Barbados vs Korea: Urban population, per square kilometre
Barbados
390.17 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
430.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
20th
Korea rank
17th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 430.04 units per square kilometre against 390.17 units per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 39.87 units per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 20th and Korea ranks 17th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 238.13 units per square kilometre | 97.62 units per square kilometre | 140.51 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 316.72 units per square kilometre | 172.99 units per square kilometre | 143.74 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 376.91 units per square kilometre | 270.26 units per square kilometre | 106.65 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 384.12 units per square kilometre | 360.33 units per square kilometre | 23.79 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 379.18 units per square kilometre | 402.95 units per square kilometre | 23.76 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 383.75 units per square kilometre | 425.74 units per square kilometre | 42 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 389.4 units per square kilometre | 430.34 units per square kilometre | 40.95 units per square kilometre | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Barbados or Korea?
- Korea, at 430.04 units per square kilometre against 390.17 units per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Barbados and Korea?
- 39.87 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Korea rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 20th and Korea ranks 17th 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.