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Barbados vs Colombia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 52.9M in Colombia (ranked 28/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 428,380 sq mi for Colombia (ranked 184th vs. 26th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Colombia
Population
282698
53835787
Population rank 175/197 28/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$419B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 40/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$7,914
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 97/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$21,495
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$256B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$4,849
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 81/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$5,346
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
428,380 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.65
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
33.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Barbados and Colombia: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Colombia economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Colombia
Year GDP
Barbados Colombia
1960 $80,021,847 $4,031,152,977
1961 $85,363,759 $4,540,447,761
1962 $88,782,583 $4,955,538,219
1963 $99,893,761 $4,836,166,667
1964 $99,252,731 $5,973,366,667
1965 $105,021,997 $5,760,761,905
1966 $113,195,123 $5,428,518,519
1967 $125,554,009 $5,825,170,438
1968 $125,733,669 $5,960,212,869
1969 $141,393,142 $6,450,175,214
1970 $166,210,203 $7,198,360,460
1971 $186,826,503 $7,820,380,971
1972 $213,725,217 $8,671,358,733
1973 $260,767,828 $10,315,760,000
1974 $311,804,630 $12,370,029,584
1975 $402,178,605 $13,098,633,902
1976 $435,911,269 $15,341,403,660
1977 $495,097,668 $19,470,960,619
1978 $552,883,707 $23,263,511,958
1979 $670,362,452 $27,940,411,250
1980 $1,012,280,615 $33,400,735,644
1981 $1,114,204,743 $36,388,366,869
1982 $1,163,923,830 $38,968,039,722
1983 $1,236,016,507 $38,729,822,782
1984 $1,346,890,071 $38,253,120,738
1985 $1,409,536,121 $34,894,419,443
1986 $1,547,755,183 $34,942,489,684
1987 $1,704,370,308 $36,373,307,085
1988 $1,812,757,918 $39,212,550,050
1989 $2,006,165,167 $39,540,080,200
1990 $2,012,131,457 $47,844,090,710
1991 $2,020,583,702 $49,637,993,949
1992 $1,957,000,000 $58,394,443,378
1993 $2,063,342,117 $66,474,101,301
1994 $2,151,344,901 $81,705,497,617
1995 $2,216,974,096 $92,495,970,511
1996 $2,363,645,403 $97,153,389,011
1997 $2,498,384,130 $106,656,492,294
1998 $2,817,083,478 $98,486,358,581
1999 $2,951,822,205 $86,278,947,637
2000 $3,059,500,000 $99,875,074,951
2001 $3,054,500,000 $98,200,641,203
2002 $3,106,500,000 $97,945,812,803
2003 $3,209,500,000 $94,644,969,157
2004 $3,444,500,000 $117,092,416,666
2005 $3,819,500,000 $145,600,529,606
2006 $4,217,323,400 $161,792,958,905
2007 $4,675,767,950 $206,229,540,926
2008 $4,790,410,400 $242,504,150,473
2009 $4,466,809,600 $232,468,663,110
2010 $5,191,188,500 $286,498,534,095
2011 $5,342,183,800 $334,966,134,805
2012 $5,271,257,500 $370,691,143,018
2013 $5,361,158,350 $382,093,697,078
2014 $5,365,976,700 $381,240,864,422
2015 $5,288,057,750 $293,492,370,193
2016 $5,330,761,500 $282,720,100,286
2017 $5,517,340,450 $311,866,875,157
2018 $5,629,916,200 $334,198,218,098
2019 $5,788,288,000 $323,031,701,193
2020 $5,168,344,450 $270,348,342,541
2021 $5,275,242,050 $318,524,633,225
2022 $6,257,303,500 $345,632,492,851
2023 $6,720,733,200 $366,291,836,138
2024 $7,165,000,000 $418,542,042,920

Barbados and Colombia economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Colombia
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Colombia
1960 $347 $258.3
1961 $366 $282.1
1962 $377 $298.5
1963 $421 $282.6
1964 $414 $339
1965 $433 $317
1966 $462 $290.3
1967 $508 $303
1968 $506 $302
1969 $567 $318
1970 $666 $346
1971 $750 $367
1972 $856 $397
1973 $1,042 $462
1974 $1,243 $542
1975 $1,601 $561
1976 $1,734 $643
1977 $1,968 $798
1978 $2,198 $932
1979 $2,668 $1,095
1980 $4,025 $1,280
1981 $4,417 $1,362
1982 $4,599 $1,425
1983 $4,866 $1,384
1984 $5,284 $1,336
1985 $5,510 $1,192
1986 $6,031 $1,169
1987 $6,625 $1,193
1988 $7,033 $1,260
1989 $7,773 $1,244
1990 $7,781 $1,475
1991 $7,790 $1,500
1992 $7,519 $1,730
1993 $7,905 $1,930
1994 $8,223 $2,326
1995 $8,460 $2,583
1996 $9,012 $2,664
1997 $9,522 $2,873
1998 $10,734 $2,606
1999 $11,244 $2,244
2000 $11,675 $2,555
2001 $11,640 $2,473
2002 $11,760 $2,429
2003 $12,076 $2,312
2004 $12,886 $2,819
2005 $14,214 $3,456
2006 $15,620 $3,790
2007 $17,235 $4,770
2008 $17,566 $5,542
2009 $16,295 $5,251
2010 $18,860 $6,398
2011 $19,346 $7,401
2012 $19,034 $8,109
2013 $19,308 $8,279
2014 $19,278 $8,187
2015 $18,954 $6,249
2016 $19,066 $5,960
2017 $19,693 $6,480
2018 $20,056 $6,817
2019 $20,584 $6,473
2020 $18,347 $5,340
2021 $18,697 $6,223
2022 $22,164 $6,680
2023 $23,804 $7,001
2024 $25,366 $7,914

Barbados vs. Colombia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Colombia
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Colombia
1950 53.6 48.3
1951 54.7 49
1952 55.9 49.8
1953 57 50.6
1954 58.3 51.3
1955 59 51.9
1956 60.5 52.5
1957 61.7 54.1
1958 62.4 54.7
1959 63.3 55.9
1960 64.1 56.6
1961 65 57.2
1962 65.7 57.7
1963 66.2 58.3
1964 66.7 58.8
1965 67.2 59.2
1966 67.7 59.7
1967 67.9 60.1
1968 68.2 60.6
1969 68.5 61
1970 68.5 61.5
1971 68.8 62
1972 69.1 62.5
1973 69.1 63
1974 69.4 63.5
1975 69.8 64
1976 70.1 64.6
1977 70.6 65.2
1978 71.1 65.8
1979 71.5 66.2
1980 72.1 66.7
1981 72.6 67.2
1982 72.9 67.9
1983 73.2 68.1
1984 73.3 68.3
1985 73.3 65.4
1986 73.4 68.3
1987 73.5 68.2
1988 73.4 68.3
1989 73.4 68.6
1990 73.5 68.7
1991 73.5 68.8
1992 73.6 68.8
1993 73.7 69.1
1994 73.8 69.4
1995 73.9 69.8
1996 74.1 70.2
1997 74 70.6
1998 74.5 70.9
1999 74.6 70.9
2000 74.6 70.9
2001 74.7 71.2
2002 74.8 71.5
2003 74.9 72.3
2004 75.1 72.8
2005 75 73.2
2006 75 73.5
2007 75.3 73.8
2008 75.3 74.2
2009 75.5 74.5
2010 75.5 74.9
2011 75.6 75.2
2012 75.7 75.6
2013 75.8 75.8
2014 75.9 75.9
2015 76.1 76.1
2016 76.2 76.2
2017 76.2 76.4
2018 76.4 76.6
2019 76.5 76.8
2020 76.6 74.8
2021 76.6 72.7
2022 75.7 76.5
2023 76.2 77.7
2024 76.3 77.9
2025 76.5 78.1

Barbados and Colombia population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Colombia
Year Population
Barbados Colombia
1960 230,893 15,606,209
1961 233,148 16,095,203
1962 235,224 16,599,029
1963 237,557 17,113,823
1964 239,958 17,637,411
1965 242,417 18,169,050
1966 244,996 18,702,688
1967 247,091 19,235,618
1968 248,540 19,766,796
1969 249,444 20,291,942
1970 249,387 20,811,782
1971 249,168 21,319,096
1972 249,658 21,819,563
1973 250,322 22,325,374
1974 250,777 22,833,469
1975 251,175 23,344,644
1976 251,442 23,858,810
1977 251,626 24,393,494
1978 251,551 24,950,337
1979 251,269 25,515,626
1980 251,524 26,104,498
1981 252,270 26,713,267
1982 253,095 27,338,331
1983 253,992 27,988,173
1984 254,920 28,642,690
1985 255,820 29,268,470
1986 256,618 29,879,112
1987 257,279 30,499,467
1988 257,763 31,130,524
1989 258,109 31,776,279
1990 258,582 32,440,069
1991 259,373 33,098,372
1992 260,267 33,760,571
1993 261,027 34,441,473
1994 261,620 35,127,410
1995 262,039 35,804,662
1996 262,284 36,462,745
1997 262,392 37,121,149
1998 262,436 37,792,165
1999 262,517 38,454,863
2000 262,063 39,089,934
2001 262,425 39,709,262
2002 264,148 40,324,680
2003 265,776 40,937,429
2004 267,298 41,543,171
2005 268,706 42,128,977
2006 270,002 42,691,084
2007 271,288 43,235,374
2008 272,714 43,758,808
2009 274,123 44,271,541
2010 275,243 44,777,319
2011 276,139 45,259,614
2012 276,938 45,715,810
2013 277,665 46,151,584
2014 278,348 46,565,429
2015 278,990 46,969,940
2016 279,598 47,437,512
2017 280,171 48,131,078
2018 280,711 49,024,465
2019 281,207 49,907,985
2020 281,698 50,629,997
2021 282,147 51,188,173
2022 282,318 51,737,944
2023 282,336 52,321,152
2024 282,467 52,886,363

Fertility rates in Barbados and Colombia

Fertility rate
Barbados

Colombia
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Colombia
1960 4.71 6.74
1961 4.15 6.71
1962 4.3 6.66
1963 4.3 6.58
1964 4.21 6.48
1965 4.18 6.33
1966 4.14 6.16
1967 3.6 5.96
1968 3.57 5.74
1969 3.34 5.51
1970 3.08 5.28
1971 3.2 5.06
1972 3.15 4.86
1973 2.87 4.68
1974 2.65 4.53
1975 2.45 4.4
1976 2.24 4.29
1977 2.2 4.16
1978 1.84 4
1979 1.86 3.89
1980 1.78 3.8
1981 1.85 3.71
1982 1.86 3.62
1983 1.86 3.5
1984 1.75 3.35
1985 1.77 3.23
1986 1.69 3.15
1987 1.61 3.09
1988 1.58 3.04
1989 1.64 3.01
1990 1.84 3
1991 1.84 2.98
1992 1.8 2.98
1993 1.77 2.98
1994 1.73 2.94
1995 1.7 2.85
1996 1.67 2.77
1997 1.65 2.74
1998 1.62 2.72
1999 1.78 2.64
2000 1.93 2.57
2001 1.96 2.52
2002 1.86 2.49
2003 1.86 2.45
2004 1.8 2.38
2005 1.74 2.31
2006 1.7 2.24
2007 1.76 2.19
2008 1.76 2.15
2009 1.77 2.1
2010 1.79 2.01
2011 1.76 1.94
2012 1.73 1.9
2013 1.73 1.86
2014 1.73 1.82
2015 1.73 1.77
2016 1.72 1.72
2017 1.72 1.72
2018 1.72 1.72
2019 1.72 1.71
2020 1.71 1.69
2021 1.71 1.68
2022 1.71 1.66
2023 1.71 1.65

Barbados and Colombia demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Colombia
Year Median age, years
Barbados Colombia
1960 21.9 16.6
1961 21.8 16.5
1962 21.8 16.4
1963 21.8 16.4
1964 21.8 16.3
1965 21.8 16.3
1966 21.8 16.4
1967 21.9 16.4
1968 22.1 16.5
1969 22.2 16.6
1970 22.4 16.8
1971 22.6 16.9
1972 22.8 17.1
1973 23 17.3
1974 23.2 17.6
1975 23.5 17.8
1976 23.8 18
1977 24.1 18.2
1978 24.5 18.5
1979 24.9 18.7
1980 25.3 19
1981 25.7 19.2
1982 26.1 19.5
1983 26.5 19.8
1984 26.9 20.1
1985 27.3 20.4
1986 27.7 20.7
1987 28 21
1988 28.4 21.3
1989 28.7 21.6
1990 29.1 21.8
1991 29.5 22.1
1992 29.9 22.3
1993 30.4 22.5
1994 30.8 22.8
1995 31.3 23
1996 31.7 23.2
1997 32.1 23.5
1998 32.6 23.7
1999 33 23.9
2000 33.3 24.2
2001 33.7 24.5
2002 34 24.7
2003 34.3 25
2004 34.6 25.3
2005 34.9 25.6
2006 35.3 26
2007 35.6 26.4
2008 36 26.7
2009 36.3 27.1
2010 36.5 27.5
2011 36.8 27.9
2012 37.1 28.3
2013 37.4 28.7
2014 37.7 29.2
2015 37.9 29.6
2016 38.2 30
2017 38.5 30.4
2018 38.7 30.7
2019 39 31.1
2020 39.2 31.5
2021 39.4 31.9
2022 39.6 32.2
2023 39.9 32.7
2024 40.2 33.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Colombia
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$373B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
32.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
5.26%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.87%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
428,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-4.44%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
9.62%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
23.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
59.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
42.7%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
1.1%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
4
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
60
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$72.6B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$61.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
1,396,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
5.13%
2020
Banked people share n/a
57.1%
2024

Energy

Barbados Colombia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
863 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$24.3
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
100.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
1.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
75.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
29.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-142%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,553 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
75.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
64.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.7%
2023

Society

Barbados Colombia
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.65%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+141,643
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
82.7%
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
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
44.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
25.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
135
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
95.3%
2024
English speaking
100%
2023
4.22%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
77.3%
2023

Health

Barbados Colombia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$534
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$78.1
2023
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0.53%
2012
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
2.45
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
12
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
24.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
8.4%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
59
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
4.24 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Colombia
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.74%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
8,100 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
156,306 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
226,040 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
127,001 mi
2021

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