Barbados vs Least developed countries: Rural population, per square kilometre

Barbados
266.42 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Least developed countries
36.63 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
9th
Least developed countries rank
12th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Least developed countries
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 266.42 units per square kilometre against 36.63 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries, a difference of 229.79 units per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 7.3 times Least developed countries's.

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

Barbados ranks 9th and Least developed countries ranks 12th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1960s 324.76 units per square kilometre 14.92 units per square kilometre 309.84 units per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 266.15 units per square kilometre 18.14 units per square kilometre 248.02 units per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 216.44 units per square kilometre 21.99 units per square kilometre 194.45 units per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 223.45 units per square kilometre 25.85 units per square kilometre 197.6 units per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 243.73 units per square kilometre 30.68 units per square kilometre 213.05 units per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 263.93 units per square kilometre 32.66 units per square kilometre 231.27 units per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 266.7 units per square kilometre 35.77 units per square kilometre 230.94 units per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Barbados or Least developed countries?
Barbados, at 266.42 units per square kilometre against 36.63 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Barbados and Least developed countries?
229.79 units per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Least developed countries?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Least developed countries rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 9th and Least developed countries ranks 12th 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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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.