Barbados vs Cayman Islands: Population density
Barbados
452.82 people per km²
in 2100
Cayman Islands
491.8 people per km²
in 2100
Barbados rank
34th
Cayman Islands rank
33rd
Population density over time
- Barbados
- Cayman Islands
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 491.8 people per km² against 452.82 people per km² in Barbados, a difference of 38.98 people per km².
That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 157 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 34th and Cayman Islands ranks 33rd of 235 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 20 and Cayman Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cayman Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 190.07 people per km² | 10.16 people per km² | 179.9 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1820s | 192.03 people per km² | 10.16 people per km² | 181.87 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1890s | 428.18 people per km² | 17.92 people per km² | 410.26 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1910s | 396.15 people per km² | 23.33 people per km² | 372.82 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1920s | 369.76 people per km² | 22.08 people per km² | 347.68 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1940s | 461.76 people per km² | 27.92 people per km² | 433.84 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1950s | 514.03 people per km² | 31.88 people per km² | 482.16 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1960s | 560.32 people per km² | 38.75 people per km² | 521.57 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1970s | 582.9 people per km² | 56.08 people per km² | 526.82 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1980s | 593.36 people per km² | 87.27 people per km² | 506.1 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1990s | 607.58 people per km² | 133.8 people per km² | 473.78 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2000s | 622.94 people per km² | 192.19 people per km² | 430.75 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2010s | 647.7 people per km² | 253.51 people per km² | 394.19 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2020s | 656.9 people per km² | 312.77 people per km² | 344.13 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2030s | 651.94 people per km² | 365.97 people per km² | 285.98 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2040s | 630.73 people per km² | 411.59 people per km² | 219.14 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2050s | 600.48 people per km² | 447.26 people per km² | 153.21 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2060s | 569.24 people per km² | 468.37 people per km² | 100.86 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2070s | 537.51 people per km² | 479.97 people per km² | 57.54 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2080s | 504.47 people per km² | 486.7 people per km² | 17.76 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2090s | 470.9 people per km² | 491.4 people per km² | 20.5 people per km² | Cayman Islands |
| 2100s | 452.82 people per km² | 491.8 people per km² | 38.99 people per km² | Cayman Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Barbados or Cayman Islands?
- Cayman Islands, at 491.8 people per km² against 452.82 people per km² in Barbados as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Barbados and Cayman Islands?
- 38.98 people per km², with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cayman Islands?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do Barbados and Cayman Islands rank globally for population density?
- Barbados ranks 34th and Cayman Islands ranks 33rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.