Barbados vs IDA total: Urban population, per square kilometre
Barbados
390.17 units per square kilometre
in 2023
IDA total
30.27 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
20th
IDA total rank
23rd
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- IDA total
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 390.17 units per square kilometre against 30.27 units per square kilometre in IDA total, a difference of 359.9 units per square kilometre.
That makes Barbados's figure about 12.9 times IDA total's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 20th and IDA total ranks 23rd of 216 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 238.13 units per square kilometre | 3.33 units per square kilometre | 234.8 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 316.72 units per square kilometre | 5.4 units per square kilometre | 311.32 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 376.91 units per square kilometre | 8.76 units per square kilometre | 368.15 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 384.12 units per square kilometre | 12.43 units per square kilometre | 371.69 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 379.18 units per square kilometre | 17.87 units per square kilometre | 361.32 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 383.75 units per square kilometre | 23.47 units per square kilometre | 360.28 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 389.4 units per square kilometre | 28.85 units per square kilometre | 360.55 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, Barbados or IDA total?
- Barbados, at 390.17 units per square kilometre against 30.27 units per square kilometre in IDA total as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Barbados and IDA total?
- 359.9 units per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and IDA total?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and IDA total rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 20th and IDA total ranks 23rd 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.