Barbados vs Viet Nam: Share of population living in urban and rural areas
Barbados
86.4%
in 2020
Viet Nam
86.9%
in 2020
Barbados rank
45th
Viet Nam rank
43rd
Share of population living in urban and rural areas over time
- Barbados
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 86.9% against 86.4% in Barbados, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 45th and Viet Nam ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87.1% | 59.2% | 27.9% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 87.9% | 64.9% | 23.0% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 88.3% | 69.7% | 18.7% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 87.4% | 75.5% | 12.0% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 87.6% | 81.1% | 6.6% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 84.1% | 2.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 86.0% | 1.6% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 86.9% | 0.5% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban and rural areas, Barbados or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 86.9% against 86.4% in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban and rural areas between Barbados and Viet Nam?
- 0.5%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Viet Nam?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Viet Nam rank globally for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Barbados ranks 45th and Viet Nam ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.