Cayman Islands vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Urban population, per square kilometre

Cayman Islands
304.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
26.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
26th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
27th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 304.32 units per square kilometre against 26.65 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 277.67 units per square kilometre.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 11.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Cayman Islands has been ahead every year.

Cayman Islands ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 216 countries.

Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 39.05 units per square kilometre 6.4 units per square kilometre 32.65 units per square kilometre Cayman Islands
1970s 55.98 units per square kilometre 9.43 units per square kilometre 46.55 units per square kilometre Cayman Islands
1980s 87.17 units per square kilometre 13.28 units per square kilometre 73.89 units per square kilometre Cayman Islands
1990s 133.7 units per square kilometre 17.26 units per square kilometre 116.44 units per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2000s 192.1 units per square kilometre 21.17 units per square kilometre 170.93 units per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2010s 253.42 units per square kilometre 24.37 units per square kilometre 229.05 units per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2020s 295.23 units per square kilometre 26.28 units per square kilometre 268.95 units per square kilometre Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Cayman Islands or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Cayman Islands, at 304.32 units per square kilometre against 26.65 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Cayman Islands and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
277.67 units per square kilometre, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Cayman Islands ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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.