Bangladesh vs Barbados: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
424.22 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados
390.17 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
18th
Barbados rank
20th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 424.22 people per square kilometre against 390.17 people per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 34.05 people per square kilometre.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Barbados ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.4 people per square kilometre | 238.13 people per square kilometre | 209.72 people per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 59.36 people per square kilometre | 316.72 people per square kilometre | 257.37 people per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 131.92 people per square kilometre | 376.91 people per square kilometre | 244.99 people per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 201.02 people per square kilometre | 384.12 people per square kilometre | 183.1 people per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 278.84 people per square kilometre | 379.18 people per square kilometre | 100.34 people per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 357.72 people per square kilometre | 383.75 people per square kilometre | 26.03 people per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 409.51 people per square kilometre | 389.4 people per square kilometre | 20.11 people per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
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, Bangladesh or Barbados?
- Bangladesh, at 424.22 people per square kilometre against 390.17 people per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Barbados?
- 34.05 people per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Barbados?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Barbados rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th 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.