Bahrain vs Singapore: Population density

Bahrain
1,971 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Singapore
8,242 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Bahrain rank
6th
Singapore rank
3rd

Population density over time

  • Bahrain
  • Singapore
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 8,242 people per sq. km of land area against 1,971 people per sq. km of land area in Bahrain, a difference of 6,271 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Singapore's figure about 4.2 times Bahrain's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 216 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 289.28 people per sq. km of land area 2,810 people per sq. km of land area 2,520 people per sq. km of land area Singapore
1970s 403.98 people per sq. km of land area 3,340 people per sq. km of land area 2,936 people per sq. km of land area Singapore
1980s 616.25 people per sq. km of land area 4,034 people per sq. km of land area 3,418 people per sq. km of land area Singapore
1990s 786.76 people per sq. km of land area 5,227 people per sq. km of land area 4,440 people per sq. km of land area Singapore
2000s 1,191 people per sq. km of land area 6,359 people per sq. km of land area 5,168 people per sq. km of land area Singapore
2010s 1,742 people per sq. km of land area 7,693 people per sq. km of land area 5,951 people per sq. km of land area Singapore
2020s 1,920 people per sq. km of land area 7,902 people per sq. km of land area 5,982 people per sq. km of land area Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Bahrain or Singapore?
Singapore, at 8,242 people per sq. km of land area against 1,971 people per sq. km of land area in Bahrain as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Bahrain and Singapore?
6,271 people per sq. km of land area, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Singapore rank globally for population density?
Bahrain ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.