Barbados vs Nicaragua: Urban population (% of total population)
Barbados
59.7%
in 2025
Nicaragua
59.4%
in 2025
Barbados rank
126th
Nicaragua rank
128th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Barbados
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 59.7% against 59.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 126th and Nicaragua ranks 128th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.1% | 42.5% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 54.3% | 49.2% | 5.1% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 52.3% | 11.3% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 63.2% | 54.3% | 8.9% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 55.9% | 5.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 57.7% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 59.1% | 0.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Barbados or Nicaragua?
- Barbados, at 59.7% against 59.4% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for urban population?
- Barbados ranks 126th and Nicaragua ranks 128th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.