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Barbados vs Benin statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 14.5M in Benin (ranked 76/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 43,537 sq mi for Benin (ranked 184th vs. 99th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Benin
Population
282698
15100397
Population rank 175/197 76/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$21.5B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 125/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$1,485
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 162/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$4,435
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$11.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
52.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$803
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 149/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$1,059
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
43,537 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
332 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
4.56
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

Barbados and Benin: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Benin economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Benin
Year GDP
Barbados Benin
1960 $80,021,847 $226,195,578
1961 $85,363,759 $235,668,221
1962 $88,782,583 $236,434,954
1963 $99,893,761 $253,927,697
1964 $99,252,731 $269,819,006
1965 $105,021,997 $289,908,680
1966 $113,195,123 $302,925,235
1967 $125,554,009 $306,221,953
1968 $125,733,669 $326,323,105
1969 $141,393,142 $330,748,245
1970 $166,210,203 $333,627,713
1971 $186,826,503 $335,073,028
1972 $213,725,217 $410,331,857
1973 $260,767,828 $504,376,074
1974 $311,804,630 $554,654,861
1975 $402,178,605 $676,870,140
1976 $435,911,269 $698,408,262
1977 $495,097,668 $750,049,779
1978 $552,883,707 $928,843,469
1979 $670,362,452 $1,186,231,020
1980 $1,012,280,615 $1,405,251,847
1981 $1,114,204,743 $1,291,120,188
1982 $1,163,923,830 $1,267,778,670
1983 $1,236,016,507 $1,095,348,199
1984 $1,346,890,071 $1,051,134,009
1985 $1,409,536,121 $1,045,712,789
1986 $1,547,755,183 $1,336,102,025
1987 $1,704,370,308 $1,562,412,228
1988 $1,812,757,918 $1,620,246,084
1989 $2,006,165,167 $1,502,294,416
1990 $2,012,131,457 $1,959,965,330
1991 $2,020,583,702 $1,986,437,797
1992 $1,957,000,000 $1,695,315,306
1993 $2,063,342,117 $2,274,558,083
1994 $2,151,344,901 $1,598,075,944
1995 $2,216,974,096 $2,169,627,138
1996 $2,363,645,403 $2,361,116,449
1997 $2,498,384,130 $2,268,301,646
1998 $2,817,083,478 $2,455,092,686
1999 $2,951,822,205 $3,677,393,999
2000 $3,059,500,000 $3,519,991,440
2001 $3,054,500,000 $3,666,222,635
2002 $3,106,500,000 $4,194,342,686
2003 $3,209,500,000 $5,349,258,094
2004 $3,444,500,000 $6,190,270,380
2005 $3,819,500,000 $6,567,654,954
2006 $4,217,323,400 $7,034,111,315
2007 $4,675,767,950 $8,169,048,383
2008 $4,790,410,400 $9,787,734,526
2009 $4,466,809,600 $9,738,626,517
2010 $5,191,188,500 $9,535,345,016
2011 $5,342,183,800 $10,693,321,364
2012 $5,271,257,500 $11,141,358,116
2013 $5,361,158,350 $12,517,845,124
2014 $5,365,976,700 $13,284,527,847
2015 $5,288,057,750 $11,388,160,997
2016 $5,330,761,500 $11,821,065,853
2017 $5,517,340,450 $12,701,655,837
2018 $5,629,916,200 $14,262,408,090
2019 $5,788,288,000 $14,391,686,313
2020 $5,168,344,450 $15,686,741,894
2021 $5,275,242,050 $17,687,623,535
2022 $6,257,303,500 $17,425,405,084
2023 $6,720,733,200 $19,673,290,996
2024 $7,165,000,000 $21,482,643,720

Barbados and Benin economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Benin
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Benin
1960 $347 $89.9
1961 $366 $92.1
1962 $377 $90.8
1963 $421 $95.7
1964 $414 $99.8
1965 $433 $105.1
1966 $462 $107.6
1967 $508 $106.6
1968 $506 $111.2
1969 $567 $110.3
1970 $666 $108.8
1971 $750 $106.9
1972 $856 $127.9
1973 $1,042 $153.6
1974 $1,243 $164.9
1975 $1,601 $196.5
1976 $1,734 $197.7
1977 $1,968 $207
1978 $2,198 $249.8
1979 $2,668 $311
1980 $4,025 $358
1981 $4,417 $320
1982 $4,599 $305
1983 $4,866 $256
1984 $5,284 $238.6
1985 $5,510 $230.4
1986 $6,031 $285.8
1987 $6,625 $324
1988 $7,033 $326
1989 $7,773 $293.3
1990 $7,781 $371
1991 $7,790 $365
1992 $7,519 $302
1993 $7,905 $387
1994 $8,223 $262.1
1995 $8,460 $348
1996 $9,012 $369
1997 $9,522 $345
1998 $10,734 $362
1999 $11,244 $525
2000 $11,675 $487
2001 $11,640 $492
2002 $11,760 $546
2003 $12,076 $676
2004 $12,886 $759
2005 $14,214 $779
2006 $15,620 $809
2007 $17,235 $912
2008 $17,566 $1,061
2009 $16,295 $1,024
2010 $18,860 $973
2011 $19,346 $1,059
2012 $19,034 $1,072
2013 $19,308 $1,169
2014 $19,278 $1,204
2015 $18,954 $1,002
2016 $19,066 $1,011
2017 $19,693 $1,055
2018 $20,056 $1,152
2019 $20,584 $1,131
2020 $18,347 $1,200
2021 $18,697 $1,319
2022 $22,164 $1,266
2023 $23,804 $1,394
2024 $25,366 $1,485

Barbados vs. Benin life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Benin
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Benin
1950 53.6 35.4
1951 54.7 35.7
1952 55.9 36
1953 57 36.3
1954 58.3 36.7
1955 59 37
1956 60.5 37.3
1957 61.7 37.6
1958 62.4 38
1959 63.3 38.4
1960 64.1 38.8
1961 65 39.2
1962 65.7 39.6
1963 66.2 40.1
1964 66.7 40.5
1965 67.2 41
1966 67.7 41.3
1967 67.9 41.8
1968 68.2 42.2
1969 68.5 42.6
1970 68.5 43
1971 68.8 43.4
1972 69.1 43.9
1973 69.1 44.4
1974 69.4 44.9
1975 69.8 45.4
1976 70.1 46
1977 70.6 46.5
1978 71.1 46.9
1979 71.5 47.4
1980 72.1 47.7
1981 72.6 48.1
1982 72.9 48.5
1983 73.2 48.8
1984 73.3 49.4
1985 73.3 50
1986 73.4 50.6
1987 73.5 51.3
1988 73.4 52
1989 73.4 52.5
1990 73.5 53
1991 73.5 53.4
1992 73.6 54.1
1993 73.7 54.6
1994 73.8 55
1995 73.9 55.4
1996 74.1 55.6
1997 74 56
1998 74.5 56.2
1999 74.6 56.3
2000 74.6 56.6
2001 74.7 56.7
2002 74.8 56.9
2003 74.9 57.1
2004 75.1 57.3
2005 75 57.7
2006 75 58
2007 75.3 58.2
2008 75.3 58.1
2009 75.5 58.3
2010 75.5 58.4
2011 75.6 58.5
2012 75.7 58.6
2013 75.8 58.9
2014 75.9 59
2015 76.1 59.1
2016 76.2 59.3
2017 76.2 59.5
2018 76.4 59.7
2019 76.5 59.9
2020 76.6 60.2
2021 76.6 59.6
2022 75.7 60.5
2023 76.2 60.8
2024 76.3 61
2025 76.5 61.1

Barbados and Benin population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Benin
Year Population
Barbados Benin
1960 230,893 2,517,286
1961 233,148 2,559,223
1962 235,224 2,604,659
1963 237,557 2,652,908
1964 239,958 2,704,003
1965 242,417 2,757,936
1966 244,996 2,814,317
1967 247,091 2,872,997
1968 248,540 2,934,257
1969 249,444 2,998,222
1970 249,387 3,065,057
1971 249,168 3,134,767
1972 249,658 3,207,543
1973 250,322 3,283,496
1974 250,777 3,362,633
1975 251,175 3,445,407
1976 251,442 3,532,196
1977 251,626 3,623,202
1978 251,551 3,718,305
1979 251,269 3,818,528
1980 251,524 3,925,251
1981 252,270 4,038,307
1982 253,095 4,156,596
1983 253,992 4,278,978
1984 254,920 4,405,895
1985 255,820 4,538,012
1986 256,618 4,675,420
1987 257,279 4,818,486
1988 257,763 4,967,341
1989 258,109 5,121,657
1990 258,582 5,281,479
1991 259,373 5,446,932
1992 260,267 5,617,844
1993 261,027 5,872,706
1994 261,620 6,096,506
1995 262,039 6,226,773
1996 262,284 6,391,858
1997 262,392 6,583,365
1998 262,436 6,789,489
1999 262,517 7,002,818
2000 262,063 7,221,619
2001 262,425 7,445,596
2002 264,148 7,675,426
2003 265,776 7,913,070
2004 267,298 8,159,094
2005 268,706 8,426,144
2006 270,002 8,693,242
2007 271,288 8,953,969
2008 272,714 9,228,466
2009 274,123 9,509,423
2010 275,243 9,797,484
2011 276,139 10,093,623
2012 276,938 10,397,657
2013 277,665 10,708,834
2014 278,348 11,030,004
2015 278,990 11,360,681
2016 279,598 11,697,842
2017 280,171 12,039,780
2018 280,711 12,383,347
2019 281,207 12,726,755
2020 281,698 13,070,169
2021 282,147 13,413,417
2022 282,318 13,759,501
2023 282,336 14,111,034
2024 282,467 14,462,724

Fertility rates in Barbados and Benin

Fertility rate
Barbados

Benin
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Benin
1960 4.71 6.28
1961 4.15 6.4
1962 4.3 6.46
1963 4.3 6.51
1964 4.21 6.57
1965 4.18 6.61
1966 4.14 6.63
1967 3.6 6.64
1968 3.57 6.67
1969 3.34 6.71
1970 3.08 6.74
1971 3.2 6.77
1972 3.15 6.8
1973 2.87 6.81
1974 2.65 6.82
1975 2.45 6.83
1976 2.24 6.83
1977 2.2 6.83
1978 1.84 6.82
1979 1.86 6.91
1980 1.78 6.99
1981 1.85 7.06
1982 1.86 7.06
1983 1.86 7.05
1984 1.75 7.03
1985 1.77 7
1986 1.69 6.96
1987 1.61 6.92
1988 1.58 6.87
1989 1.64 6.82
1990 1.84 6.74
1991 1.84 6.67
1992 1.8 6.59
1993 1.77 6.51
1994 1.73 6.42
1995 1.7 6.33
1996 1.67 6.28
1997 1.65 6.23
1998 1.62 6.14
1999 1.78 6.03
2000 1.93 5.94
2001 1.96 5.85
2002 1.86 5.79
2003 1.86 5.76
2004 1.8 5.72
2005 1.74 5.69
2006 1.7 5.67
2007 1.76 5.63
2008 1.76 5.55
2009 1.77 5.49
2010 1.79 5.45
2011 1.76 5.44
2012 1.73 5.43
2013 1.73 5.41
2014 1.73 5.37
2015 1.73 5.32
2016 1.72 5.25
2017 1.72 5.16
2018 1.72 5.03
2019 1.72 4.9
2020 1.71 4.8
2021 1.71 4.71
2022 1.71 4.63
2023 1.71 4.56

Barbados and Benin demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Benin
Year Median age, years
Barbados Benin
1960 21.9 20.8
1961 21.8 20.6
1962 21.8 20.3
1963 21.8 20.1
1964 21.8 19.9
1965 21.8 19.7
1966 21.8 19.5
1967 21.9 19.3
1968 22.1 19
1969 22.2 18.8
1970 22.4 18.6
1971 22.6 18.4
1972 22.8 18.3
1973 23 18.1
1974 23.2 17.9
1975 23.5 17.8
1976 23.8 17.7
1977 24.1 17.6
1978 24.5 17.5
1979 24.9 17.4
1980 25.3 17.3
1981 25.7 17.3
1982 26.1 17.2
1983 26.5 17.1
1984 26.9 17.1
1985 27.3 17
1986 27.7 17
1987 28 16.9
1988 28.4 16.9
1989 28.7 16.9
1990 29.1 16.9
1991 29.5 16.9
1992 29.9 16.9
1993 30.4 17.1
1994 30.8 17.2
1995 31.3 17
1996 31.7 16.9
1997 32.1 17
1998 32.6 17
1999 33 17.1
2000 33.3 17.1
2001 33.7 17.2
2002 34 17.3
2003 34.3 17.4
2004 34.6 17.4
2005 34.9 17.5
2006 35.3 17.6
2007 35.6 17.6
2008 36 17.7
2009 36.3 17.8
2010 36.5 17.8
2011 36.8 17.9
2012 37.1 18
2013 37.4 18
2014 37.7 18.1
2015 37.9 18.1
2016 38.2 18.2
2017 38.5 18.3
2018 38.7 18.3
2019 39 18.4
2020 39.2 18.5
2021 39.4 18.6
2022 39.6 18.7
2023 39.9 18.8
2024 40.2 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Benin
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
18.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
3.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-2.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
1.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
48.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
17.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
27.2%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3.1%
2021
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$236M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
337,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
6.72%
2019
Banked people share n/a
51.8%
2024

Energy

Barbados Benin
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
376 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
6.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.46 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
39.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
54.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
40.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
105.3 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
0.26%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.006%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57%
2023

Society

Barbados Benin
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-7,725
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
50.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
20.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
37
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
1.1
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
51.4%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
32.2%
2023

Health

Barbados Benin
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$33.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$14.4
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
32%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
518
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
77.9
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
11.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
17
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
6.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
8.83 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Benin
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
3,010 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
18,211 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
11,526 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
9,942 mi
2006

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