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Barbados vs Burkina Faso statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 23.5M in Burkina Faso (ranked 59/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 105,638 sq mi for Burkina Faso (ranked 184th vs. 73rd).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Burkina Faso
Population
282698
24497999
Population rank 175/197 59/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$23.3B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 122/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$987
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 179/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$2,896
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$12.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$520
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 166/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$2,810
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
105,638 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
4.19
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
18.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
61.5 years
2025

Barbados and Burkina Faso: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Burkina Faso economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Burkina Faso
Year GDP
Barbados Burkina Faso
1960 $80,021,847 $330,442,816
1961 $85,363,759 $350,247,234
1962 $88,782,583 $379,567,099
1963 $99,893,761 $394,040,667
1964 $99,252,731 $410,321,645
1965 $105,021,997 $422,916,790
1966 $113,195,123 $433,889,766
1967 $125,554,009 $450,753,924
1968 $125,733,669 $460,442,689
1969 $141,393,142 $478,298,645
1970 $166,210,203 $458,404,269
1971 $186,826,503 $482,411,179
1972 $213,725,217 $578,595,522
1973 $260,767,828 $674,773,570
1974 $311,804,630 $751,133,430
1975 $402,178,605 $939,972,703
1976 $435,911,269 $976,547,188
1977 $495,097,668 $1,131,224,878
1978 $552,883,707 $1,475,583,645
1979 $670,362,452 $1,748,480,621
1980 $1,012,280,615 $1,928,719,888
1981 $1,114,204,743 $1,775,842,334
1982 $1,163,923,830 $1,754,450,096
1983 $1,236,016,507 $1,600,278,605
1984 $1,346,890,071 $1,459,880,132
1985 $1,409,536,121 $1,552,493,196
1986 $1,547,755,183 $2,036,303,358
1987 $1,704,370,308 $2,369,834,950
1988 $1,812,757,918 $2,616,040,479
1989 $2,006,165,167 $2,615,587,734
1990 $2,012,131,457 $3,101,300,779
1991 $2,020,583,702 $3,135,045,584
1992 $1,957,000,000 $3,356,692,505
1993 $2,063,342,117 $3,199,536,465
1994 $2,151,344,901 $1,895,290,637
1995 $2,216,974,096 $2,379,517,975
1996 $2,363,645,403 $2,586,550,595
1997 $2,498,384,130 $2,447,669,102
1998 $2,817,083,478 $2,804,902,367
1999 $2,951,822,205 $3,389,566,713
2000 $3,059,500,000 $2,968,370,088
2001 $3,054,500,000 $3,190,371,081
2002 $3,106,500,000 $3,622,350,063
2003 $3,209,500,000 $4,740,768,143
2004 $3,444,500,000 $5,451,688,538
2005 $3,819,500,000 $6,146,353,173
2006 $4,217,323,400 $6,547,419,820
2007 $4,675,767,950 $7,625,722,837
2008 $4,790,410,400 $9,451,435,490
2009 $4,466,809,600 $9,450,696,873
2010 $5,191,188,500 $10,109,619,741
2011 $5,342,183,800 $12,080,295,978
2012 $5,271,257,500 $12,561,015,157
2013 $5,361,158,350 $13,444,300,486
2014 $5,365,976,700 $13,943,016,077
2015 $5,288,057,750 $11,832,159,316
2016 $5,330,761,500 $12,833,363,045
2017 $5,517,340,450 $14,106,955,615
2018 $5,629,916,200 $15,890,066,221
2019 $5,788,288,000 $16,032,813,503
2020 $5,168,344,450 $17,725,010,533
2021 $5,275,242,050 $19,697,516,284
2022 $6,257,303,500 $18,820,218,691
2023 $6,720,733,200 $20,324,617,845
2024 $7,165,000,000 $23,250,214,910

Barbados and Burkina Faso economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Burkina Faso
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Burkina Faso
1960 $347 $69.2
1961 $366 $72.2
1962 $377 $77.2
1963 $421 $78.9
1964 $414 $80.9
1965 $433 $82.1
1966 $462 $82.8
1967 $508 $84.6
1968 $506 $85
1969 $567 $86.8
1970 $666 $81.7
1971 $750 $84.5
1972 $856 $99.6
1973 $1,042 $114.1
1974 $1,243 $124.7
1975 $1,601 $152.9
1976 $1,734 $155.5
1977 $1,968 $176
1978 $2,198 $223.9
1979 $2,668 $258.5
1980 $4,025 $277.6
1981 $4,417 $248.7
1982 $4,599 $239
1983 $4,866 $211.9
1984 $5,284 $187.8
1985 $5,510 $194.1
1986 $6,031 $247.5
1987 $6,625 $280.2
1988 $7,033 $301
1989 $7,773 $293.2
1990 $7,781 $339
1991 $7,790 $334
1992 $7,519 $349
1993 $7,905 $324
1994 $8,223 $187.2
1995 $8,460 $229.1
1996 $9,012 $242.7
1997 $9,522 $223.9
1998 $10,734 $249.5
1999 $11,244 $292.8
2000 $11,675 $248.9
2001 $11,640 $259.5
2002 $11,760 $285.7
2003 $12,076 $362
2004 $12,886 $404
2005 $14,214 $441
2006 $15,620 $456
2007 $17,235 $515
2008 $17,566 $619
2009 $16,295 $602
2010 $18,860 $625
2011 $19,346 $725
2012 $19,034 $731
2013 $19,308 $760
2014 $19,278 $765
2015 $18,954 $630
2016 $19,066 $664
2017 $19,693 $709
2018 $20,056 $777
2019 $20,584 $765
2020 $18,347 $825
2021 $18,697 $896
2022 $22,164 $836
2023 $23,804 $883
2024 $25,366 $987

Barbados vs. Burkina Faso life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Burkina Faso
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Burkina Faso
1950 53.6 33
1951 54.7 33.4
1952 55.9 33.6
1953 57 33.9
1954 58.3 34.2
1955 59 34.5
1956 60.5 34.8
1957 61.7 35.1
1958 62.4 35.4
1959 63.3 35.7
1960 64.1 36.1
1961 65 36.4
1962 65.7 36.8
1963 66.2 37.1
1964 66.7 37.4
1965 67.2 37.8
1966 67.7 38.1
1967 67.9 38.4
1968 68.2 38.8
1969 68.5 39
1970 68.5 39.5
1971 68.8 39.9
1972 69.1 40.4
1973 69.1 40.9
1974 69.4 41.7
1975 69.8 42.5
1976 70.1 43.3
1977 70.6 44.2
1978 71.1 45
1979 71.5 45.7
1980 72.1 46.5
1981 72.6 46.9
1982 72.9 47.6
1983 73.2 48.1
1984 73.3 48.5
1985 73.3 48.7
1986 73.4 49
1987 73.5 49.1
1988 73.4 49.2
1989 73.4 49.3
1990 73.5 49.3
1991 73.5 49.3
1992 73.6 49.4
1993 73.7 49.4
1994 73.8 49.5
1995 73.9 49.6
1996 74.1 49.7
1997 74 49.6
1998 74.5 50.2
1999 74.6 50.5
2000 74.6 50.8
2001 74.7 51.2
2002 74.8 51.4
2003 74.9 52
2004 75.1 52.6
2005 75 53.3
2006 75 53.8
2007 75.3 54.4
2008 75.3 55.2
2009 75.5 55.8
2010 75.5 56.3
2011 75.6 57
2012 75.7 57.5
2013 75.8 57.9
2014 75.9 58.3
2015 76.1 58.8
2016 76.2 59.2
2017 76.2 59.6
2018 76.4 60
2019 76.5 60.2
2020 76.6 60.5
2021 76.6 60
2022 75.7 60.7
2023 76.2 61.1
2024 76.3 61.3
2025 76.5 61.5

Barbados and Burkina Faso population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Burkina Faso
Year Population
Barbados Burkina Faso
1960 230,893 4,778,621
1961 233,148 4,848,224
1962 235,224 4,919,672
1963 237,557 4,993,623
1964 239,958 5,071,034
1965 242,417 5,152,833
1966 244,996 5,237,933
1967 247,091 5,326,348
1968 248,540 5,418,644
1969 249,444 5,513,177
1970 249,387 5,610,304
1971 249,168 5,707,999
1972 249,658 5,807,234
1973 250,322 5,911,927
1974 250,777 6,024,904
1975 251,175 6,147,569
1976 251,442 6,280,635
1977 251,626 6,428,734
1978 251,551 6,590,984
1979 251,269 6,763,903
1980 251,524 6,947,900
1981 252,270 7,140,271
1982 253,095 7,340,197
1983 253,992 7,551,129
1984 254,920 7,772,256
1985 255,820 7,999,935
1986 256,618 8,228,847
1987 257,279 8,457,109
1988 257,763 8,687,435
1989 258,109 8,921,175
1990 258,582 9,159,356
1991 259,373 9,394,632
1992 260,267 9,629,275
1993 261,027 9,871,713
1994 261,620 10,123,798
1995 262,039 10,386,722
1996 262,284 10,655,942
1997 262,392 10,934,223
1998 262,436 11,240,664
1999 262,517 11,574,928
2000 262,063 11,925,546
2001 262,425 12,295,001
2002 264,148 12,680,897
2003 265,776 13,082,532
2004 267,298 13,500,533
2005 268,706 13,932,123
2006 270,002 14,373,707
2007 271,288 14,816,307
2008 272,714 15,258,093
2009 274,123 15,710,066
2010 275,243 16,176,498
2011 276,139 16,661,908
2012 276,938 17,172,287
2013 277,665 17,695,409
2014 278,348 18,229,461
2015 278,990 18,777,487
2016 279,598 19,334,856
2017 280,171 19,894,407
2018 280,711 20,438,288
2019 281,207 20,961,952
2020 281,698 21,478,690
2021 282,147 21,995,243
2022 282,318 22,509,038
2023 282,336 23,025,776
2024 282,467 23,548,781

Fertility rates in Barbados and Burkina Faso

Fertility rate
Barbados

Burkina Faso
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Burkina Faso
1960 4.71 6.25
1961 4.15 6.29
1962 4.3 6.32
1963 4.3 6.36
1964 4.21 6.42
1965 4.18 6.47
1966 4.14 6.53
1967 3.6 6.59
1968 3.57 6.65
1969 3.34 6.66
1970 3.08 6.69
1971 3.2 6.7
1972 3.15 6.72
1973 2.87 6.77
1974 2.65 6.84
1975 2.45 6.91
1976 2.24 6.95
1977 2.2 7.05
1978 1.84 7.15
1979 1.86 7.19
1980 1.78 7.22
1981 1.85 7.26
1982 1.86 7.25
1983 1.86 7.25
1984 1.75 7.25
1985 1.77 7.24
1986 1.69 7.22
1987 1.61 7.17
1988 1.58 7.11
1989 1.64 7.05
1990 1.84 7.01
1991 1.84 6.97
1992 1.8 6.94
1993 1.77 6.89
1994 1.73 6.84
1995 1.7 6.81
1996 1.67 6.78
1997 1.65 6.72
1998 1.62 6.66
1999 1.78 6.59
2000 1.93 6.52
2001 1.96 6.43
2002 1.86 6.34
2003 1.86 6.28
2004 1.8 6.22
2005 1.74 6.18
2006 1.7 6.17
2007 1.76 6.11
2008 1.76 6.05
2009 1.77 5.99
2010 1.79 5.94
2011 1.76 5.87
2012 1.73 5.79
2013 1.73 5.7
2014 1.73 5.6
2015 1.73 5.48
2016 1.72 5.33
2017 1.72 5.17
2018 1.72 4.92
2019 1.72 4.68
2020 1.71 4.44
2021 1.71 4.36
2022 1.71 4.28
2023 1.71 4.19

Barbados and Burkina Faso demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Burkina Faso
Year Median age, years
Barbados Burkina Faso
1960 21.9 19.8
1961 21.8 19.7
1962 21.8 19.7
1963 21.8 19.7
1964 21.8 19.6
1965 21.8 19.6
1966 21.8 19.5
1967 21.9 19.5
1968 22.1 19.3
1969 22.2 19.1
1970 22.4 18.9
1971 22.6 18.8
1972 22.8 18.6
1973 23 18.5
1974 23.2 18.3
1975 23.5 18.2
1976 23.8 18.1
1977 24.1 17.9
1978 24.5 17.8
1979 24.9 17.7
1980 25.3 17.6
1981 25.7 17.5
1982 26.1 17.4
1983 26.5 17.3
1984 26.9 17.2
1985 27.3 17.1
1986 27.7 16.9
1987 28 16.8
1988 28.4 16.7
1989 28.7 16.6
1990 29.1 16.5
1991 29.5 16.4
1992 29.9 16.3
1993 30.4 16.3
1994 30.8 16.3
1995 31.3 16.3
1996 31.7 16.3
1997 32.1 16.3
1998 32.6 16.3
1999 33 16.4
2000 33.3 16.5
2001 33.7 16.6
2002 34 16.7
2003 34.3 16.8
2004 34.6 16.9
2005 34.9 17
2006 35.3 17.1
2007 35.6 17.1
2008 36 17.1
2009 36.3 17.1
2010 36.5 17.1
2011 36.8 17.1
2012 37.1 17.1
2013 37.4 17.1
2014 37.7 17.1
2015 37.9 17.1
2016 38.2 17.2
2017 38.5 17.3
2018 38.7 17.4
2019 39 17.6
2020 39.2 17.7
2021 39.4 18
2022 39.6 18.2
2023 39.9 18.4
2024 40.2 18.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Burkina Faso
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$20.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
5.33%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
4.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
11,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-4.31%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
3.44%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
40.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
29.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
51
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
30.2%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3%
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
$590M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
67,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
3.87%
2019
Banked people share n/a
51.4%
2024

Energy

Barbados Burkina Faso
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
313 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$8.44
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
71.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.18%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
131.2 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
14%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
4.91%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
21.7%
2023

Society

Barbados Burkina Faso
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-25,807
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
33.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.64 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
21.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
31
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
1.3
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
31
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
66
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
41.4%
2023
English speaking
100%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
17%
2023

Health

Barbados Burkina Faso
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$56.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$19.6
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
61.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
20.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
242
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
77.3
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
6.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
4.5%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Burkina Faso
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
4,486 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
56,413 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
23,423 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
9,509 mi
2014

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