Barbados vs Saint Barthelemy: Share of population living in rural areas
Barbados
13.6%
in 2020
Saint Barthelemy
12.8%
in 2020
Barbados rank
192nd
Saint Barthelemy rank
195th
Share of population living in rural areas over time
- Barbados
- Saint Barthelemy
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.6% against 12.8% in Saint Barthelemy, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Saint Barthelemy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Barthelemy ahead.
Barbados ranks 192nd and Saint Barthelemy ranks 195th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Saint Barthelemy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Barthelemy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.9% | 100.0% | 87.1% | Saint Barthelemy |
| 1960s | 12.1% | 100.0% | 87.9% | Saint Barthelemy |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 100.0% | 88.3% | Saint Barthelemy |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 100.0% | 87.4% | Saint Barthelemy |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 100.0% | 87.6% | Saint Barthelemy |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 17.5% | 4.0% | Saint Barthelemy |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 15.0% | 0.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.8% | 0.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in rural areas, Barbados or Saint Barthelemy?
- Barbados, at 13.6% against 12.8% in Saint Barthelemy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in rural areas between Barbados and Saint Barthelemy?
- 0.8%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Barthelemy?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Saint Barthelemy rank globally for share of population living in rural areas?
- Barbados ranks 192nd and Saint Barthelemy ranks 195th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.