Barbados vs Low & middle income: Rural population, per square kilometre
Barbados
266.42 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
40.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
9th
Low & middle income rank
10th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 266.42 units per square kilometre against 40.52 units per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 225.9 units per square kilometre.
That makes Barbados's figure about 6.6 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 9th and Low & middle income ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 324.76 units per square kilometre | 26.17 units per square kilometre | 298.59 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 266.15 units per square kilometre | 31.6 units per square kilometre | 234.56 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 216.44 units per square kilometre | 36.44 units per square kilometre | 180 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 223.45 units per square kilometre | 38.72 units per square kilometre | 184.73 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 243.73 units per square kilometre | 40.25 units per square kilometre | 203.48 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 263.93 units per square kilometre | 40.13 units per square kilometre | 223.8 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 266.7 units per square kilometre | 40.35 units per square kilometre | 226.36 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 Low & middle income?
- Barbados, at 266.42 units per square kilometre against 40.52 units per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Barbados and Low & middle income?
- 225.9 units per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Low & middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Low & middle income rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 9th and Low & middle income ranks 10th 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.