Bahamas vs Barbados: Land use over the long term
Bahamas
2,000
in 2025
Barbados
2,000
in 2025
Bahamas rank
176th
Barbados rank
176th
Land use over the long term over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 2,000 against 2,000 in Barbados, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Barbados ahead.
Bahamas ranks 176th and Barbados ranks 176th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 24 and Barbados in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1500s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1600s | 515.8 | 294.7 | 221.1 | Bahamas |
| 1700s | 844.03 | 1,156 | 311.66 | Barbados |
| 1710s | 957.67 | 1,133 | 175.36 | Barbados |
| 1720s | 1,085 | 1,111 | 25.32 | Barbados |
| 1730s | 1,229 | 1,089 | 140.12 | Bahamas |
| 1740s | 1,391 | 1,068 | 322.89 | Bahamas |
| 1750s | 1,572 | 1,047 | 525.05 | Bahamas |
| 1760s | 1,775 | 1,026 | 748.98 | Bahamas |
| 1770s | 2,003 | 1,006 | 997.3 | Bahamas |
| 1780s | 2,259 | 986.37 | 1,273 | Bahamas |
| 1790s | 2,546 | 967.03 | 1,579 | Bahamas |
| 1800s | 2,867 | 948.07 | 1,919 | Bahamas |
| 1810s | 3,227 | 1,069 | 2,158 | Bahamas |
| 1820s | 3,416 | 1,185 | 2,231 | Bahamas |
| 1830s | 3,614 | 1,295 | 2,319 | Bahamas |
| 1840s | 3,458 | 1,401 | 2,057 | Bahamas |
| 1850s | 3,288 | 1,503 | 1,785 | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 3,102 | 1,557 | 1,545 | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 3,208 | 1,609 | 1,599 | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 3,281 | 1,659 | 1,622 | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 3,310 | 1,706 | 1,604 | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 3,279 | 1,750 | 1,529 | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 3,172 | 1,773 | 1,399 | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 3,246 | 1,794 | 1,452 | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 3,159 | 1,814 | 1,345 | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 2,825 | 1,832 | 992.61 | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 1,640 | 1,940 | 299.46 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 1,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1,400 | 2,000 | 600 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0.005 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long term, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 2,000 against 2,000 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long term between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for land use over the long term?
- Bahamas ranks 176th and Barbados ranks 176th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.