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
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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About this data
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.