Barbados vs Jamaica: Population, annual growth rate
Barbados
0.0464 % change on previous year
in 2024
Jamaica
-0.0215 % change on previous year
in 2024
Barbados rank
156th
Jamaica rank
158th
Population, annual growth rate over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.0464 % change on previous year against -0.0215 % change on previous year in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0679 % change on previous year.
That makes Barbados's figure about 2.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Barbados ranks 156th and Jamaica ranks 158th of 186 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 | 0.8626 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 0.448 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.073 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.269 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 0.8203 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.1695 % change on previous year | 0.9254 % change on previous year | 0.7558 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4338 % change on previous year | 0.5544 % change on previous year | 0.1205 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.2555 % change on previous year | 0.3109 % change on previous year | 0.0554 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.0895 % change on previous year | 0.1125 % change on previous year | 0.023 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, annual growth rate, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 0.0464 % change on previous year against -0.0215 % change on previous year in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population, annual growth rate between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.0679 % change on previous year, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for population, annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 156th and Jamaica ranks 158th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.