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
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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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.