Barbados vs Netherlands: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre

Barbados
0.5418 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.4558 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
9th
Netherlands rank
12th

Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Netherlands
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.5418 units per square kilometre against 0.4558 units per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 0.086 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 34 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 186 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 0.467 units per square kilometre 0.3741 units per square kilometre 0.0929 units per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 0.4917 units per square kilometre 0.3966 units per square kilometre 0.0951 units per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 0.5229 units per square kilometre 0.423 units per square kilometre 0.1 units per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 0.5394 units per square kilometre 0.4482 units per square kilometre 0.0911 units per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre, Barbados or Netherlands?
Barbados, at 0.5418 units per square kilometre against 0.4558 units per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre between Barbados and Netherlands?
0.086 units per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Netherlands?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Netherlands rank globally for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,278 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Population (UN estimates and projections) 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.