Bahamas vs South Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

Bahamas
0.0349 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
118th
South Africa rank
120th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Bahamas
  • South Africa
0.010.020.03196119922023

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 0.0349 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre.

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

Bahamas ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 120th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0078 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre Bahamas
1970s 0.0131 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre Bahamas
1980s 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0041 1000 No per square kilometre Bahamas
1990s 0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0186 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre Bahamas
2000s 0.0268 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0237 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre Bahamas
2010s 0.0317 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0292 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre Bahamas
2020s 0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0335 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Bahamas or South Africa?
Bahamas, at 0.0349 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Bahamas and South Africa?
0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and South Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Bahamas ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 120th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bahamas vs South Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-urban-population-per-square-kilometre/bahamas-the/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-urban-population-per-square-kilometre/bahamas-the/south-africa/">Bahamas vs South Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.