Aruba vs Barbados: Urban population, per square kilometre
Aruba
368.81 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados
390.17 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Aruba rank
21st
Barbados rank
20th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Aruba
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 390.17 units per square kilometre against 368.81 units per square kilometre in Aruba, a difference of 21.36 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 21st and Barbados ranks 20th 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 | 193.63 units per square kilometre | 238.13 units per square kilometre | 44.49 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 209.67 units per square kilometre | 316.72 units per square kilometre | 107.05 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 222.25 units per square kilometre | 376.91 units per square kilometre | 154.66 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 281.93 units per square kilometre | 384.12 units per square kilometre | 102.19 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 347.07 units per square kilometre | 379.18 units per square kilometre | 32.11 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 374.21 units per square kilometre | 383.75 units per square kilometre | 9.54 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 370.57 units per square kilometre | 389.4 units per square kilometre | 18.82 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Aruba or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 390.17 units per square kilometre against 368.81 units per square kilometre in Aruba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Aruba and Barbados?
- 21.36 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 urban population, per square kilometre?
- Aruba ranks 21st and Barbados ranks 20th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.