Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Jamaica
153.27 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
158.07 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
49th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
47th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Trinidad and Tobago
50100150196119922023

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 158.07 people per square kilometre against 153.27 people per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 4.8 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 49th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 47th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 58.54 people per square kilometre 49.08 people per square kilometre 9.46 people per square kilometre Jamaica
1970s 82.01 people per square kilometre 94.27 people per square kilometre 12.25 people per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 101.2 people per square kilometre 123.67 people per square kilometre 22.47 people per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 115.88 people per square kilometre 139.56 people per square kilometre 23.68 people per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 130.16 people per square kilometre 145.52 people per square kilometre 15.36 people per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 142.13 people per square kilometre 150.22 people per square kilometre 8.09 people per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 151.33 people per square kilometre 156.88 people per square kilometre 5.55 people per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago

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, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 158.07 people per square kilometre against 153.27 people per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
4.8 people per square kilometre, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 49th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 47th 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.