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

Barbados
390.17 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
37.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
18th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0100200300400196119922023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 390.17 units per square kilometre against 37.58 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 352.59 units per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 10.4 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 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th 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 238.13 units per square kilometre 5.47 units per square kilometre 232.66 units per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 316.72 units per square kilometre 8.25 units per square kilometre 308.48 units per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 376.91 units per square kilometre 12.67 units per square kilometre 364.24 units per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 384.12 units per square kilometre 18.04 units per square kilometre 366.08 units per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 379.18 units per square kilometre 23.9 units per square kilometre 355.28 units per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 383.75 units per square kilometre 31.13 units per square kilometre 352.62 units per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 389.4 units per square kilometre 36.37 units per square kilometre 353.03 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Barbados, at 390.17 units per square kilometre against 37.58 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Barbados and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
352.59 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 urban population, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th 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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Indicator
Urban population, 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

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.