Barbados vs Djibouti: Urban area over the long-term
Barbados
81.6 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Djibouti
88.12 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Barbados rank
167th
Djibouti rank
165th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Barbados
- Djibouti
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 88.12 km² per grid cell against 81.6 km² per grid cell in Barbados, a difference of 6.52 km² per grid cell.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Djibouti ahead.
Barbados ranks 167th and Djibouti ranks 165th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 25 and Djibouti in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1400s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0.0071 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1500s | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.0242 km² per grid cell | 0.0226 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1600s | 0.0186 km² per grid cell | 0.0771 km² per grid cell | 0.0585 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1700s | 0.2232 km² per grid cell | 0.2449 km² per grid cell | 0.0218 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1710s | 0.19 km² per grid cell | 0.2815 km² per grid cell | 0.0915 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1720s | 0.2375 km² per grid cell | 0.3113 km² per grid cell | 0.0738 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1730s | 0.2968 km² per grid cell | 0.3444 km² per grid cell | 0.0476 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1740s | 0.3711 km² per grid cell | 0.3812 km² per grid cell | 0.0101 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1750s | 0.4638 km² per grid cell | 0.4221 km² per grid cell | 0.0417 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1760s | 0.5798 km² per grid cell | 0.4677 km² per grid cell | 0.1121 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1770s | 0.7247 km² per grid cell | 0.5185 km² per grid cell | 0.2062 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1780s | 0.9059 km² per grid cell | 0.5753 km² per grid cell | 0.3306 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1790s | 1.13 km² per grid cell | 0.6387 km² per grid cell | 0.4937 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1800s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 0.7097 km² per grid cell | 0.7057 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1810s | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 0.7894 km² per grid cell | 1.25 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1820s | 2.87 km² per grid cell | 0.879 km² per grid cell | 2 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1830s | 4 km² per grid cell | 0.9801 km² per grid cell | 3.02 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1840s | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 1.09 km² per grid cell | 4.42 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1850s | 7.48 km² per grid cell | 1.64 km² per grid cell | 5.84 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1860s | 9.71 km² per grid cell | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 7.91 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1870s | 12.27 km² per grid cell | 1.97 km² per grid cell | 10.3 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1880s | 14.88 km² per grid cell | 2.18 km² per grid cell | 12.7 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1890s | 17.1 km² per grid cell | 2.4 km² per grid cell | 14.69 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1900s | 18.66 km² per grid cell | 2.69 km² per grid cell | 15.97 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1910s | 19.55 km² per grid cell | 2.94 km² per grid cell | 16.61 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1920s | 20.56 km² per grid cell | 2.99 km² per grid cell | 17.58 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1930s | 22.37 km² per grid cell | 2.99 km² per grid cell | 19.39 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1940s | 25.74 km² per grid cell | 2.99 km² per grid cell | 22.75 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1950s | 34.16 km² per grid cell | 3.04 km² per grid cell | 31.12 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1960s | 36.89 km² per grid cell | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 31.87 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1970s | 41.05 km² per grid cell | 11.77 km² per grid cell | 29.28 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1980s | 41.8 km² per grid cell | 25.43 km² per grid cell | 16.38 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1990s | 41.67 km² per grid cell | 41.55 km² per grid cell | 0.1216 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 2000s | 51.41 km² per grid cell | 56.63 km² per grid cell | 5.22 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 69.02 km² per grid cell | 71.34 km² per grid cell | 2.32 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 78.1 km² per grid cell | 84.14 km² per grid cell | 6.05 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Barbados or Djibouti?
- Djibouti, at 88.12 km² per grid cell against 81.6 km² per grid cell in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Barbados and Djibouti?
- 6.52 km² per grid cell, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Djibouti?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Djibouti rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Barbados ranks 167th and Djibouti ranks 165th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.