Barbados vs Korea: Share of population living in the capital city
Barbados
43.0%
in 2020
Korea
42.9%
in 2020
Barbados rank
16th
Korea rank
17th
Share of population living in the capital city over time
- Barbados
- Korea
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 43.0% against 42.9% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 16th and 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 | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.6% | 14.5% | 28.1% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 45.3% | 19.3% | 26.0% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 48.2% | 26.6% | 21.6% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 33.5% | 16.0% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 38.8% | 9.5% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 41.0% | 5.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 42.1% | 3.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 42.9% | 0.1% | 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 Korea?
- Barbados, at 43.0% against 42.9% in Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in the capital city between Barbados and Korea?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Korea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Korea rank globally for share of population living in the capital city?
- Barbados ranks 16th and Korea ranks 17th of 170 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 population living in the capital 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 total population living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.