Barbados vs Nicaragua: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
59.7%
in 2025
Nicaragua
59.4%
in 2025
Barbados rank
140th
Nicaragua rank
142nd
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 59.7% against 59.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 140th and Nicaragua ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.0% | 36.6% | 3.4% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 42.1% | 42.5% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 54.3% | 49.2% | 5.1% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 52.3% | 11.3% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 63.2% | 54.3% | 8.9% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 55.9% | 5.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 57.7% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 59.1% | 0.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Nicaragua?
- Barbados, at 59.7% against 59.4% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 140th and Nicaragua ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.