Barbados vs India: Rural population, per square kilometre
Barbados
266.42 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India
314.06 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
9th
India rank
6th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 314.06 units per square kilometre against 266.42 units per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 47.64 units per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 9th and India ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 324.76 units per square kilometre | 134 units per square kilometre | 190.77 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 266.15 units per square kilometre | 160.18 units per square kilometre | 105.98 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 216.44 units per square kilometre | 194.1 units per square kilometre | 22.34 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 223.45 units per square kilometre | 235.09 units per square kilometre | 11.64 units per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 243.73 units per square kilometre | 273 units per square kilometre | 29.27 units per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 263.93 units per square kilometre | 299.76 units per square kilometre | 35.83 units per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 266.7 units per square kilometre | 312.36 units per square kilometre | 45.65 units per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Barbados or India?
- India, at 314.06 units per square kilometre against 266.42 units per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Barbados and India?
- 47.64 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and India rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 9th and India ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural 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
Rural 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.