Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre
Barbados
266.42 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
296.54 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 296.54 units per square kilometre against 266.42 units per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 30.12 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 324.76 units per square kilometre | 139.46 units per square kilometre | 185.3 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 266.15 units per square kilometre | 166.65 units per square kilometre | 99.5 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 216.44 units per square kilometre | 197.72 units per square kilometre | 18.73 units per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 223.45 units per square kilometre | 234.15 units per square kilometre | 10.71 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 243.73 units per square kilometre | 271.7 units per square kilometre | 27.97 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 263.93 units per square kilometre | 282.66 units per square kilometre | 18.73 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 266.7 units per square kilometre | 294.78 units per square kilometre | 28.07 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 296.54 units per square kilometre against 266.42 units per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 30.12 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.