Aruba vs Barbados: Population density
Population density over time
- Aruba
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 656.6 people per sq. km of land area against 596.44 people per sq. km of land area in Aruba, a difference of 60.16 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 16th and Barbados ranks 14th of 216 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 321.31 people per sq. km of land area | 562.89 people per sq. km of land area | 241.58 people per sq. km of land area | Barbados |
| 1970s | 325.35 people per sq. km of land area | 582.88 people per sq. km of land area | 257.52 people per sq. km of land area | Barbados |
| 1980s | 337.48 people per sq. km of land area | 593.35 people per sq. km of land area | 255.86 people per sq. km of land area | Barbados |
| 1990s | 431.21 people per sq. km of land area | 607.57 people per sq. km of land area | 176.36 people per sq. km of land area | Barbados |
| 2000s | 534.49 people per sq. km of land area | 622.92 people per sq. km of land area | 88.43 people per sq. km of land area | Barbados |
| 2010s | 591.39 people per sq. km of land area | 647.68 people per sq. km of land area | 56.29 people per sq. km of land area | Barbados |
| 2020s | 598.55 people per sq. km of land area | 656.1 people per sq. km of land area | 57.55 people per sq. km of land area | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Aruba or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 656.6 people per sq. km of land area against 596.44 people per sq. km of land area in Aruba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Aruba and Barbados?
- 60.16 people per sq. km of land area, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for population density?
- Aruba ranks 16th and Barbados ranks 14th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.