Aruba vs Barbados: Population, total, per square kilometre

Aruba
596.44 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados
656.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Aruba rank
16th
Barbados rank
14th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Aruba
  • Barbados
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 656.6 units per square kilometre against 596.44 units per square kilometre in Aruba, a difference of 60.16 units per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.

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

Aruba ranks 16th and Barbados ranks 14th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Barbados Difference Ahead
1960s 321.31 units per square kilometre 562.89 units per square kilometre 241.58 units per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 325.35 units per square kilometre 582.88 units per square kilometre 257.52 units per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 337.48 units per square kilometre 593.35 units per square kilometre 255.86 units per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 431.21 units per square kilometre 607.57 units per square kilometre 176.36 units per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 534.49 units per square kilometre 622.92 units per square kilometre 88.43 units per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 591.39 units per square kilometre 647.68 units per square kilometre 56.29 units per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 598.55 units per square kilometre 656.1 units per square kilometre 57.55 units per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Aruba or Barbados?
Barbados, at 656.6 units per square kilometre against 596.44 units per square kilometre in Aruba as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Aruba and Barbados?
60.16 units per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Aruba ranks 16th and Barbados ranks 14th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total 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.