Barbados vs New Caledonia: Urban area over the long-term
Barbados
81.6 km² per grid cell
in 2025
New Caledonia
78.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Barbados rank
167th
New Caledonia rank
168th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Barbados
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 81.6 km² per grid cell against 78.22 km² per grid cell in New Caledonia, a difference of 3.38 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Barbados ranks 167th and New Caledonia ranks 168th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 33 and New Caledonia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1400s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 0.0059 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1500s | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.02 km² per grid cell | 0.0184 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1600s | 0.0186 km² per grid cell | 0.0666 km² per grid cell | 0.048 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1700s | 0.2232 km² per grid cell | 0.2221 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1710s | 0.19 km² per grid cell | 0.1422 km² per grid cell | 0.0478 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1720s | 0.2375 km² per grid cell | 0.1746 km² per grid cell | 0.0628 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1730s | 0.2968 km² per grid cell | 0.2145 km² per grid cell | 0.0824 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1740s | 0.3711 km² per grid cell | 0.2634 km² per grid cell | 0.1077 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1750s | 0.4638 km² per grid cell | 0.3235 km² per grid cell | 0.1404 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1760s | 0.5798 km² per grid cell | 0.3972 km² per grid cell | 0.1825 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1770s | 0.7247 km² per grid cell | 0.4878 km² per grid cell | 0.2369 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1780s | 0.9059 km² per grid cell | 0.5991 km² per grid cell | 0.3068 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1790s | 1.13 km² per grid cell | 0.7357 km² per grid cell | 0.3966 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1800s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 0.9035 km² per grid cell | 0.5119 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1810s | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 1.11 km² per grid cell | 0.925 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1820s | 2.87 km² per grid cell | 1.37 km² per grid cell | 1.51 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1830s | 4 km² per grid cell | 1.68 km² per grid cell | 2.32 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1840s | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 2.07 km² per grid cell | 3.44 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1850s | 7.48 km² per grid cell | 2.55 km² per grid cell | 4.93 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1860s | 9.71 km² per grid cell | 3.14 km² per grid cell | 6.56 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1870s | 12.27 km² per grid cell | 3.79 km² per grid cell | 8.48 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1880s | 14.88 km² per grid cell | 4.58 km² per grid cell | 10.3 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1890s | 17.1 km² per grid cell | 5.52 km² per grid cell | 11.57 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1900s | 18.66 km² per grid cell | 6.64 km² per grid cell | 12.01 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1910s | 19.55 km² per grid cell | 7.9 km² per grid cell | 11.66 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1920s | 20.56 km² per grid cell | 8.94 km² per grid cell | 11.63 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1930s | 22.37 km² per grid cell | 9.23 km² per grid cell | 13.14 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1940s | 25.74 km² per grid cell | 9.23 km² per grid cell | 16.5 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1950s | 34.16 km² per grid cell | 9.32 km² per grid cell | 24.84 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1960s | 36.89 km² per grid cell | 13.12 km² per grid cell | 23.77 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1970s | 41.05 km² per grid cell | 21.26 km² per grid cell | 19.78 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1980s | 41.8 km² per grid cell | 28.77 km² per grid cell | 13.04 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1990s | 41.67 km² per grid cell | 38.41 km² per grid cell | 3.26 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 2000s | 51.41 km² per grid cell | 51.18 km² per grid cell | 0.2366 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 2010s | 69.02 km² per grid cell | 64.1 km² per grid cell | 4.92 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 2020s | 78.1 km² per grid cell | 74.92 km² per grid cell | 3.17 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 New Caledonia?
- Barbados, at 81.6 km² per grid cell against 78.22 km² per grid cell in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Barbados and New Caledonia?
- 3.38 km² per grid cell, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and New Caledonia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Barbados ranks 167th and New Caledonia ranks 168th 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.