Barbados vs Mauritius: Share of population living in cities
Barbados
43.0%
in 2020
Mauritius
43.2%
in 2020
Barbados rank
89th
Mauritius rank
88th
Share of population living in cities over time
- Barbados
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 43.2% against 43.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 89th and Mauritius ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.6% | 34.1% | 8.4% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 45.3% | 41.2% | 4.0% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 48.2% | 46.9% | 1.3% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 46.5% | 3.0% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 45.8% | 2.6% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 44.7% | 2.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 43.5% | 2.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 43.2% | 0.2% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in cities, Barbados or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 43.2% against 43.0% in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in cities between Barbados and Mauritius?
- 0.2%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mauritius?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Mauritius rank globally for share of population living in cities?
- Barbados ranks 89th and Mauritius ranks 88th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in cities. 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 cities. Cities are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.