What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Barbados and Jamaica?

0.0027 units per person, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Jamaica: Urban population, per capita

Barbados

0.597 units per person

in 2025

Jamaica

0.5943 units per person

in 2025

Barbados rank

126th

Jamaica rank

129th

Urban population, per capita over time

Barbados
Jamaica

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.597 units per person against 0.5943 units per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0027 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 126th and Jamaica ranks 129th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4209 units per person	0.3517 units per person	0.0692 units per person	Barbados
1970s	0.5432 units per person	0.4431 units per person	0.1001 units per person	Barbados
1980s	0.6352 units per person	0.4834 units per person	0.1518 units per person	Barbados
1990s	0.6322 units per person	0.5046 units per person	0.1277 units per person	Barbados
2000s	0.6089 units per person	0.5266 units per person	0.0823 units per person	Barbados
2010s	0.5925 units per person	0.551 units per person	0.0415 units per person	Barbados
2020s	0.5944 units per person	0.5824 units per person	0.012 units per person	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Barbados or Jamaica?: Barbados, at 0.597 units per person against 0.5943 units per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Barbados and Jamaica?: 0.0027 units per person, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Barbados ranks 126th and Jamaica ranks 129th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.