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Barbados vs Central African Republic statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 5.33M in The Central African Republic (ranked 122/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 240,534 sq mi for The Central African Republic (ranked 184th vs. 43rd).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados CAR
Population
282698
5662456
Population rank 175/197 117/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$2.75B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 171/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$516
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 194/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$1,264
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$1.67B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
58.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$313
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 178/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$1,261
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
240,534 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
6.01
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
15.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Barbados and Central African Republic: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Central African Republic
Year GDP
Barbados CAR
1960 $80,021,847 $112,155,598
1961 $85,363,759 $123,134,583
1962 $88,782,583 $124,482,774
1963 $99,893,761 $129,379,124
1964 $99,252,731 $142,025,079
1965 $105,021,997 $150,574,795
1966 $113,195,123 $157,930,018
1967 $125,554,009 $163,820,514
1968 $125,733,669 $191,767,442
1969 $141,393,142 $188,039,210
1970 $166,210,203 $189,106,529
1971 $186,826,503 $201,450,800
1972 $213,725,217 $230,317,883
1973 $260,767,828 $271,183,082
1974 $311,804,630 $281,398,706
1975 $402,178,605 $378,660,016
1976 $435,911,269 $451,152,461
1977 $495,097,668 $507,298,148
1978 $552,883,707 $610,578,632
1979 $670,362,452 $700,764,748
1980 $1,012,280,615 $797,048,199
1981 $1,114,204,743 $694,803,623
1982 $1,163,923,830 $748,312,391
1983 $1,236,016,507 $658,679,333
1984 $1,346,890,071 $637,820,670
1985 $1,409,536,121 $864,849,836
1986 $1,547,755,183 $1,122,265,013
1987 $1,704,370,308 $1,200,991,978
1988 $1,812,757,918 $1,264,899,288
1989 $2,006,165,167 $1,233,930,281
1990 $2,012,131,457 $1,440,711,459
1991 $2,020,583,702 $1,377,374,987
1992 $1,957,000,000 $1,411,917,553
1993 $2,063,342,117 $1,278,781,262
1994 $2,151,344,901 $851,174,357
1995 $2,216,974,096 $1,115,389,674
1996 $2,363,645,403 $1,007,791,127
1997 $2,498,384,130 $937,741,513
1998 $2,817,083,478 $967,338,390
1999 $2,951,822,205 $999,477,511
2000 $3,059,500,000 $916,777,283
2001 $3,054,500,000 $932,648,605
2002 $3,106,500,000 $996,068,145
2003 $3,209,500,000 $1,142,315,523
2004 $3,444,500,000 $1,272,360,517
2005 $3,819,500,000 $1,337,894,379
2006 $4,217,323,400 $1,461,859,762
2007 $4,675,767,950 $1,699,811,295
2008 $4,790,410,400 $1,993,407,888
2009 $4,466,809,600 $2,067,381,665
2010 $5,191,188,500 $2,142,591,540
2011 $5,342,183,800 $2,437,982,705
2012 $5,271,257,500 $2,510,126,512
2013 $5,361,158,350 $1,691,544,110
2014 $5,365,976,700 $1,894,813,389
2015 $5,288,057,750 $1,695,825,714
2016 $5,330,761,500 $1,825,018,145
2017 $5,517,340,450 $2,072,349,973
2018 $5,629,916,200 $2,220,979,146
2019 $5,788,288,000 $2,221,301,351
2020 $5,168,344,450 $2,326,720,900
2021 $5,275,242,050 $2,516,498,412
2022 $6,257,303,500 $2,382,618,615
2023 $6,720,733,200 $2,555,492,086
2024 $7,165,000,000 $2,751,544,520

Barbados and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Central African Republic
Year GDP per capita
Barbados CAR
1960 $347 $65.9
1961 $366 $71
1962 $377 $70.4
1963 $421 $71.8
1964 $414 $77.2
1965 $433 $80.2
1966 $462 $82.3
1967 $508 $83.6
1968 $506 $95.6
1969 $567 $91.7
1970 $666 $90.2
1971 $750 $94.1
1972 $856 $105.5
1973 $1,042 $121.8
1974 $1,243 $124
1975 $1,601 $163.6
1976 $1,734 $192.1
1977 $1,968 $213.8
1978 $2,198 $254.6
1979 $2,668 $289.1
1980 $4,025 $325
1981 $4,417 $280.3
1982 $4,599 $298.4
1983 $4,866 $259.6
1984 $5,284 $248.3
1985 $5,510 $333
1986 $6,031 $426
1987 $6,625 $450
1988 $7,033 $466
1989 $7,773 $443
1990 $7,781 $502
1991 $7,790 $465
1992 $7,519 $462
1993 $7,905 $405
1994 $8,223 $261.3
1995 $8,460 $333
1996 $9,012 $293.3
1997 $9,522 $265.5
1998 $10,734 $266.6
1999 $11,244 $268
2000 $11,675 $239.2
2001 $11,640 $238
2002 $11,760 $248.6
2003 $12,076 $278.4
2004 $12,886 $303
2005 $14,214 $312
2006 $15,620 $334
2007 $17,235 $381
2008 $17,566 $437
2009 $16,295 $456
2010 $18,860 $477
2011 $19,346 $534
2012 $19,034 $544
2013 $19,308 $364
2014 $19,278 $410
2015 $18,954 $366
2016 $19,066 $387
2017 $19,693 $432
2018 $20,056 $455
2019 $20,584 $449
2020 $18,347 $463
2021 $18,697 $492
2022 $22,164 $467
2023 $23,804 $496
2024 $25,366 $516

Barbados vs. Central African Republic life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Central African Republic
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados CAR
1950 53.6 35.4
1951 54.7 35.8
1952 55.9 36.2
1953 57 36.6
1954 58.3 37
1955 59 37.4
1956 60.5 37.8
1957 61.7 38.3
1958 62.4 38.7
1959 63.3 39.1
1960 64.1 39.6
1961 65 40.1
1962 65.7 40.6
1963 66.2 41.1
1964 66.7 41.6
1965 67.2 42.2
1966 67.7 42.8
1967 67.9 43.4
1968 68.2 44
1969 68.5 44.6
1970 68.5 45.2
1971 68.8 45.8
1972 69.1 46.3
1973 69.1 46.9
1974 69.4 47.4
1975 69.8 47.9
1976 70.1 48.4
1977 70.6 48.8
1978 71.1 49.2
1979 71.5 49.5
1980 72.1 49.8
1981 72.6 50
1982 72.9 50.2
1983 73.2 50.3
1984 73.3 50.4
1985 73.3 50.5
1986 73.4 50.4
1987 73.5 50.4
1988 73.4 50.2
1989 73.4 50.1
1990 73.5 49.9
1991 73.5 49.6
1992 73.6 49.2
1993 73.7 48.9
1994 73.8 48.5
1995 73.9 48.1
1996 74.1 47.7
1997 74 47.3
1998 74.5 47.1
1999 74.6 46.9
2000 74.6 46.6
2001 74.7 46.7
2002 74.8 46.8
2003 74.9 47.3
2004 75.1 47.7
2005 75 48.2
2006 75 48.7
2007 75.3 49.3
2008 75.3 49.9
2009 75.5 14.7
2010 75.5 46.9
2011 75.6 50.1
2012 75.7 51.3
2013 75.8 49.5
2014 75.9 40.3
2015 76.1 51.9
2016 76.2 51
2017 76.2 45.2
2018 76.4 52.3
2019 76.5 31.5
2020 76.6 50.6
2021 76.6 40.3
2022 75.7 18.8
2023 76.2 57.4
2024 76.3 57.7
2025 76.5 57.9

Barbados and Central African Republic population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Central African Republic
Year Population
Barbados CAR
1960 230,893 1,702,346
1961 233,148 1,734,580
1962 235,224 1,768,115
1963 237,557 1,803,063
1964 239,958 1,839,583
1965 242,417 1,877,854
1966 244,996 1,918,082
1967 247,091 1,960,444
1968 248,540 2,005,100
1969 249,444 2,051,515
1970 249,387 2,097,505
1971 249,168 2,141,450
1972 249,658 2,183,769
1973 250,322 2,226,008
1974 250,777 2,269,338
1975 251,175 2,313,916
1976 251,442 2,348,566
1977 251,626 2,372,930
1978 251,551 2,397,961
1979 251,269 2,423,794
1980 251,524 2,450,535
1981 252,270 2,478,402
1982 253,095 2,507,375
1983 253,992 2,537,399
1984 254,920 2,568,610
1985 255,820 2,600,932
1986 256,618 2,634,258
1987 257,279 2,669,155
1988 257,763 2,713,965
1989 258,109 2,783,970
1990 258,582 2,871,910
1991 259,373 2,963,191
1992 260,267 3,058,831
1993 261,027 3,157,839
1994 261,620 3,257,954
1995 262,039 3,348,052
1996 262,284 3,435,965
1997 262,392 3,531,700
1998 262,436 3,628,827
1999 262,517 3,729,450
2000 262,063 3,833,416
2001 262,425 3,919,487
2002 264,148 4,006,077
2003 265,776 4,103,086
2004 267,298 4,192,826
2005 268,706 4,288,810
2006 270,002 4,377,579
2007 271,288 4,462,770
2008 272,714 4,558,984
2009 274,123 4,529,047
2010 275,243 4,492,995
2011 276,139 4,565,021
2012 276,938 4,610,848
2013 277,665 4,642,419
2014 278,348 4,623,182
2015 278,990 4,629,320
2016 279,598 4,713,663
2017 280,171 4,793,511
2018 280,711 4,878,657
2019 281,207 4,944,703
2020 281,698 5,026,628
2021 282,147 5,112,100
2022 282,318 5,098,039
2023 282,336 5,152,421
2024 282,467 5,330,690

Fertility rates in Barbados and Central African Republic

Fertility rate
Barbados

Central African Republic
Year Fertility rate
Barbados CAR
1960 4.71 5.95
1961 4.15 5.96
1962 4.3 5.97
1963 4.3 5.99
1964 4.21 6.01
1965 4.18 6.03
1966 4.14 6.06
1967 3.6 6.08
1968 3.57 6.1
1969 3.34 6.06
1970 3.08 6.03
1971 3.2 5.99
1972 3.15 5.96
1973 2.87 5.93
1974 2.65 5.9
1975 2.45 5.88
1976 2.24 5.94
1977 2.2 5.99
1978 1.84 6.04
1979 1.86 6.09
1980 1.78 6.13
1981 1.85 6.17
1982 1.86 6.16
1983 1.86 6.15
1984 1.75 6.14
1985 1.77 6.12
1986 1.69 6.11
1987 1.61 6.12
1988 1.58 6.1
1989 1.64 6.07
1990 1.84 6.05
1991 1.84 6.03
1992 1.8 5.96
1993 1.77 5.93
1994 1.73 5.92
1995 1.7 5.94
1996 1.67 5.96
1997 1.65 5.92
1998 1.62 5.89
1999 1.78 5.88
2000 1.93 5.85
2001 1.96 5.81
2002 1.86 5.79
2003 1.86 5.8
2004 1.8 5.78
2005 1.74 5.81
2006 1.7 5.84
2007 1.76 5.87
2008 1.76 5.9
2009 1.77 5.94
2010 1.79 5.96
2011 1.76 6.01
2012 1.73 6.05
2013 1.73 6.08
2014 1.73 6.1
2015 1.73 6.13
2016 1.72 6.13
2017 1.72 6.13
2018 1.72 6.11
2019 1.72 6.09
2020 1.71 6.06
2021 1.71 6.05
2022 1.71 6.02
2023 1.71 6.01

Barbados and Central African Republic demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Central African Republic
Year Median age, years
Barbados CAR
1960 21.9 20.3
1961 21.8 20.1
1962 21.8 19.9
1963 21.8 19.7
1964 21.8 19.6
1965 21.8 19.4
1966 21.8 19.3
1967 21.9 19.2
1968 22.1 19
1969 22.2 18.9
1970 22.4 18.9
1971 22.6 18.8
1972 22.8 18.7
1973 23 18.6
1974 23.2 18.6
1975 23.5 18.5
1976 23.8 18.5
1977 24.1 18.5
1978 24.5 18.5
1979 24.9 18.5
1980 25.3 18.5
1981 25.7 18.4
1982 26.1 18.4
1983 26.5 18.3
1984 26.9 18.3
1985 27.3 18.3
1986 27.7 18.2
1987 28 18.1
1988 28.4 18
1989 28.7 17.9
1990 29.1 17.8
1991 29.5 17.6
1992 29.9 17.5
1993 30.4 17.5
1994 30.8 17.4
1995 31.3 17.3
1996 31.7 17.2
1997 32.1 17.1
1998 32.6 17.1
1999 33 17.1
2000 33.3 17.1
2001 33.7 17.1
2002 34 17.1
2003 34.3 17.2
2004 34.6 17.2
2005 34.9 17.2
2006 35.3 17.1
2007 35.6 17.1
2008 36 17
2009 36.3 16.9
2010 36.5 16.7
2011 36.8 16.6
2012 37.1 16.3
2013 37.4 16
2014 37.7 15.6
2015 37.9 15.4
2016 38.2 15.4
2017 38.5 15.4
2018 38.7 15.4
2019 39 15.4
2020 39.2 15.4
2021 39.4 15.4
2022 39.6 15.3
2023 39.9 15.3
2024 40.2 15.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados CAR
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
17.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.29%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-1.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
6.9%
2017
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
40.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
42.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
33.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.1%
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
$480M
2023
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
87,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
n/a
Banked people share n/a
13.7%
2017

Energy

Barbados CAR
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
0.37 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
90.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
96.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
96.2%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
17.6%
2023

Society

Barbados CAR
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-15,357
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
44.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
0
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
24
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
3
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
20.1
2016
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
37.7
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
37.5%
2020
English speaking
100%
2023
3%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
7.51%
2019

Health

Barbados CAR
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$47.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$22.8
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
35.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.02
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
92.2
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
9.57%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
7.6%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
7
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
1.75 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados CAR
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
45,122 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
21,887 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
85,765 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
14,913 mi
2018

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