Barbados vs Uruguay: Share of population living in rural areas
Barbados
13.6%
in 2020
Uruguay
13.8%
in 2020
Barbados rank
192nd
Uruguay rank
190th
Share of population living in rural areas over time
- Barbados
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.8% against 13.6% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Barbados ranks 192nd and Uruguay ranks 190th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.9% | 19.4% | 6.5% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 12.1% | 17.4% | 5.3% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 16.2% | 4.5% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 16.0% | 3.4% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 15.9% | 3.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 15.2% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.0% | 1.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.8% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in rural areas, Barbados or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 13.8% against 13.6% in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in rural areas between Barbados and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Uruguay rank globally for share of population living in rural areas?
- Barbados ranks 192nd and Uruguay ranks 190th 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.