | 36.1% |
| 1997 | 88% | 35.8% |
| 1996 | 88.1% | 35.4% |
| 1995 | 88.2% | 34.9% |
| 1994 | 88.3% | 34.5% |
| 1993 | 88.4% | 34% |
| 1992 | 88.4% | 33.4% |
| 1991 | 88.4% | 32.8% |
| 1990 | 88.1% | 31.9% |
| 1989 | 87.6% | 30.6% |
| 1988 | 86.9% | 29.2% |
| 1987 | 86% | 27.6% |
| 1986 | 85% | 25.9% |
| 1985 | 84% | 24.2% |
| 1984 | 83% | 22.5% |
| 1983 | 82.1% | 20.9% |
| 1982 | 81.4% | 19.4% |
| 1981 | 80.8% | 18.2% |
| 1980 | 80.4% | 17.3% |
| 1979 | 80.1% | 16.7% |
| 1978 | 79.7% | 16.4% |
| 1977 | 79.3% | 16.1% |
| 1976 | 79% | 15.9% |
| 1975 | 78.7% | 15.7% |
| 1974 | 78.5% | 15.5% |
| 1973 | 78.3% | 15.3% |
| 1972 | 78.2% | 15.2% |
| 1971 | 78.1% | 15.1% |
| 1970 | 78.3% | 15% |
| 1969 | 79% | 14.9% |
| 1968 | 79.9% | 14.7% |
| 1967 | 81% | 14.6% |
| 1966 | 81.8% | 14.5% |
| 1965 | 82.3% | 14.4% |
| 1964 | 82.4% | 14.2% |
| 1963 | 82.4% | 14.1% |
| 1962 | 82.3% | 13.9% |
| 1961 | 82.3% | 13.7% |
| 1960 | 82.3% | 13.5% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 89.9% to 100% in Bahrain and from 38.1% to 46.1% in Guinea-Bissau.
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