Barbados vs Uruguay: Share of population living in urban areas
Barbados
86.4%
in 2020
Uruguay
86.2%
in 2020
Barbados rank
45th
Uruguay rank
47th
Share of population living in urban areas over time
- Barbados
- Uruguay
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 86.4% against 86.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87.1% | 80.6% | 6.5% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 87.9% | 82.6% | 5.3% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 88.3% | 83.8% | 4.5% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 87.4% | 84.0% | 3.4% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 87.6% | 84.1% | 3.5% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 84.8% | 1.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 86.0% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 86.2% | 0.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas, Barbados or Uruguay?
- Barbados, at 86.4% against 86.2% in Uruguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas between Barbados and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Uruguay rank globally for share of population living in urban areas?
- Barbados ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 47th 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 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.