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Antigua and Barbuda vs Barbados statistics compared

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Antigua and Barbuda has a population of 93.8K (ranked 185/197), compared with 282K in Barbados (ranked 175/197). Antigua and Barbuda's land area is 169.9 sq mi versus 166 sq mi for Barbados (ranked 183rd vs. 184th).

By GDP, Antigua and Barbuda ranks 175/197 ($2.22B) and Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B). By GDP per capita, Antigua and Barbuda ranks 52/197 ($23,726), while Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366).

Main facts and rankings

Antigua Barbados
Population
94540
282698
Population rank 185/197 175/197
GDP
$2.22B
2024
$7.16B
2024
GDP rank 175/197 158/197
GDP per capita
$23,726
2024
$25,366
2024
GDP per capita rank 52/197 47/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,602
2024
$22,672
2024
Government debt
$1.49B
2024
$7.48B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.4%
2025
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$15,910
2024
$26,478
2024
Government debt per person rank 38/185 27/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,556
2025
$17,631
2025
Land area
169.9 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Population density
552 ppl/mi²
2024
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
36.9 years
2024
40.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados: Comparison Charts

Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados economies compared

GDP
Antigua and Barbuda

Barbados
Year GDP
Antigua Barbados
1960 - $80,021,847
1961 - $85,363,759
1962 - $88,782,583
1963 - $99,893,761
1964 - $99,252,731
1965 - $105,021,997
1966 - $113,195,123
1967 - $125,554,009
1968 - $125,733,669
1969 - $141,393,142
1970 - $166,210,203
1971 - $186,826,503
1972 - $213,725,217
1973 - $260,767,828
1974 - $311,804,630
1975 - $402,178,605
1976 - $435,911,269
1977 $77,507,407 $495,097,668
1978 $88,040,741 $552,883,707
1979 $109,596,296 $670,362,452
1980 $132,451,852 $1,012,280,615
1981 $149,388,889 $1,114,204,743
1982 $166,444,444 $1,163,923,830
1983 $184,866,667 $1,236,016,507
1984 $212,214,815 $1,346,890,071
1985 $246,370,370 $1,409,536,121
1986 $297,562,963 $1,547,755,183
1987 $346,866,667 $1,704,370,308
1988 $411,396,296 $1,812,757,918
1989 $455,174,074 $2,006,165,167
1990 $478,718,519 $2,012,131,457
1991 $504,337,037 $2,020,583,702
1992 $525,133,333 $1,957,000,000
1993 $565,662,963 $2,063,342,117
1994 $625,081,481 $2,151,344,901
1995 $616,051,852 $2,216,974,096
1996 $679,140,741 $2,363,645,403
1997 $734,422,222 $2,498,384,130
1998 $789,788,889 $2,817,083,478
1999 $835,544,444 $2,951,822,205
2000 $901,003,704 $3,059,500,000
2001 $877,774,074 $3,054,500,000
2002 $898,092,593 $3,106,500,000
2003 $948,100,000 $3,209,500,000
2004 $1,026,329,630 $3,444,500,000
2005 $1,143,896,296 $3,819,500,000
2006 $1,303,674,074 $4,217,323,400
2007 $1,487,381,481 $4,675,767,950
2008 $1,557,640,741 $4,790,410,400
2009 $1,386,518,519 $4,466,809,600
2010 $1,298,348,148 $5,191,188,500
2011 $1,287,359,259 $5,342,183,800
2012 $1,364,729,630 $5,271,257,500
2013 $1,325,496,296 $5,361,158,350
2014 $1,378,707,407 $5,365,976,700
2015 $1,437,485,185 $5,288,057,750
2016 $1,489,603,704 $5,330,761,500
2017 $1,534,855,556 $5,517,340,450
2018 $1,661,529,630 $5,629,916,200
2019 $1,726,448,148 $5,788,288,000
2020 $1,411,637,037 $5,168,344,450
2021 $1,602,125,926 $5,275,242,050
2022 $1,866,566,667 $6,257,303,500
2023 $2,005,785,185 $6,720,733,200
2024 $2,224,814,815 $7,165,000,000

Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados economies compared

GDP per capita
Antigua and Barbuda

Barbados
Year GDP per capita
Antigua Barbados
1960 - $347
1961 - $366
1962 - $377
1963 - $421
1964 - $414
1965 - $433
1966 - $462
1967 - $508
1968 - $506
1969 - $567
1970 - $666
1971 - $750
1972 - $856
1973 - $1,042
1974 - $1,243
1975 - $1,601
1976 - $1,734
1977 $1,214 $1,968
1978 $1,375 $2,198
1979 $1,705 $2,668
1980 $2,053 $4,025
1981 $2,310 $4,417
1982 $2,569 $4,599
1983 $2,847 $4,866
1984 $3,271 $5,284
1985 $3,814 $5,510
1986 $4,629 $6,031
1987 $5,424 $6,625
1988 $6,466 $7,033
1989 $7,188 $7,773
1990 $7,591 $7,781
1991 $7,956 $7,790
1992 $8,154 $7,519
1993 $8,625 $7,905
1994 $9,351 $8,223
1995 $9,034 $8,460
1996 $9,756 $9,012
1997 $10,336 $9,522
1998 $10,907 $10,734
1999 $11,342 $11,244
2000 $12,027 $11,675
2001 $11,539 $11,640
2002 $11,659 $11,760
2003 $12,173 $12,076
2004 $13,038 $12,886
2005 $14,369 $14,214
2006 $16,174 $15,620
2007 $18,205 $17,235
2008 $18,787 $17,566
2009 $16,472 $16,295
2010 $15,217 $18,860
2011 $14,912 $19,346
2012 $15,640 $19,034
2013 $15,052 $19,308
2014 $15,532 $19,278
2015 $16,078 $18,954
2016 $16,557 $19,066
2017 $16,966 $19,693
2018 $18,273 $20,056
2019 $18,896 $20,584
2020 $15,370 $18,347
2021 $17,349 $18,697
2022 $20,105 $22,164
2023 $21,495 $23,804
2024 $23,726 $25,366

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Barbados life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Antigua and Barbuda

Barbados
Year Life expectancy, years
Antigua Barbados
1950 58.1 53.6
1951 58.6 54.7
1952 59 55.9
1953 59.4 57
1954 59.8 58.3
1955 60.2 59
1956 60.7 60.5
1957 61.1 61.7
1958 61.6 62.4
1959 62.1 63.3
1960 62.6 64.1
1961 63.3 65
1962 64 65.7
1963 64.7 66.2
1964 65.4 66.7
1965 66.2 67.2
1966 66.9 67.7
1967 67.6 67.9
1968 68.2 68.2
1969 68.8 68.5
1970 69.4 68.5
1971 69.9 68.8
1972 70.3 69.1
1973 70.7 69.1
1974 71.1 69.4
1975 71.4 69.8
1976 71.8 70.1
1977 72.1 70.6
1978 72.5 71.1
1979 72.8 71.5
1980 73.1 72.1
1981 73.3 72.6
1982 73.5 72.9
1983 73.7 73.2
1984 73.8 73.3
1985 73.9 73.3
1986 73.9 73.4
1987 73.9 73.5
1988 73.8 73.4
1989 73.6 73.4
1990 73.6 73.5
1991 73.5 73.5
1992 73.4 73.6
1993 73.4 73.7
1994 73.5 73.8
1995 73.6 73.9
1996 73.8 74.1
1997 74 74
1998 74.2 74.5
1999 74.5 74.6
2000 74.8 74.6
2001 75.1 74.7
2002 75.2 74.8
2003 75.3 74.9
2004 75.3 75.1
2005 75.4 75
2006 75.5 75
2007 75.7 75.3
2008 76.1 75.3
2009 76.4 75.5
2010 76.7 75.5
2011 77 75.6
2012 77.1 75.7
2013 77 75.8
2014 76.9 75.9
2015 76.9 76.1
2016 77 76.2
2017 77 76.2
2018 77.1 76.4
2019 77.2 76.5
2020 77.2 76.6
2021 77.2 76.6
2022 77.5 75.7
2023 77.6 76.2
2024 77.8 76.3
2025 77.9 76.5

Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados population clocks and comparison

Population
Antigua and Barbuda

Barbados
Year Population
Antigua Barbados
1960 55,603 230,893
1961 56,540 233,148
1962 57,336 235,224
1963 58,138 237,557
1964 59,020 239,958
1965 59,970 242,417
1966 60,900 244,996
1967 61,837 247,091
1968 62,809 248,540
1969 63,819 249,444
1970 64,528 249,387
1971 64,729 249,168
1972 64,615 249,658
1973 64,342 250,322
1974 64,058 250,777
1975 63,839 251,175
1976 63,762 251,442
1977 63,862 251,626
1978 64,038 251,551
1979 64,274 251,269
1980 64,513 251,524
1981 64,665 252,270
1982 64,785 253,095
1983 64,934 253,992
1984 64,882 254,920
1985 64,591 255,820
1986 64,276 256,618
1987 63,946 257,279
1988 63,623 257,763
1989 63,325 258,109
1990 63,066 258,582
1991 63,387 259,373
1992 64,404 260,267
1993 65,587 261,027
1994 66,843 261,620
1995 68,189 262,039
1996 69,612 262,284
1997 71,053 262,392
1998 72,412 262,436
1999 73,666 262,517
2000 74,912 262,063
2001 76,069 262,425
2002 77,032 264,148
2003 77,884 265,776
2004 78,719 267,298
2005 79,611 268,706
2006 80,604 270,002
2007 81,704 271,288
2008 82,912 272,714
2009 84,173 274,123
2010 85,320 275,243
2011 86,332 276,139
2012 87,260 276,938
2013 88,064 277,665
2014 88,765 278,348
2015 89,409 278,990
2016 89,969 279,598
2017 90,468 280,171
2018 90,926 280,711
2019 91,364 281,207
2020 91,846 281,698
2021 92,349 282,147
2022 92,840 282,318
2023 93,316 282,336
2024 93,772 282,467

Fertility rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados

Fertility rate
Antigua and Barbuda

Barbados
Year Fertility rate
Antigua Barbados
1960 4.6 4.71
1961 4.56 4.15
1962 4.55 4.3
1963 4.54 4.3
1964 4.48 4.21
1965 4.42 4.18
1966 4.32 4.14
1967 4.18 3.6
1968 4.01 3.57
1969 3.83 3.34
1970 3.63 3.08
1971 3.46 3.2
1972 3.29 3.15
1973 3.13 2.87
1974 2.93 2.65
1975 2.77 2.45
1976 2.78 2.24
1977 2.78 2.2
1978 2.57 1.84
1979 2.63 1.86
1980 2.31 1.78
1981 2.17 1.85
1982 2.09 1.86
1983 2.12 1.86
1984 2.04 1.75
1985 2.15 1.77
1986 2.03 1.69
1987 2.07 1.61
1988 2.13 1.58
1989 2.2 1.64
1990 2.25 1.84
1991 2.04 1.84
1992 2.13 1.8
1993 2.04 1.77
1994 2.07 1.73
1995 2.16 1.7
1996 2.27 1.67
1997 2.19 1.65
1998 2.02 1.62
1999 1.96 1.78
2000 2.2 1.93
2001 2.02 1.96
2002 1.94 1.86
2003 1.89 1.86
2004 1.85 1.8
2005 1.83 1.74
2006 1.83 1.7
2007 1.86 1.76
2008 2.04 1.76
2009 2.01 1.77
2010 1.79 1.79
2011 1.75 1.76
2012 1.66 1.73
2013 1.54 1.73
2014 1.53 1.73
2015 1.57 1.73
2016 1.46 1.72
2017 1.49 1.72
2018 1.37 1.72
2019 1.47 1.72
2020 1.57 1.71
2021 1.58 1.71
2022 1.58 1.71
2023 1.58 1.71

Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados demographics compared

Median age
Antigua and Barbuda

Barbados
Year Median age, years
Antigua Barbados
1960 19.6 21.9
1961 19.7 21.8
1962 19.7 21.8
1963 19.8 21.8
1964 19.7 21.8
1965 19.3 21.8
1966 19 21.8
1967 18.6 21.9
1968 18.2 22.1
1969 17.8 22.2
1970 17.9 22.4
1971 18.2 22.6
1972 18.5 22.8
1973 18.8 23
1974 19.2 23.2
1975 19.6 23.5
1976 20 23.8
1977 20.5 24.1
1978 21 24.5
1979 21.5 24.9
1980 22 25.3
1981 22.5 25.7
1982 23 26.1
1983 23.5 26.5
1984 24 26.9
1985 24.4 27.3
1986 24.7 27.7
1987 25.1 28
1988 25.3 28.4
1989 25.5 28.7
1990 25.7 29.1
1991 25.9 29.5
1992 26.2 29.9
1993 26.4 30.4
1994 26.7 30.8
1995 26.9 31.3
1996 27.2 31.7
1997 27.4 32.1
1998 27.7 32.6
1999 28 33
2000 28.3 33.3
2001 28.6 33.7
2002 28.9 34
2003 29.2 34.3
2004 29.5 34.6
2005 29.9 34.9
2006 30.2 35.3
2007 30.5 35.6
2008 30.7 36
2009 31 36.3
2010 31.2 36.5
2011 31.6 36.8
2012 31.9 37.1
2013 32.3 37.4
2014 32.7 37.7
2015 33.1 37.9
2016 33.5 38.2
2017 34 38.5
2018 34.4 38.7
2019 34.8 39
2020 35.3 39.2
2021 35.7 39.4
2022 36.1 39.6
2023 36.5 39.9
2024 36.9 40.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Antigua Barbados
GNI, Atlas method
$2B
2024
$6.68B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.2%
2025
27.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
3.56%
2024
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.3%
2025
-0.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.37%
2023
6.54%
2023
Services, % of GDP
69.1%
2023
75.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
19%
2023
13.2%
2023
Economic freedom index
56
2025
68.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.8%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.5%
2016
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
15
2020
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.78B
2020
Total reserves including gold
$358M
2024
$1.65B
2024
Personal remittances received
$26.3M
2024
$85.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
384,500
2020
966,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
70%
2020
44.4%
2016

Energy

Antigua Barbados
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,787 kg
2007
1,478 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.7
2007
$13.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.32 megatons
2023
0.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.46 tons
2023
2.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
5.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.66%
2021
7.33%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Antigua Barbados
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+9
2024
-70
2024
Urban population
24.3%
2024
31.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.6
2025
65.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2025
68
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.7
2022
15.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0
2019
8.2
2019
Visa free countries
143
2025
155
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2015
99.5%
1980
English speaking
80%
2023
100%
2023
People using the Internet
77.6%
2023
80%
2023

Health

Antigua Barbados
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,085
2022
$1,302
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$269.1
2022
$609
2022
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.15%
2022
0.67%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.9
2017
2.97
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.3
2023
10
2023
Obesity rate
34%
2022
38.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.6%
2024
13.2%
2024
Air quality index
82
2025
99
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.66 liters
2020
8.22 liters
2020

Territory

Antigua Barbados
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,812 sq mi
2024
588 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
34.7 sq mi
2025
38.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30.6 sq mi
2025
24.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
727 mi
2011
1,056 mi
2015

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