Barbados vs South Korea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Barbados
390.17 people per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
430.34 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
20th
South Korea rank
17th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 430.34 people per square kilometre against 390.17 people per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 40.17 people per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea'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.

Barbados ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 17th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 238.13 people per square kilometre 99.68 people per square kilometre 138.44 people per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 316.72 people per square kilometre 175.07 people per square kilometre 141.65 people per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 376.91 people per square kilometre 272.99 people per square kilometre 103.92 people per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 384.12 people per square kilometre 363.98 people per square kilometre 20.14 people per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 379.18 people per square kilometre 399.25 people per square kilometre 20.07 people per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 383.75 people per square kilometre 423.61 people per square kilometre 39.87 people per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 389.4 people per square kilometre 430.86 people per square kilometre 41.46 people per square kilometre South Korea

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, Barbados or South Korea?
South Korea, at 430.34 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 Barbados and South Korea?
40.17 people per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 17th 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.