What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per capita between Barbados and Jamaica?

0.0027 units per person, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Jamaica: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita

Barbados

0.403 units per person

in 2025

Jamaica

0.4057 units per person

in 2025

Barbados rank

91st

Jamaica rank

88th

Urban and rural population 2050, per capita over time

Barbados
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.4057 units per person against 0.403 units per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.0027 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 91st and Jamaica ranks 88th of 215 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5791 units per person	0.6483 units per person	0.0692 units per person	Jamaica
1970s	0.4568 units per person	0.5569 units per person	0.1001 units per person	Jamaica
1980s	0.3648 units per person	0.5166 units per person	0.1518 units per person	Jamaica
1990s	0.3678 units per person	0.4954 units per person	0.1277 units per person	Jamaica
2000s	0.3911 units per person	0.4734 units per person	0.0823 units per person	Jamaica
2010s	0.4075 units per person	0.449 units per person	0.0415 units per person	Jamaica
2020s	0.4056 units per person	0.4176 units per person	0.012 units per person	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per capita, Barbados or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 0.4057 units per person against 0.403 units per person in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per capita between Barbados and Jamaica?: 0.0027 units per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?: Barbados ranks 91st and Jamaica ranks 88th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 25 August 2026

Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.