Aruba vs Barbados: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Aruba
370.8 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados
390.17 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Aruba rank
22nd
Barbados rank
20th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Aruba
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 390.17 people per square kilometre against 370.8 people per square kilometre in Aruba, a difference of 19.37 people per square kilometre.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 22nd and Barbados ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 193.63 people per square kilometre | 238.13 people per square kilometre | 44.49 people per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 216.1 people per square kilometre | 316.72 people per square kilometre | 100.62 people per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 230.78 people per square kilometre | 376.91 people per square kilometre | 146.13 people per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 272.47 people per square kilometre | 384.12 people per square kilometre | 111.65 people per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 338.76 people per square kilometre | 379.18 people per square kilometre | 40.42 people per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 364.61 people per square kilometre | 383.75 people per square kilometre | 19.14 people per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 370.33 people per square kilometre | 389.4 people per square kilometre | 19.07 people per square kilometre | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Aruba or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 390.17 people per square kilometre against 370.8 people per square kilometre in Aruba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Aruba and Barbados?
- 19.37 people per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Aruba ranks 22nd and Barbados ranks 20th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.