Barbados vs Rwanda: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Barbados
- Rwanda
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 655.38 people per sq. km of land area against 599.95 people per sq. km of land area in Rwanda, a difference of 55.43 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 14th and Rwanda ranks 17th of 216 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 people per sq. km of land area | 139.92 people per sq. km of land area | 422.97 people per sq. km of land area | Barbados |
| 1970s | 582.88 people per sq. km of land area | 184.79 people per sq. km of land area | 398.09 people per sq. km of land area | Barbados |
| 1980s | 593.35 people per sq. km of land area | 252.76 people per sq. km of land area | 340.58 people per sq. km of land area | Barbados |
| 1990s | 607.57 people per sq. km of land area | 298.85 people per sq. km of land area | 308.72 people per sq. km of land area | Barbados |
| 2000s | 622.92 people per sq. km of land area | 365.11 people per sq. km of land area | 257.8 people per sq. km of land area | Barbados |
| 2010s | 647.68 people per sq. km of land area | 466.98 people per sq. km of land area | 180.69 people per sq. km of land area | Barbados |
| 2020s | 655.96 people per sq. km of land area | 570.55 people per sq. km of land area | 85.41 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, Barbados or Rwanda?
- Barbados, at 655.38 people per sq. km of land area against 599.95 people per sq. km of land area in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Barbados and Rwanda?
- 55.43 people per sq. km of land area, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Rwanda rank globally for population density?
- Barbados ranks 14th and Rwanda ranks 17th 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.