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Barbados vs Bhutan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 792K in Bhutan (ranked 163/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 14,726 sq mi for Bhutan (ranked 184th vs. 132nd).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Bhutan
Population
282698
801123
Population rank 175/197 163/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$3.02B
2023
GDP rank 158/197 169/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$3,839
2023
GDP per capita rank 47/197 132/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$16,254
2023
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$3.49B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
102.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$4,432
2023
Government debt per person rank 27/185 87/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$6,460
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
14,726 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.46
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Barbados and Bhutan: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Bhutan economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Bhutan
Year GDP
Barbados Bhutan
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 $61,812,113
1971 $186,826,503 $66,289,450
1972 $213,725,217 $70,139,867
1973 $260,767,828 $78,900,289
1974 $311,804,630 $92,901,784
1975 $402,178,605 $86,820,762
1976 $435,911,269 $88,461,263
1977 $495,097,668 $97,884,434
1978 $552,883,707 $94,086,228
1979 $670,362,452 $105,377,995
1980 $1,012,280,615 $128,669,201
1981 $1,114,204,743 $139,174,178
1982 $1,163,923,830 $141,439,317
1983 $1,236,016,507 $156,704,290
1984 $1,346,890,071 $160,423,494
1985 $1,409,536,121 $163,288,815
1986 $1,547,755,183 $191,218,115
1987 $1,704,370,308 $242,742,766
1988 $1,812,757,918 $272,298,067
1989 $2,006,165,167 $264,798,626
1990 $2,012,131,457 $287,765,007
1991 $2,020,583,702 $240,294,286
1992 $1,957,000,000 $240,233,531
1993 $2,063,342,117 $225,973,693
1994 $2,151,344,901 $258,954,708
1995 $2,216,974,096 $290,490,984
1996 $2,363,645,403 $303,408,346
1997 $2,498,384,130 $352,229,077
1998 $2,817,083,478 $363,458,381
1999 $2,951,822,205 $399,311,200
2000 $3,059,500,000 $460,733,418
2001 $3,054,500,000 $496,110,226
2002 $3,106,500,000 $559,345,264
2003 $3,209,500,000 $651,935,430
2004 $3,444,500,000 $735,348,490
2005 $3,819,500,000 $860,391,000
2006 $4,217,323,400 $942,879,879
2007 $4,675,767,950 $1,255,767,964
2008 $4,790,410,400 $1,317,517,835
2009 $4,466,809,600 $1,331,343,798
2010 $5,191,188,500 $1,708,880,730
2011 $5,342,183,800 $1,977,728,659
2012 $5,271,257,500 $1,973,387,228
2013 $5,361,158,350 $1,943,696,952
2014 $5,365,976,700 $2,089,079,571
2015 $5,288,057,750 $2,187,815,803
2016 $5,330,761,500 $2,357,504,761
2017 $5,517,340,450 $2,591,358,009
2018 $5,629,916,200 $2,583,335,722
2019 $5,788,288,000 $2,735,683,570
2020 $5,168,344,450 $2,457,604,334
2021 $5,275,242,050 $2,768,802,960
2022 $6,257,303,500 $2,898,227,744
2023 $6,720,733,200 $3,019,253,885
2024 $7,165,000,000 -

Barbados and Bhutan economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Bhutan
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Bhutan
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 -
1966 $462 -
1967 $508 -
1968 $506 -
1969 $567 -
1970 $666 $200.3
1971 $750 $207.7
1972 $856 $212.4
1973 $1,042 $230.9
1974 $1,243 $262.8
1975 $1,601 $237.4
1976 $1,734 $233.7
1977 $1,968 $249.9
1978 $2,198 $232.2
1979 $2,668 $251.4
1980 $4,025 $296.9
1981 $4,417 $311
1982 $4,599 $306
1983 $4,866 $328
1984 $5,284 $326
1985 $5,510 $321
1986 $6,031 $365
1987 $6,625 $449
1988 $7,033 $489
1989 $7,773 $462
1990 $7,781 $488
1991 $7,790 $401
1992 $7,519 $416
1993 $7,905 $407
1994 $8,223 $467
1995 $8,460 $530
1996 $9,012 $553
1997 $9,522 $630
1998 $10,734 $638
1999 $11,244 $685
2000 $11,675 $772
2001 $11,640 $812
2002 $11,760 $896
2003 $12,076 $1,022
2004 $12,886 $1,130
2005 $14,214 $1,300
2006 $15,620 $1,406
2007 $17,235 $1,850
2008 $17,566 $1,920
2009 $16,295 $1,918
2010 $18,860 $2,436
2011 $19,346 $2,788
2012 $19,034 $2,751
2013 $19,308 $2,680
2014 $19,278 $2,849
2015 $18,954 $2,954
2016 $19,066 $3,152
2017 $19,693 $3,435
2018 $20,056 $3,400
2019 $20,584 $3,577
2020 $18,347 $3,192
2021 $18,697 $3,571
2022 $22,164 $3,711
2023 $23,804 $3,839
2024 $25,366 -

Barbados vs. Bhutan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Bhutan
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Bhutan
1950 53.6 35.3
1951 54.7 35.3
1952 55.9 35.4
1953 57 35.4
1954 58.3 35.4
1955 59 35.5
1956 60.5 35.6
1957 61.7 35.7
1958 62.4 35.9
1959 63.3 36.1
1960 64.1 36.4
1961 65 36.7
1962 65.7 37
1963 66.2 37.4
1964 66.7 37.8
1965 67.2 38.3
1966 67.7 38.8
1967 67.9 39.4
1968 68.2 40
1969 68.5 40.6
1970 68.5 41.2
1971 68.8 41.8
1972 69.1 42.5
1973 69.1 43.1
1974 69.4 43.8
1975 69.8 44.5
1976 70.1 45.2
1977 70.6 46
1978 71.1 46.7
1979 71.5 47.4
1980 72.1 48.2
1981 72.6 49
1982 72.9 49.8
1983 73.2 50.6
1984 73.3 51.3
1985 73.3 52
1986 73.4 52.8
1987 73.5 53.6
1988 73.4 54.4
1989 73.4 55.1
1990 73.5 55.8
1991 73.5 56.5
1992 73.6 57.2
1993 73.7 57.9
1994 73.8 58.4
1995 73.9 59.3
1996 74.1 60
1997 74 60.6
1998 74.5 61.3
1999 74.6 62
2000 74.6 61.8
2001 74.7 63.3
2002 74.8 64
2003 74.9 64.7
2004 75.1 65.3
2005 75 65.9
2006 75 66.5
2007 75.3 67.2
2008 75.3 67.7
2009 75.5 68.2
2010 75.5 68.8
2011 75.6 69.3
2012 75.7 69.8
2013 75.8 70.2
2014 75.9 70.5
2015 76.1 70.8
2016 76.2 71.1
2017 76.2 71.4
2018 76.4 71.7
2019 76.5 72
2020 76.6 72.3
2021 76.6 72.4
2022 75.7 72.8
2023 76.2 73
2024 76.3 73.3
2025 76.5 73.5

Barbados and Bhutan population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Bhutan
Year Population
Barbados Bhutan
1960 230,893 224,084
1961 233,148 230,602
1962 235,224 237,636
1963 237,557 245,156
1964 239,958 252,987
1965 242,417 261,200
1966 244,996 269,820
1967 247,091 278,852
1968 248,540 288,311
1969 249,444 298,214
1970 249,387 308,528
1971 249,168 319,211
1972 249,658 330,264
1973 250,322 341,705
1974 250,777 353,538
1975 251,175 365,791
1976 251,442 378,490
1977 251,626 391,639
1978 251,551 405,243
1979 251,269 419,200
1980 251,524 433,404
1981 252,270 447,836
1982 253,095 462,485
1983 253,992 477,460
1984 254,920 492,784
1985 255,820 508,392
1986 256,618 524,324
1987 257,279 540,557
1988 257,763 556,986
1989 258,109 573,586
1990 258,582 589,287
1991 259,373 599,784
1992 260,267 577,774
1993 261,027 554,673
1994 261,620 554,497
1995 262,039 547,989
1996 262,284 548,784
1997 262,392 558,697
1998 262,436 569,435
1999 262,517 582,579
2000 262,063 596,863
2001 262,425 610,794
2002 264,148 624,409
2003 265,776 637,663
2004 267,298 650,544
2005 268,706 661,865
2006 270,002 670,799
2007 271,288 678,641
2008 272,714 686,351
2009 274,123 693,988
2010 275,243 701,632
2011 276,139 709,377
2012 276,938 717,279
2013 277,665 725,273
2014 278,348 733,139
2015 278,990 740,618
2016 279,598 747,866
2017 280,171 754,335
2018 280,711 759,759
2019 281,207 764,824
2020 281,698 770,006
2021 282,147 775,442
2022 282,318 780,914
2023 282,336 786,385
2024 282,467 791,524

Fertility rates in Barbados and Bhutan

Fertility rate
Barbados

Bhutan
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Bhutan
1960 4.71 6.7
1961 4.15 6.7
1962 4.3 6.69
1963 4.3 6.69
1964 4.21 6.68
1965 4.18 6.68
1966 4.14 6.67
1967 3.6 6.67
1968 3.57 6.66
1969 3.34 6.66
1970 3.08 6.65
1971 3.2 6.64
1972 3.15 6.64
1973 2.87 6.63
1974 2.65 6.62
1975 2.45 6.62
1976 2.24 6.62
1977 2.2 6.61
1978 1.84 6.58
1979 1.86 6.55
1980 1.78 6.51
1981 1.85 6.46
1982 1.86 6.4
1983 1.86 6.34
1984 1.75 6.26
1985 1.77 6.18
1986 1.69 6.1
1987 1.61 6
1988 1.58 5.88
1989 1.64 5.76
1990 1.84 5.6
1991 1.84 5.45
1992 1.8 5.27
1993 1.77 5.07
1994 1.73 4.87
1995 1.7 4.62
1996 1.67 4.37
1997 1.65 4.09
1998 1.62 3.85
1999 1.78 3.61
2000 1.93 3.38
2001 1.96 3.19
2002 1.86 3.01
2003 1.86 2.87
2004 1.8 2.78
2005 1.74 2.73
2006 1.7 2.66
2007 1.76 2.59
2008 1.76 2.48
2009 1.77 2.36
2010 1.79 2.25
2011 1.76 2.15
2012 1.73 2.07
2013 1.73 2
2014 1.73 1.92
2015 1.73 1.84
2016 1.72 1.74
2017 1.72 1.62
2018 1.72 1.52
2019 1.72 1.45
2020 1.71 1.5
2021 1.71 1.49
2022 1.71 1.48
2023 1.71 1.46

Barbados and Bhutan demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Bhutan
Year Median age, years
Barbados Bhutan
1960 21.9 18.8
1961 21.8 18.9
1962 21.8 18.9
1963 21.8 19
1964 21.8 19.1
1965 21.8 19.1
1966 21.8 19.2
1967 21.9 19.3
1968 22.1 19.3
1969 22.2 19.3
1970 22.4 19.3
1971 22.6 19.3
1972 22.8 19.3
1973 23 19.2
1974 23.2 19.2
1975 23.5 19.1
1976 23.8 19.1
1977 24.1 19
1978 24.5 19
1979 24.9 18.9
1980 25.3 18.9
1981 25.7 18.8
1982 26.1 18.7
1983 26.5 18.7
1984 26.9 18.6
1985 27.3 18.6
1986 27.7 18.5
1987 28 18.5
1988 28.4 18.5
1989 28.7 18.5
1990 29.1 18.6
1991 29.5 18.6
1992 29.9 18.6
1993 30.4 18.7
1994 30.8 18.8
1995 31.3 18.9
1996 31.7 19.1
1997 32.1 19.3
1998 32.6 19.5
1999 33 19.8
2000 33.3 20
2001 33.7 20.4
2002 34 20.8
2003 34.3 21.3
2004 34.6 21.8
2005 34.9 22.2
2006 35.3 22.6
2007 35.6 22.9
2008 36 23.3
2009 36.3 23.7
2010 36.5 24
2011 36.8 24.4
2012 37.1 24.7
2013 37.4 25.1
2014 37.7 25.6
2015 37.9 26
2016 38.2 26.4
2017 38.5 26.9
2018 38.7 27.5
2019 39 28
2020 39.2 28.6
2021 39.4 29.2
2022 39.6 29.8
2023 39.9 30.4
2024 40.2 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Bhutan
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$2.94B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
30.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
5.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
6,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-2.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
3.28%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
52.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
29.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
57.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
22.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3.6%
2022
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
$941M
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$110M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
29,799
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
10.7%
2020
Banked people share n/a
33.7%
2014

Energy

Barbados Bhutan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
360 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$15.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
1.99 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
2.53 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
82.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
100%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
100%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Bhutan
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-277
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
45%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.09 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
52.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
2.46
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
16.2
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
67
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
64.9%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
75%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
88.4%
2023

Health

Barbados Bhutan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$154.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$53.4
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
15%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.55
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
47
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
23.1
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
12.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
18.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
0.18 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Bhutan
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
18,605 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
2,035 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
10,545 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
7,584 mi
2017

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