Barbados vs Latin America & Caribbean: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre

Barbados
198,083 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean
7,828 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
18th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
17th

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 198,083 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,828 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 190,255 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 25.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th of 194 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 19,392 current US$ per square kilometre 17.43 current US$ per square kilometre 19,375 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 37,012 current US$ per square kilometre 144.91 current US$ per square kilometre 36,867 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 149,174 current US$ per square kilometre 563.75 current US$ per square kilometre 148,611 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 271,008 current US$ per square kilometre 2,201 current US$ per square kilometre 268,807 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 349,391 current US$ per square kilometre 3,356 current US$ per square kilometre 346,034 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre, Barbados or Latin America & Caribbean?
Barbados, at 198,083 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,828 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2017.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre between Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean?
190,255 current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,259 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (current US$) 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.