Barbados vs India: Population density
Barbados
452.82 people per km²
in 2100
India
506.27 people per km²
in 2100
Barbados rank
34th
India rank
32nd
Population density over time
- Barbados
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 506.27 people per km² against 452.82 people per km² in Barbados, a difference of 53.45 people per km².
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was India ahead.
Barbados ranks 34th and India ranks 32nd of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 37 and India in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0395 people per km² | 37.84 people per km² | 37.8 people per km² | India |
| 1100s | 0.0442 people per km² | 39.1 people per km² | 39.05 people per km² | India |
| 1200s | 0.1814 people per km² | 40.36 people per km² | 40.18 people per km² | India |
| 1300s | 0.7256 people per km² | 41.62 people per km² | 40.89 people per km² | India |
| 1400s | 2.91 people per km² | 42.88 people per km² | 39.97 people per km² | India |
| 1500s | 11.63 people per km² | 44.14 people per km² | 32.51 people per km² | India |
| 1600s | 46.51 people per km² | 45.4 people per km² | 1.11 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1700s | 186.05 people per km² | 55.49 people per km² | 130.55 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1710s | 186.05 people per km² | 56.73 people per km² | 129.32 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1720s | 186.05 people per km² | 57.96 people per km² | 128.09 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1730s | 186.05 people per km² | 59.19 people per km² | 126.85 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1740s | 186.05 people per km² | 60.43 people per km² | 125.62 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1750s | 186.05 people per km² | 61.66 people per km² | 124.39 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1760s | 186.05 people per km² | 62.89 people per km² | 123.15 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1770s | 186.05 people per km² | 64.13 people per km² | 121.92 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1780s | 186.05 people per km² | 65.36 people per km² | 120.69 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1790s | 186.05 people per km² | 66.59 people per km² | 119.46 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1800s | 190.07 people per km² | 68.12 people per km² | 121.95 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1810s | 190.13 people per km² | 69.58 people per km² | 120.55 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1820s | 205.71 people per km² | 71.63 people per km² | 134.09 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1830s | 243.47 people per km² | 74.52 people per km² | 168.95 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1840s | 288.48 people per km² | 77.58 people per km² | 210.9 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1850s | 333.52 people per km² | 80.46 people per km² | 253.06 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1860s | 364.85 people per km² | 83.08 people per km² | 281.77 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1870s | 386.9 people per km² | 85.06 people per km² | 301.83 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1880s | 411.08 people per km² | 88.9 people per km² | 322.17 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1890s | 438.42 people per km² | 93.41 people per km² | 345.01 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1900s | 428.92 people per km² | 96.65 people per km² | 332.27 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1910s | 383.76 people per km² | 100.04 people per km² | 283.73 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1920s | 382.58 people per km² | 105.17 people per km² | 277.41 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1930s | 424.54 people per km² | 118.02 people per km² | 306.52 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1940s | 467.56 people per km² | 123.01 people per km² | 344.55 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1950s | 514.03 people per km² | 129.27 people per km² | 384.77 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1960s | 560.32 people per km² | 163 people per km² | 397.32 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1970s | 582.9 people per km² | 203.81 people per km² | 379.09 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1980s | 593.36 people per km² | 257.27 people per km² | 336.09 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1990s | 607.58 people per km² | 319.9 people per km² | 287.68 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2000s | 622.94 people per km² | 384.7 people per km² | 238.23 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2010s | 647.7 people per km² | 443.52 people per km² | 204.17 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2020s | 656.9 people per km² | 490.24 people per km² | 166.66 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2030s | 651.94 people per km² | 528.79 people per km² | 123.16 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2040s | 630.73 people per km² | 555.47 people per km² | 75.26 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2050s | 600.48 people per km² | 569.05 people per km² | 31.43 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2060s | 569.24 people per km² | 571.26 people per km² | 2.02 people per km² | India |
| 2070s | 537.51 people per km² | 562.31 people per km² | 24.8 people per km² | India |
| 2080s | 504.47 people per km² | 544.01 people per km² | 39.54 people per km² | India |
| 2090s | 470.9 people per km² | 520.29 people per km² | 49.39 people per km² | India |
| 2100s | 452.82 people per km² | 506.27 people per km² | 53.46 people per km² | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Barbados or India?
- India, at 506.27 people per km² against 452.82 people per km² in Barbados as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Barbados and India?
- 53.45 people per km², with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and India?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Barbados and India rank globally for population density?
- Barbados ranks 34th and India ranks 32nd 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.