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Barbados vs Brunei statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 463K in Brunei (ranked 170/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 2,035 sq mi for Brunei (ranked 184th vs. 165th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Brunei
Population
282698
469088
Population rank 175/197 170/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$15.5B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 142/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$33,418
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 35/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$90,007
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$354M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
2.21%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$765
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 151/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$22,191
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
2,035 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.75
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
33.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
75.7 years
2025

Barbados and Brunei: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Brunei economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Brunei
Year GDP
Barbados Brunei
1960 $80,021,847 -
1961 $85,363,759 -
1962 $88,782,583 -
1963 $99,893,761 -
1964 $99,252,731 -
1965 $105,021,997 $114,039,501
1966 $113,195,123 $132,757,528
1967 $125,554,009 $139,029,537
1968 $125,733,669 $160,818,236
1969 $141,393,142 $161,210,236
1970 $166,210,203 $179,078,929
1971 $186,826,503 $197,525,768
1972 $213,725,217 $270,822,782
1973 $260,767,828 $433,095,527
1974 $311,804,630 $2,319,576,214
1975 $402,178,605 $2,496,420,258
1976 $435,911,269 $3,054,765,590
1977 $495,097,668 $3,681,242,528
1978 $552,883,707 $4,100,423,674
1979 $670,362,452 $6,044,367,628
1980 $1,012,280,615 $10,795,432,294
1981 $1,114,204,743 $9,367,218,664
1982 $1,163,923,830 $8,932,198,186
1983 $1,236,016,507 $7,927,590,750
1984 $1,346,890,071 $7,632,788,075
1985 $1,409,536,121 $6,967,623,884
1986 $1,547,755,183 $4,190,280,003
1987 $1,704,370,308 $4,918,010,080
1988 $1,812,757,918 $4,535,130,305
1989 $2,006,165,167 $4,983,622,881
1990 $2,012,131,457 $6,039,881,087
1991 $2,020,583,702 $6,284,497,300
1992 $1,957,000,000 $6,327,966,445
1993 $2,063,342,117 $6,203,339,925
1994 $2,151,344,901 $6,467,782,521
1995 $2,216,974,096 $7,700,144,057
1996 $2,363,645,403 $7,663,377,277
1997 $2,498,384,130 $7,793,034,390
1998 $2,817,083,478 $5,550,846,025
1999 $2,951,822,205 $6,309,070,375
2000 $3,059,500,000 $6,570,999,060
2001 $3,054,500,000 $6,096,155,748
2002 $3,106,500,000 $6,333,082,879
2003 $3,209,500,000 $7,167,725,265
2004 $3,444,500,000 $8,619,178,799
2005 $3,819,500,000 $10,547,202,612
2006 $4,217,323,400 $12,644,616,446
2007 $4,675,767,950 $13,432,029,496
2008 $4,790,410,400 $15,926,456,492
2009 $4,466,809,600 $11,912,904,529
2010 $5,191,188,500 $13,707,121,031
2011 $5,342,183,800 $18,524,791,071
2012 $5,271,257,500 $19,048,443,340
2013 $5,361,158,350 $18,094,148,099
2014 $5,365,976,700 $17,097,797,372
2015 $5,288,057,750 $12,930,296,852
2016 $5,330,761,500 $11,400,266,055
2017 $5,517,340,450 $12,128,168,047
2018 $5,629,916,200 $13,566,908,401
2019 $5,788,288,000 $13,469,235,348
2020 $5,168,344,450 $12,005,799,664
2021 $5,275,242,050 $14,006,496,614
2022 $6,257,303,500 $16,681,536,443
2023 $6,720,733,200 $15,095,084,686
2024 $7,165,000,000 $15,463,134,387

Barbados and Brunei economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Brunei
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Brunei
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 $1,029
1966 $462 $1,146
1967 $508 $1,149
1968 $506 $1,274
1969 $567 $1,226
1970 $666 $1,325
1971 $750 $1,432
1972 $856 $1,905
1973 $1,042 $2,939
1974 $1,243 $15,195
1975 $1,601 $15,793
1976 $1,734 $18,671
1977 $1,968 $21,747
1978 $2,198 $23,447
1979 $2,668 $33,501
1980 $4,025 $58,005
1981 $4,417 $48,793
1982 $4,599 $45,075
1983 $4,866 $38,720
1984 $5,284 $36,061
1985 $5,510 $31,827
1986 $6,031 $18,501
1987 $6,625 $21,030
1988 $7,033 $18,825
1989 $7,773 $20,090
1990 $7,781 $23,659
1991 $7,790 $23,932
1992 $7,519 $23,451
1993 $7,905 $22,397
1994 $8,223 $22,767
1995 $8,460 $26,443
1996 $9,012 $25,692
1997 $9,522 $25,522
1998 $10,734 $17,769
1999 $11,244 $19,752
2000 $11,675 $20,130
2001 $11,640 $18,288
2002 $11,760 $18,621
2003 $12,076 $20,678
2004 $12,886 $24,423
2005 $14,214 $29,386
2006 $15,620 $34,675
2007 $17,235 $36,217
2008 $17,566 $42,157
2009 $16,295 $30,946
2010 $18,860 $34,938
2011 $19,346 $46,383
2012 $19,034 $46,969
2013 $19,308 $44,003
2014 $19,278 $41,027
2015 $18,954 $30,625
2016 $19,066 $26,663
2017 $19,693 $28,024
2018 $20,056 $30,988
2019 $20,584 $30,427
2020 $18,347 $26,834
2021 $18,697 $31,007
2022 $22,164 $36,633
2023 $23,804 $32,891
2024 $25,366 $33,418

Barbados vs. Brunei life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Brunei
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Brunei
1950 53.6 50.6
1951 54.7 51.5
1952 55.9 52.4
1953 57 53.3
1954 58.3 54.2
1955 59 55
1956 60.5 55.7
1957 61.7 56.5
1958 62.4 57.3
1959 63.3 58
1960 64.1 58.7
1961 65 59.4
1962 65.7 58.8
1963 66.2 60.6
1964 66.7 61.3
1965 67.2 61.7
1966 67.7 62.4
1967 67.9 62.9
1968 68.2 63.5
1969 68.5 64
1970 68.5 64.5
1971 68.8 65
1972 69.1 65.4
1973 69.1 66
1974 69.4 66.4
1975 69.8 67
1976 70.1 67.4
1977 70.6 67.8
1978 71.1 68.3
1979 71.5 68.6
1980 72.1 69
1981 72.6 69.3
1982 72.9 69.7
1983 73.2 70
1984 73.3 70.2
1985 73.3 70.5
1986 73.4 70.8
1987 73.5 71
1988 73.4 71.2
1989 73.4 71.4
1990 73.5 71.6
1991 73.5 71.9
1992 73.6 72.1
1993 73.7 72.3
1994 73.8 72.6
1995 73.9 72.8
1996 74.1 73.1
1997 74 73.3
1998 74.5 73.6
1999 74.6 73.8
2000 74.6 74
2001 74.7 74.2
2002 74.8 74.4
2003 74.9 74.5
2004 75.1 74.6
2005 75 74.7
2006 75 74.8
2007 75.3 74.8
2008 75.3 74.8
2009 75.5 74.8
2010 75.5 74.8
2011 75.6 74.8
2012 75.7 74.8
2013 75.8 74.9
2014 75.9 74.9
2015 76.1 74.9
2016 76.2 74.9
2017 76.2 74.9
2018 76.4 75
2019 76.5 75
2020 76.6 75.1
2021 76.6 74.9
2022 75.7 72.9
2023 76.2 75.3
2024 76.3 75.5
2025 76.5 75.7

Barbados and Brunei population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Brunei
Year Population
Barbados Brunei
1960 230,893 88,347
1961 233,148 92,517
1962 235,224 96,719
1963 237,557 101,159
1964 239,958 105,922
1965 242,417 110,838
1966 244,996 115,874
1967 247,091 121,017
1968 248,540 126,222
1969 249,444 131,446
1970 249,387 135,138
1971 249,168 137,921
1972 249,658 142,189
1973 250,322 147,369
1974 250,777 152,656
1975 251,175 158,070
1976 251,442 163,607
1977 251,626 169,277
1978 251,551 174,884
1979 251,269 180,422
1980 251,524 186,111
1981 252,270 191,977
1982 253,095 198,165
1983 253,992 204,741
1984 254,920 211,661
1985 255,820 218,919
1986 256,618 226,495
1987 257,279 233,860
1988 257,763 240,913
1989 258,109 248,064
1990 258,582 255,292
1991 259,373 262,596
1992 260,267 269,839
1993 261,027 276,971
1994 261,620 284,091
1995 262,039 291,195
1996 262,284 298,276
1997 262,392 305,341
1998 262,436 312,385
1999 262,517 319,411
2000 262,063 326,424
2001 262,425 333,345
2002 264,148 340,099
2003 265,776 346,637
2004 267,298 352,911
2005 268,706 358,916
2006 270,002 364,663
2007 271,288 370,873
2008 272,714 377,793
2009 274,123 384,952
2010 275,243 392,332
2011 276,139 399,389
2012 276,938 405,557
2013 277,665 411,202
2014 278,348 416,750
2015 278,990 422,212
2016 279,598 427,564
2017 280,171 432,772
2018 280,711 437,810
2019 281,207 442,680
2020 281,698 447,404
2021 282,147 451,721
2022 282,318 455,370
2023 282,336 458,949
2024 282,467 462,721

Fertility rates in Barbados and Brunei

Fertility rate
Barbados

Brunei
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Brunei
1960 4.71 7.32
1961 4.15 7.19
1962 4.3 7.03
1963 4.3 6.89
1964 4.21 6.77
1965 4.18 6.65
1966 4.14 6.51
1967 3.6 6.37
1968 3.57 6.2
1969 3.34 6.01
1970 3.08 5.8
1971 3.2 5.62
1972 3.15 5.5
1973 2.87 5.36
1974 2.65 5.18
1975 2.45 4.99
1976 2.24 4.78
1977 2.2 4.58
1978 1.84 4.39
1979 1.86 4.22
1980 1.78 4.07
1981 1.85 3.94
1982 1.86 3.84
1983 1.86 3.75
1984 1.75 3.68
1985 1.77 3.61
1986 1.69 3.55
1987 1.61 3.49
1988 1.58 3.44
1989 1.64 3.36
1990 1.84 3.29
1991 1.84 3.21
1992 1.8 3.11
1993 1.77 3.01
1994 1.73 2.9
1995 1.7 2.79
1996 1.67 2.68
1997 1.65 2.6
1998 1.62 2.53
1999 1.78 2.46
2000 1.93 2.4
2001 1.96 2.34
2002 1.86 2.26
2003 1.86 2.19
2004 1.8 2.1
2005 1.74 2.02
2006 1.7 1.97
2007 1.76 1.93
2008 1.76 1.92
2009 1.77 1.92
2010 1.79 1.94
2011 1.76 1.96
2012 1.73 1.97
2013 1.73 1.98
2014 1.73 1.97
2015 1.73 1.95
2016 1.72 1.92
2017 1.72 1.88
2018 1.72 1.85
2019 1.72 1.82
2020 1.71 1.8
2021 1.71 1.78
2022 1.71 1.76
2023 1.71 1.75

Barbados and Brunei demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Brunei
Year Median age, years
Barbados Brunei
1960 21.9 18.8
1961 21.8 18.1
1962 21.8 17.5
1963 21.8 17.1
1964 21.8 17
1965 21.8 17
1966 21.8 17.2
1967 21.9 17.3
1968 22.1 17.5
1969 22.2 17.7
1970 22.4 17.8
1971 22.6 17.9
1972 22.8 18
1973 23 18.2
1974 23.2 18.3
1975 23.5 18.6
1976 23.8 18.8
1977 24.1 19.1
1978 24.5 19.4
1979 24.9 19.6
1980 25.3 20
1981 25.7 20.3
1982 26.1 20.6
1983 26.5 21
1984 26.9 21.3
1985 27.3 21.7
1986 27.7 22
1987 28 22.3
1988 28.4 22.6
1989 28.7 22.8
1990 29.1 23.1
1991 29.5 23.4
1992 29.9 23.6
1993 30.4 23.8
1994 30.8 24.1
1995 31.3 24.4
1996 31.7 24.7
1997 32.1 24.9
1998 32.6 25.2
1999 33 25.5
2000 33.3 25.8
2001 33.7 26.1
2002 34 26.4
2003 34.3 26.8
2004 34.6 27.1
2005 34.9 27.5
2006 35.3 27.9
2007 35.6 28.1
2008 36 28
2009 36.3 28
2010 36.5 28
2011 36.8 28.1
2012 37.1 28.4
2013 37.4 28.8
2014 37.7 29.1
2015 37.9 29.5
2016 38.2 29.8
2017 38.5 30.2
2018 38.7 30.6
2019 39 31
2020 39.2 31.4
2021 39.4 31.8
2022 39.6 32.3
2023 39.9 32.8
2024 40.2 33.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Brunei
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$16.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
30%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
4.43%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.97%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
8,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-10.3%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
5.3%
2023
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
38.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
61.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
n/a
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
$4.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$1M
2023
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
1,071,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
2.7%
2018

Energy

Barbados Brunei
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
9,537 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$8.58
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
9.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
21.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.01%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-172.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,197 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Brunei
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+0
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
79.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
72.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
60
2020
Higher education index
9
2025
53
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.49
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
154
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
97.6%
2021
English speaking
100%
2023
37.8%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Barbados Brunei
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$666
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$51
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
75.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
1.91
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
9.4
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
13.7%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Brunei
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
4,397 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
51.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
1,467 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
1,849 mi
2014

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