Barbados vs Rwanda: Population, per square kilometre

Barbados
656.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
565.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
6th
Rwanda rank
8th

Population, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Rwanda
200400600196119922023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 656.6 units per square kilometre against 565.65 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 90.95 units per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 6th and Rwanda ranks 8th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 562.89 units per square kilometre 139.92 units per square kilometre 422.97 units per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 582.88 units per square kilometre 184.79 units per square kilometre 398.09 units per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 593.35 units per square kilometre 252.76 units per square kilometre 340.58 units per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 607.57 units per square kilometre 298.85 units per square kilometre 308.72 units per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 622.92 units per square kilometre 365.11 units per square kilometre 257.8 units per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 647.68 units per square kilometre 466.98 units per square kilometre 180.69 units per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 656.1 units per square kilometre 547.49 units per square kilometre 108.61 units per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, per square kilometre, Barbados or Rwanda?
Barbados, at 656.6 units per square kilometre against 565.65 units per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Barbados and Rwanda?
90.95 units per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Rwanda rank globally for population, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 6th and Rwanda ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,641 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population 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.