Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

Jamaica
262.16 people per sq. km of land area
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
266.84 people per sq. km of land area
in 2024
Jamaica rank
50th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
47th

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time

  • Jamaica
  • Trinidad and Tobago
0100200300196119922024

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 266.84 people per sq. km of land area against 262.16 people per sq. km of land area in Jamaica, a difference of 4.68 people per sq. km of land area.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 50th 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 261.99 people per sq. km of land area 266.55 people per sq. km of land area 4.56 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 266.84 people per sq. km of land area against 262.16 people per sq. km of land area in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in population density between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
4.68 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?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for population density?
Jamaica ranks 50th 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

Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,556 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.