Barbados vs Equatorial Guinea: Urban area over the long-term
Barbados
81.6 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
64.16 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Barbados rank
167th
Equatorial Guinea rank
170th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Barbados
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 81.6 km² per grid cell against 64.16 km² per grid cell in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 17.44 km² per grid cell.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Barbados ranks 167th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 36 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1400s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1500s | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1600s | 0.0186 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.0177 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1700s | 0.2232 km² per grid cell | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0.2202 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1710s | 0.19 km² per grid cell | 0.0047 km² per grid cell | 0.1853 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1720s | 0.2375 km² per grid cell | 0.0063 km² per grid cell | 0.2312 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1730s | 0.2968 km² per grid cell | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 0.2884 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1740s | 0.3711 km² per grid cell | 0.0114 km² per grid cell | 0.3597 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1750s | 0.4638 km² per grid cell | 0.0153 km² per grid cell | 0.4485 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1760s | 0.5798 km² per grid cell | 0.0205 km² per grid cell | 0.5592 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1770s | 0.7247 km² per grid cell | 0.0276 km² per grid cell | 0.6971 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1780s | 0.9059 km² per grid cell | 0.0372 km² per grid cell | 0.8687 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1790s | 1.13 km² per grid cell | 0.05 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1800s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 0.0672 km² per grid cell | 1.35 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1810s | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 0.0903 km² per grid cell | 1.94 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1820s | 2.87 km² per grid cell | 0.1214 km² per grid cell | 2.75 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1830s | 4 km² per grid cell | 0.1631 km² per grid cell | 3.84 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1840s | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 0.2193 km² per grid cell | 5.29 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1850s | 7.48 km² per grid cell | 0.2947 km² per grid cell | 7.19 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1860s | 9.71 km² per grid cell | 0.417 km² per grid cell | 9.29 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1870s | 12.27 km² per grid cell | 0.5892 km² per grid cell | 11.68 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1880s | 14.88 km² per grid cell | 0.8365 km² per grid cell | 14.04 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1890s | 17.1 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 15.93 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1900s | 18.66 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | 17.27 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1910s | 19.55 km² per grid cell | 1.46 km² per grid cell | 18.1 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1920s | 20.56 km² per grid cell | 1.46 km² per grid cell | 19.1 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1930s | 22.37 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 20.68 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1940s | 25.74 km² per grid cell | 1.99 km² per grid cell | 23.74 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1950s | 34.16 km² per grid cell | 3.45 km² per grid cell | 30.71 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1960s | 36.89 km² per grid cell | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 31.8 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1970s | 41.05 km² per grid cell | 5.23 km² per grid cell | 35.82 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1980s | 41.8 km² per grid cell | 7.91 km² per grid cell | 33.89 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1990s | 41.67 km² per grid cell | 15.48 km² per grid cell | 26.18 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 2000s | 51.41 km² per grid cell | 25.14 km² per grid cell | 26.27 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 2010s | 69.02 km² per grid cell | 42.4 km² per grid cell | 26.62 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 2020s | 78.1 km² per grid cell | 59.41 km² per grid cell | 18.68 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Barbados or Equatorial Guinea?
- Barbados, at 81.6 km² per grid cell against 64.16 km² per grid cell in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Barbados and Equatorial Guinea?
- 17.44 km² per grid cell, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Equatorial Guinea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Barbados ranks 167th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th 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.