Barbados vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population, total, per square kilometre

Barbados
656.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
72.02 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
14th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
16th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 656.6 units per square kilometre against 72.02 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 584.58 units per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 9.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Barbados ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 562.89 units per square kilometre 17.26 units per square kilometre 545.63 units per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 582.88 units per square kilometre 22.48 units per square kilometre 560.4 units per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 593.35 units per square kilometre 30.38 units per square kilometre 562.96 units per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 607.57 units per square kilometre 40.23 units per square kilometre 567.33 units per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 622.92 units per square kilometre 50.61 units per square kilometre 572.31 units per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 647.68 units per square kilometre 62.16 units per square kilometre 585.52 units per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 656.1 units per square kilometre 70.2 units per square kilometre 585.9 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, Barbados or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Barbados, at 656.6 units per square kilometre against 72.02 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Barbados and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
584.58 units per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th 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.