Barbados vs Liberia: Long term urban population region

Barbados
54.47
in 2025
Liberia
57.29
in 2025
Barbados rank
132nd
Liberia rank
129th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Barbados
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 57.29 against 54.47 in Barbados, a difference of 2.82.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Liberia ahead.

Barbados ranks 132nd and Liberia ranks 129th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 11 and Liberia in 29.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Liberia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0001 0.0005 0.0004 Liberia
1100s 0.0003 0.0016 0.0013 Liberia
1200s 0.0008 0.0047 0.0039 Liberia
1300s 0.0025 0.0142 0.0117 Liberia
1400s 0.0074 0.0426 0.0351 Liberia
1500s 0.0222 0.1277 0.1054 Liberia
1600s 0.0667 0.383 0.3163 Liberia
1700s 0.2 1.15 0.949 Liberia
1710s 0.1703 1.29 1.12 Liberia
1720s 0.2128 1.42 1.21 Liberia
1730s 0.266 1.55 1.29 Liberia
1740s 0.3325 1.7 1.37 Liberia
1750s 0.4157 1.86 1.45 Liberia
1760s 0.5196 2.04 1.52 Liberia
1770s 0.6495 2.23 1.58 Liberia
1780s 0.8119 2.45 1.64 Liberia
1790s 1.01 2.68 1.67 Liberia
1800s 1.27 2.94 1.67 Liberia
1810s 1.59 3.22 1.63 Liberia
1820s 1.98 3.52 1.54 Liberia
1830s 2.48 3.86 1.38 Liberia
1840s 3.1 4.22 1.13 Liberia
1850s 3.87 4.63 0.7551 Liberia
1860s 4.84 5.07 0.2279 Liberia
1870s 6.05 5.55 0.4993 Barbados
1880s 7.56 6.08 1.48 Barbados
1890s 9.45 6.66 2.79 Barbados
1900s 11.81 7.29 4.52 Barbados
1910s 14.77 7.99 6.78 Barbados
1920s 18.46 8.75 9.71 Barbados
1930s 23.07 9.58 13.5 Barbados
1940s 28.84 10.49 18.35 Barbados
1950s 36.4 13.95 22.45 Barbados
1960s 37.07 21.39 15.68 Barbados
1970s 38.52 29.72 8.8 Barbados
1980s 36.38 40.31 3.93 Liberia
1990s 33.57 46.98 13.41 Liberia
2000s 38.81 53.81 15 Liberia
2010s 47.44 54.11 6.68 Liberia
2020s 52.77 55.88 3.12 Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Barbados or Liberia?
Liberia, at 57.29 against 54.47 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Barbados and Liberia?
2.82, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Liberia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Liberia rank globally for long term urban population region?
Barbados ranks 132nd and Liberia ranks 129th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed