Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Population density
Population density over time
- Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 266.57 people per sq. km of land area against 262.21 people per sq. km of land area in Jamaica, a difference of 4.36 people per sq. km of land area.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 48th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 47th of 216 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 163.12 people per sq. km of land area | 180.43 people per sq. km of land area | 17.31 people per sq. km of land area | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 184.81 people per sq. km of land area | 204.25 people per sq. km of land area | 19.44 people per sq. km of land area | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 209.26 people per sq. km of land area | 230.37 people per sq. km of land area | 21.11 people per sq. km of land area | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 229.57 people per sq. km of land area | 251.11 people per sq. km of land area | 21.53 people per sq. km of land area | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 247.15 people per sq. km of land area | 256.84 people per sq. km of land area | 9.69 people per sq. km of land area | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 257.9 people per sq. km of land area | 262.19 people per sq. km of land area | 4.29 people per sq. km of land area | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 261.94 people per sq. km of land area | 266.45 people per sq. km of land area | 4.51 people per sq. km of land area | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 266.57 people per sq. km of land area against 262.21 people per sq. km of land area in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 4.36 people per sq. km of land area, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for population density?
- Jamaica ranks 48th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 47th 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.