Barbados vs Equatorial Guinea: Share of urban population who live in the largest city
Barbados
49.8%
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea
50.4%
in 2020
Barbados rank
29th
Equatorial Guinea rank
26th
Share of urban population who live in the largest city over time
- Barbados
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 50.4% against 49.8% in Barbados, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 29th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.6% | 25.5% | 29.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 35.2% | 18.8% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 36.3% | 17.8% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 50.4% | 0.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population who live in the largest city, Barbados or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 50.4% against 49.8% in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of urban population who live in the largest city between Barbados and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.6%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Equatorial Guinea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for share of urban population who live in the largest city?
- Barbados ranks 29th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of urban population who live in the largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.