Bahamas vs World: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre

Bahamas
0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
1st
World rank
1st

Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Bahamas
  • World
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 11.3 times World's.

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

Bahamas ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre Bahamas
1970s 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre Bahamas
1980s 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre Bahamas
1990s 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre Bahamas
2000s 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre Bahamas
2010s 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre Bahamas
2020s 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Bahamas or World?
Bahamas, at 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Bahamas and World?
0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and World rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
Bahamas ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
141 places, 7,913 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Inland waters — Area 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.