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Barbados vs Botswana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 2.52M in Botswana (ranked 143/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 218,816 sq mi for Botswana (ranked 184th vs. 47th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Botswana
Population
282698
2595266
Population rank 175/197 143/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$19.4B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 133/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$7,695
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 98/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$20,538
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$6.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
43.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$2,523
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 110/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$4,596
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
218,816 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
2.73
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
24.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
69.4 years
2025

Barbados and Botswana: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Botswana economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Botswana
Year GDP
Barbados Botswana
1960 $80,021,847 $30,411,414
1961 $85,363,759 $32,902,613
1962 $88,782,583 $35,644,957
1963 $99,893,761 $38,091,843
1964 $99,252,731 $41,616,348
1965 $105,021,997 $45,788,696
1966 $113,195,123 $51,465,655
1967 $125,554,009 $58,642,354
1968 $125,733,669 $66,248,441
1969 $141,393,142 $77,361,547
1970 $166,210,203 $96,243,234
1971 $186,826,503 $127,448,614
1972 $213,725,217 $164,460,915
1973 $260,767,828 $244,124,164
1974 $311,804,630 $306,044,208
1975 $402,178,605 $355,168,572
1976 $435,911,269 $372,025,093
1977 $495,097,668 $451,624,780
1978 $552,883,707 $590,407,374
1979 $670,362,452 $819,870,259
1980 $1,012,280,615 $1,060,889,704
1981 $1,114,204,743 $1,073,812,830
1982 $1,163,923,830 $1,014,945,696
1983 $1,236,016,507 $1,172,230,397
1984 $1,346,890,071 $1,240,822,167
1985 $1,409,536,121 $1,114,783,343
1986 $1,547,755,183 $1,392,602,164
1987 $1,704,370,308 $1,965,226,890
1988 $1,812,757,918 $2,644,554,159
1989 $2,006,165,167 $3,083,822,112
1990 $2,012,131,457 $3,790,636,324
1991 $2,020,583,702 $3,942,876,703
1992 $1,957,000,000 $4,146,464,587
1993 $2,063,342,117 $4,160,129,175
1994 $2,151,344,901 $4,259,259,604
1995 $2,216,974,096 $4,730,599,122
1996 $2,363,645,403 $4,847,757,218
1997 $2,498,384,130 $5,020,265,627
1998 $2,817,083,478 $4,790,481,509
1999 $2,951,822,205 $5,484,263,347
2000 $3,059,500,000 $5,788,329,609
2001 $3,054,500,000 $5,489,608,300
2002 $3,106,500,000 $5,438,863,983
2003 $3,209,500,000 $7,511,582,173
2004 $3,444,500,000 $8,957,467,707
2005 $3,819,500,000 $9,918,907,108
2006 $4,217,323,400 $9,919,158,482
2007 $4,675,767,950 $10,567,270,656
2008 $4,790,410,400 $10,730,829,116
2009 $4,466,809,600 $10,118,459,242
2010 $5,191,188,500 $12,637,273,429
2011 $5,342,183,800 $15,110,643,612
2012 $5,271,257,500 $13,907,464,500
2013 $5,361,158,350 $14,271,738,933
2014 $5,365,976,700 $15,470,088,501
2015 $5,288,057,750 $13,530,748,845
2016 $5,330,761,500 $15,082,637,184
2017 $5,517,340,450 $16,105,155,857
2018 $5,629,916,200 $17,031,943,186
2019 $5,788,288,000 $16,725,908,149
2020 $5,168,344,450 $14,960,251,611
2021 $5,275,242,050 $18,750,182,235
2022 $6,257,303,500 $20,321,150,598
2023 $6,720,733,200 $19,411,266,967
2024 $7,165,000,000 $19,400,774,882

Barbados and Botswana economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Botswana
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Botswana
1960 $347 $58.9
1961 $366 $62.3
1962 $377 $66
1963 $421 $68.9
1964 $414 $73.5
1965 $433 $79.7
1966 $462 $89.1
1967 $508 $100.9
1968 $506 $113.4
1969 $567 $131.8
1970 $666 $163
1971 $750 $212.2
1972 $856 $264.2
1973 $1,042 $374
1974 $1,243 $446
1975 $1,601 $493
1976 $1,734 $490
1977 $1,968 $565
1978 $2,198 $695
1979 $2,668 $909
1980 $4,025 $1,132
1981 $4,417 $1,107
1982 $4,599 $1,006
1983 $4,866 $1,121
1984 $5,284 $1,145
1985 $5,510 $994
1986 $6,031 $1,200
1987 $6,625 $1,639
1988 $7,033 $2,141
1989 $7,773 $2,428
1990 $7,781 $2,903
1991 $7,790 $2,939
1992 $7,519 $3,005
1993 $7,905 $2,929
1994 $8,223 $2,917
1995 $8,460 $3,156
1996 $9,012 $3,156
1997 $9,522 $3,194
1998 $10,734 $2,981
1999 $11,244 $3,340
2000 $11,675 $3,451
2001 $11,640 $3,206
2002 $11,760 $3,117
2003 $12,076 $4,230
2004 $12,886 $4,957
2005 $14,214 $5,391
2006 $15,620 $5,292
2007 $17,235 $5,529
2008 $17,566 $5,503
2009 $16,295 $5,083
2010 $18,860 $6,216
2011 $19,346 $7,287
2012 $19,034 $6,596
2013 $19,308 $6,667
2014 $19,278 $7,122
2015 $18,954 $6,141
2016 $19,066 $6,749
2017 $19,693 $7,105
2018 $20,056 $7,408
2019 $20,584 $7,172
2020 $18,347 $6,323
2021 $18,697 $7,808
2022 $22,164 $8,329
2023 $23,804 $7,826
2024 $25,366 $7,695

Barbados vs. Botswana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Botswana
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Botswana
1950 53.6 46.2
1951 54.7 46.6
1952 55.9 47
1953 57 47.5
1954 58.3 48
1955 59 48.5
1956 60.5 49
1957 61.7 49.5
1958 62.4 50.1
1959 63.3 50.7
1960 64.1 51.2
1961 65 51.8
1962 65.7 52.3
1963 66.2 52.8
1964 66.7 53.4
1965 67.2 53.9
1966 67.7 54.4
1967 67.9 54.9
1968 68.2 55.4
1969 68.5 55.9
1970 68.5 56.4
1971 68.8 57.1
1972 69.1 57.7
1973 69.1 58.3
1974 69.4 58.9
1975 69.8 59.5
1976 70.1 60.2
1977 70.6 60.9
1978 71.1 61.5
1979 71.5 62
1980 72.1 62.5
1981 72.6 63
1982 72.9 63.4
1983 73.2 63.6
1984 73.3 63.7
1985 73.3 63.6
1986 73.4 63.4
1987 73.5 62.8
1988 73.4 61.7
1989 73.4 61.2
1990 73.5 60.1
1991 73.5 58.9
1992 73.6 58.2
1993 73.7 57.3
1994 73.8 56
1995 73.9 54.7
1996 74.1 54.3
1997 74 53.6
1998 74.5 53
1999 74.6 52.5
2000 74.6 52.3
2001 74.7 52.2
2002 74.8 52.4
2003 74.9 52.9
2004 75.1 53.6
2005 75 54.4
2006 75 55.1
2007 75.3 56.7
2008 75.3 57.7
2009 75.5 58.3
2010 75.5 59.1
2011 75.6 59.7
2012 75.7 60.4
2013 75.8 61.2
2014 75.9 62.2
2015 76.1 63.2
2016 76.2 64.3
2017 76.2 65.4
2018 76.4 66.4
2019 76.5 67.2
2020 76.6 67.6
2021 76.6 63.3
2022 75.7 68.7
2023 76.2 69.2
2024 76.3 69.3
2025 76.5 69.4

Barbados and Botswana population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Botswana
Year Population
Barbados Botswana
1960 230,893 516,165
1961 233,148 527,942
1962 235,224 540,186
1963 237,557 552,966
1964 239,958 566,266
1965 242,417 574,664
1966 244,996 577,866
1967 247,091 580,933
1968 248,540 583,966
1969 249,444 587,066
1970 249,387 590,334
1971 249,168 600,481
1972 249,658 622,407
1973 250,322 652,408
1974 250,777 685,448
1975 251,175 720,380
1976 251,442 758,508
1977 251,626 799,574
1978 251,551 849,239
1979 251,269 901,742
1980 251,524 937,485
1981 252,270 969,996
1982 253,095 1,009,269
1983 253,992 1,046,137
1984 254,920 1,083,660
1985 255,820 1,121,945
1986 256,618 1,160,650
1987 257,279 1,199,167
1988 257,763 1,235,476
1989 258,109 1,270,274
1990 258,582 1,305,696
1991 259,373 1,341,756
1992 260,267 1,380,033
1993 261,027 1,420,115
1994 261,620 1,460,023
1995 262,039 1,498,836
1996 262,284 1,535,914
1997 262,392 1,571,691
1998 262,436 1,606,899
1999 262,517 1,641,997
2000 262,063 1,677,382
2001 262,425 1,712,254
2002 264,148 1,744,763
2003 265,776 1,775,736
2004 267,298 1,807,146
2005 268,706 1,839,877
2006 270,002 1,874,516
2007 271,288 1,911,201
2008 272,714 1,949,970
2009 274,123 1,990,673
2010 275,243 2,033,111
2011 276,139 2,073,535
2012 276,938 2,108,617
2013 277,665 2,140,682
2014 278,348 2,172,044
2015 278,990 2,203,273
2016 279,598 2,234,776
2017 280,171 2,266,747
2018 280,711 2,299,141
2019 281,207 2,332,083
2020 281,698 2,365,894
2021 282,147 2,401,441
2022 282,318 2,439,892
2023 282,336 2,480,244
2024 282,467 2,521,139

Fertility rates in Barbados and Botswana

Fertility rate
Barbados

Botswana
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Botswana
1960 4.71 6.6
1961 4.15 6.56
1962 4.3 6.54
1963 4.3 6.58
1964 4.21 6.61
1965 4.18 6.6
1966 4.14 6.61
1967 3.6 6.6
1968 3.57 6.58
1969 3.34 6.56
1970 3.08 6.55
1971 3.2 6.54
1972 3.15 6.56
1973 2.87 6.59
1974 2.65 6.61
1975 2.45 6.61
1976 2.24 6.6
1977 2.2 6.54
1978 1.84 6.48
1979 1.86 6.4
1980 1.78 6.29
1981 1.85 6.16
1982 1.86 5.97
1983 1.86 5.79
1984 1.75 5.63
1985 1.77 5.48
1986 1.69 5.33
1987 1.61 5.1
1988 1.58 4.88
1989 1.64 4.67
1990 1.84 4.51
1991 1.84 4.37
1992 1.8 4.26
1993 1.77 4.15
1994 1.73 4.02
1995 1.7 3.79
1996 1.67 3.57
1997 1.65 3.43
1998 1.62 3.36
1999 1.78 3.31
2000 1.93 3.29
2001 1.96 3.25
2002 1.86 3.18
2003 1.86 3.11
2004 1.8 3.06
2005 1.74 3.08
2006 1.7 3.11
2007 1.76 3.13
2008 1.76 3.13
2009 1.77 3.13
2010 1.79 3.14
2011 1.76 3.1
2012 1.73 3.07
2013 1.73 3.05
2014 1.73 3.03
2015 1.73 3.01
2016 1.72 2.99
2017 1.72 2.97
2018 1.72 2.94
2019 1.72 2.91
2020 1.71 2.86
2021 1.71 2.83
2022 1.71 2.79
2023 1.71 2.73

Barbados and Botswana demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Botswana
Year Median age, years
Barbados Botswana
1960 21.9 17.7
1961 21.8 17.4
1962 21.8 17.1
1963 21.8 16.8
1964 21.8 16.6
1965 21.8 16.4
1966 21.8 16.2
1967 21.9 15.9
1968 22.1 15.7
1969 22.2 15.6
1970 22.4 15.4
1971 22.6 15.3
1972 22.8 15.4
1973 23 15.6
1974 23.2 15.8
1975 23.5 16
1976 23.8 16.2
1977 24.1 16.4
1978 24.5 16.6
1979 24.9 16.9
1980 25.3 16.8
1981 25.7 16.8
1982 26.1 16.8
1983 26.5 16.8
1984 26.9 16.8
1985 27.3 16.8
1986 27.7 16.9
1987 28 16.9
1988 28.4 17
1989 28.7 17.1
1990 29.1 17.3
1991 29.5 17.4
1992 29.9 17.6
1993 30.4 17.8
1994 30.8 18
1995 31.3 18.3
1996 31.7 18.6
1997 32.1 18.8
1998 32.6 19.1
1999 33 19.4
2000 33.3 19.7
2001 33.7 20
2002 34 20.3
2003 34.3 20.6
2004 34.6 20.9
2005 34.9 21.2
2006 35.3 21.5
2007 35.6 21.7
2008 36 22
2009 36.3 22.2
2010 36.5 22.5
2011 36.8 22.7
2012 37.1 22.8
2013 37.4 22.7
2014 37.7 22.7
2015 37.9 22.7
2016 38.2 22.7
2017 38.5 22.8
2018 38.7 22.9
2019 39 23.1
2020 39.2 23.3
2021 39.4 23.4
2022 39.6 23.6
2023 39.9 23.9
2024 40.2 24.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Botswana
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$19.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
34.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
8.06%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-11.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
24.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
63.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
29.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
69.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
42.9%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
1.4%
2015
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
23
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$3.59B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$3.46B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$128M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
1,830,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
4.56%
2020
Banked people share n/a
61.4%
2024

Energy

Barbados Botswana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
1,165 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$17.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
7.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
66.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
27.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
23.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,522 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
0.25%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
76%
2023

Society

Barbados Botswana
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-5,778
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
73.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.68 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
10.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
26.4
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
86
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
86.8%
2013
English speaking
100%
2023
38.4%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
81.4%
2023

Health

Barbados Botswana
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$478
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$21
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
69.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
6.34%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.38
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
39.6
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
18.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
18.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
7.27 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Botswana
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.38%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
86,792 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
99,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
57,528 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
19,727 mi
2017

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