Barbados vs OECD members: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre

Barbados
198,083 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2017
OECD members
6,921 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
18th
OECD members rank
21st

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

  • Barbados
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 198,083 current US$ per square kilometre against 6,921 current US$ per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 191,162 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 28.6 times OECD members's.

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

Barbados ranks 18th and OECD members ranks 21st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 19,392 current US$ per square kilometre 210.09 current US$ per square kilometre 19,182 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 37,012 current US$ per square kilometre 724.15 current US$ per square kilometre 36,287 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 149,174 current US$ per square kilometre 1,479 current US$ per square kilometre 147,696 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 271,008 current US$ per square kilometre 2,900 current US$ per square kilometre 268,108 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 349,391 current US$ per square kilometre 4,529 current US$ per square kilometre 344,862 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$), per square kilometre, Barbados or OECD members?
Barbados, at 198,083 current US$ per square kilometre against 6,921 current US$ per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2017.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre between Barbados and OECD members?
191,162 current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and OECD members?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Barbados and OECD members rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 18th and OECD members ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), 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.