Barbados vs Puerto Rico: Urban population, per square kilometre
Barbados
390.17 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
340.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
20th
Puerto Rico rank
22nd
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 390.17 units per square kilometre against 340.16 units per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 50.01 units per square kilometre.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 22nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 238.13 units per square kilometre | 145.5 units per square kilometre | 92.63 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 316.72 units per square kilometre | 204.73 units per square kilometre | 111.99 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 376.91 units per square kilometre | 281.47 units per square kilometre | 95.44 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 384.12 units per square kilometre | 373.35 units per square kilometre | 10.77 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 379.18 units per square kilometre | 403.31 units per square kilometre | 24.13 units per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 383.75 units per square kilometre | 373.51 units per square kilometre | 10.24 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 389.4 units per square kilometre | 343.9 units per square kilometre | 45.5 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 Puerto Rico?
- Barbados, at 390.17 units per square kilometre against 340.16 units per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Barbados and Puerto Rico?
- 50.01 units per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Puerto Rico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 22nd 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.