Barbados vs Pacific island small states: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Barbados
40.02 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Pacific island small states
5.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
28th
Pacific island small states rank
30th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 40.02 units per square kilometre against 5.58 units per square kilometre in Pacific island small states, a difference of 34.44 units per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 7.2 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 28th and Pacific island small states ranks 30th of 206 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 81.96 units per square kilometre 3.84 units per square kilometre 78.12 units per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 71.15 units per square kilometre 4.1 units per square kilometre 67.05 units per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 61.99 units per square kilometre 4.69 units per square kilometre 57.31 units per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 53.57 units per square kilometre 4.94 units per square kilometre 48.63 units per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 48.98 units per square kilometre 5.52 units per square kilometre 43.46 units per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 42.3 units per square kilometre 5.72 units per square kilometre 36.59 units per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Barbados or Pacific island small states?
Barbados, at 40.02 units per square kilometre against 5.58 units per square kilometre in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Barbados and Pacific island small states?
34.44 units per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Pacific island small states?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Pacific island small states rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 28th and Pacific island small states ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.