Barbados vs South Korea: Share of population living in the capital city

Barbados
43
in 2020
South Korea
42.88
in 2020
Barbados rank
16th
South Korea rank
17th

Share of population living in the capital city over time

  • Barbados
  • South Korea
1020304050195019852020

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 43 against 42.88 in South Korea, a difference of 0.12.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 17th of 170 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados South Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 42.55 14.48 28.07 Barbados
1960s 45.27 19.26 26 Barbados
1970s 48.23 26.65 21.58 Barbados
1980s 49.5 33.46 16.04 Barbados
1990s 48.33 38.84 9.48 Barbados
2000s 46.7 41.03 5.67 Barbados
2010s 45.67 42.11 3.56 Barbados
2020s 43 42.88 0.1262 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in the capital city, Barbados or South Korea?
Barbados, at 43 against 42.88 in South Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population living in the capital city between Barbados and South Korea?
0.12, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for share of population living in the capital city?
Barbados ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 17th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barbados vs South Korea: Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-population-living-in-the-capital-city/barbados/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-population-living-in-the-capital-city/barbados/korea-rep/">Barbados vs South Korea: Share of population living in the capital city</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in the capital city
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,330 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed