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Barbados vs Congo statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 6.33M in The Congo (ranked 112/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 131,854 sq mi for The Congo (ranked 184th vs. 64th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Congo
Population
282698
6607609
Population rank 175/197 109/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$15.7B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 141/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$2,482
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 148/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$7,026
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$2,369
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 113/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$2,263
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
131,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
48 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
4.16
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
19.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
66.2 years
2025

Barbados and Congo: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Congo economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Congo
Year GDP
Barbados Congo
1960 $80,021,847 $131,731,863
1961 $85,363,759 $151,675,739
1962 $88,782,583 $166,521,240
1963 $99,893,761 $172,233,431
1964 $99,252,731 $185,693,725
1965 $105,021,997 $198,318,064
1966 $113,195,123 $220,613,582
1967 $125,554,009 $237,397,428
1968 $125,733,669 $251,247,458
1969 $141,393,142 $265,040,036
1970 $166,210,203 $274,960,700
1971 $186,826,503 $322,128,019
1972 $213,725,217 $410,669,264
1973 $260,767,828 $541,973,363
1974 $311,804,630 $585,364,634
1975 $402,178,605 $767,102,680
1976 $435,911,269 $754,549,601
1977 $495,097,668 $765,224,029
1978 $552,883,707 $878,771,772
1979 $670,362,452 $1,198,749,667
1980 $1,012,280,615 $1,705,796,853
1981 $1,114,204,743 $1,993,512,323
1982 $1,163,923,830 $2,160,640,565
1983 $1,236,016,507 $2,097,274,290
1984 $1,346,890,071 $2,193,581,365
1985 $1,409,536,121 $2,160,872,540
1986 $1,547,755,183 $1,849,268,212
1987 $1,704,370,308 $2,297,753,652
1988 $1,812,757,918 $2,212,536,312
1989 $2,006,165,167 $2,389,593,026
1990 $2,012,131,457 $2,798,746,050
1991 $2,020,583,702 $2,724,853,506
1992 $1,957,000,000 $2,933,222,703
1993 $2,063,342,117 $2,684,323,623
1994 $2,151,344,901 $1,769,365,438
1995 $2,216,974,096 $2,116,003,868
1996 $2,363,645,403 $2,540,697,539
1997 $2,498,384,130 $2,322,719,103
1998 $2,817,083,478 $1,949,481,379
1999 $2,951,822,205 $2,354,772,960
2000 $3,059,500,000 $3,227,927,698
2001 $3,054,500,000 $2,796,704,604
2002 $3,106,500,000 $3,034,250,924
2003 $3,209,500,000 $3,503,723,088
2004 $3,444,500,000 $4,656,974,940
2005 $3,819,500,000 $6,650,001,680
2006 $4,217,323,400 $8,072,305,029
2007 $4,675,767,950 $8,782,703,437
2008 $4,790,410,400 $11,649,857,673
2009 $4,466,809,600 $9,723,299,915
2010 $5,191,188,500 $13,148,396,212
2011 $5,342,183,800 $15,655,383,577
2012 $5,271,257,500 $17,692,911,296
2013 $5,361,158,350 $17,958,720,699
2014 $5,365,976,700 $17,919,321,078
2015 $5,288,057,750 $12,434,793,867
2016 $5,330,761,500 $10,931,328,151
2017 $5,517,340,450 $11,834,473,039
2018 $5,629,916,200 $14,773,900,289
2019 $5,788,288,000 $13,976,637,780
2020 $5,168,344,450 $11,468,687,464
2021 $5,275,242,050 $14,825,690,211
2022 $6,257,303,500 $15,817,030,157
2023 $6,720,733,200 $15,321,055,818
2024 $7,165,000,000 $15,719,985,776

Barbados and Congo economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Congo
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Congo
1960 $347 $124.7
1961 $366 $139.9
1962 $377 $149.6
1963 $421 $150.7
1964 $414 $158.1
1965 $433 $164.2
1966 $462 $177.6
1967 $508 $185.7
1968 $506 $190.8
1969 $567 $195.4
1970 $666 $196.7
1971 $750 $223.5
1972 $856 $276.3
1973 $1,042 $353
1974 $1,243 $370
1975 $1,601 $471
1976 $1,734 $453
1977 $1,968 $448
1978 $2,198 $503
1979 $2,668 $670
1980 $4,025 $933
1981 $4,417 $1,066
1982 $4,599 $1,131
1983 $4,866 $1,075
1984 $5,284 $1,097
1985 $5,510 $1,049
1986 $6,031 $872
1987 $6,625 $1,052
1988 $7,033 $984
1989 $7,773 $1,033
1990 $7,781 $1,176
1991 $7,790 $1,113
1992 $7,519 $1,164
1993 $7,905 $1,034
1994 $8,223 $662
1995 $8,460 $770
1996 $9,012 $899
1997 $9,522 $804
1998 $10,734 $660
1999 $11,244 $776
2000 $11,675 $1,024
2001 $11,640 $855
2002 $11,760 $906
2003 $12,076 $1,017
2004 $12,886 $1,306
2005 $14,214 $1,799
2006 $15,620 $2,104
2007 $17,235 $2,206
2008 $17,566 $2,832
2009 $16,295 $2,271
2010 $18,860 $2,947
2011 $19,346 $3,396
2012 $19,034 $3,732
2013 $19,308 $3,697
2014 $19,278 $3,601
2015 $18,954 $2,439
2016 $19,066 $2,093
2017 $19,693 $2,212
2018 $20,056 $2,694
2019 $20,584 $2,488
2020 $18,347 $1,994
2021 $18,697 $2,516
2022 $22,164 $2,621
2023 $23,804 $2,478
2024 $25,366 $2,482

Barbados vs. Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Congo
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Congo
1950 53.6 39.6
1951 54.7 40.3
1952 55.9 41.1
1953 57 41.9
1954 58.3 42.6
1955 59 43.4
1956 60.5 44.3
1957 61.7 45.1
1958 62.4 46
1959 63.3 46.8
1960 64.1 47.6
1961 65 48.4
1962 65.7 49
1963 66.2 49.7
1964 66.7 50.4
1965 67.2 51
1966 67.7 51.6
1967 67.9 51.9
1968 68.2 52.6
1969 68.5 53.1
1970 68.5 53.6
1971 68.8 54
1972 69.1 54.4
1973 69.1 54.7
1974 69.4 55.1
1975 69.8 55.4
1976 70.1 55.7
1977 70.6 56
1978 71.1 56.2
1979 71.5 56.5
1980 72.1 56.8
1981 72.6 57.1
1982 72.9 57.2
1983 73.2 57.4
1984 73.3 57.5
1985 73.3 57.6
1986 73.4 57.6
1987 73.5 57.6
1988 73.4 57.5
1989 73.4 57.3
1990 73.5 57.1
1991 73.5 56.8
1992 73.6 56.5
1993 73.7 56
1994 73.8 55.6
1995 73.9 55.5
1996 74.1 55.2
1997 74 48.6
1998 74.5 52.6
1999 74.6 54.4
2000 74.6 55.4
2001 74.7 55.9
2002 74.8 56.4
2003 74.9 57.1
2004 75.1 58
2005 75 58.7
2006 75 59.5
2007 75.3 60.1
2008 75.3 60.8
2009 75.5 61.2
2010 75.5 61.7
2011 75.6 62.3
2012 75.7 62.7
2013 75.8 63
2014 75.9 63.3
2015 76.1 63.7
2016 76.2 63.9
2017 76.2 64.2
2018 76.4 64.5
2019 76.5 63.2
2020 76.6 64.4
2021 76.6 64.2
2022 75.7 65
2023 76.2 65.8
2024 76.3 66
2025 76.5 66.2

Barbados and Congo population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Congo
Year Population
Barbados Congo
1960 230,893 1,056,732
1961 233,148 1,084,389
1962 235,224 1,113,175
1963 237,557 1,143,263
1964 239,958 1,174,816
1965 242,417 1,207,880
1966 244,996 1,242,534
1967 247,091 1,278,691
1968 248,540 1,316,519
1969 249,444 1,356,182
1970 249,387 1,397,638
1971 249,168 1,441,039
1972 249,658 1,486,468
1973 250,322 1,533,680
1974 250,777 1,582,301
1975 251,175 1,627,032
1976 251,442 1,667,225
1977 251,626 1,707,568
1978 251,551 1,748,089
1979 251,269 1,788,524
1980 251,524 1,828,985
1981 252,270 1,869,759
1982 253,095 1,910,430
1983 253,992 1,950,321
1984 254,920 1,999,528
1985 255,820 2,059,311
1986 256,618 2,120,602
1987 257,279 2,183,473
1988 257,763 2,247,653
1989 258,109 2,313,558
1990 258,582 2,380,560
1991 259,373 2,449,229
1992 260,267 2,519,465
1993 261,027 2,595,124
1994 261,620 2,673,144
1995 262,039 2,749,461
1996 262,284 2,826,785
1997 262,392 2,887,862
1998 262,436 2,952,061
1999 262,517 3,032,874
2000 262,063 3,151,345
2001 262,425 3,272,537
2002 264,148 3,350,771
2003 265,776 3,445,753
2004 267,298 3,565,554
2005 268,706 3,696,393
2006 270,002 3,837,409
2007 271,288 3,980,430
2008 272,714 4,113,517
2009 274,123 4,281,219
2010 275,243 4,462,290
2011 276,139 4,609,724
2012 276,938 4,740,450
2013 277,665 4,857,099
2014 278,348 4,975,880
2015 278,990 5,097,581
2016 279,598 5,222,536
2017 280,171 5,351,011
2018 280,711 5,483,118
2019 281,207 5,616,661
2020 281,698 5,752,791
2021 282,147 5,892,183
2022 282,318 6,035,104
2023 282,336 6,182,885
2024 282,467 6,332,961

Fertility rates in Barbados and Congo

Fertility rate
Barbados

Congo
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Congo
1960 4.71 6.09
1961 4.15 6.09
1962 4.3 6.1
1963 4.3 6.15
1964 4.21 6.18
1965 4.18 6.23
1966 4.14 6.27
1967 3.6 6.29
1968 3.57 6.33
1969 3.34 6.35
1970 3.08 6.38
1971 3.2 6.42
1972 3.15 6.44
1973 2.87 6.42
1974 2.65 6.39
1975 2.45 6.36
1976 2.24 6.32
1977 2.2 6.27
1978 1.84 6.21
1979 1.86 6.14
1980 1.78 6.07
1981 1.85 5.98
1982 1.86 5.85
1983 1.86 5.76
1984 1.75 5.66
1985 1.77 5.59
1986 1.69 5.51
1987 1.61 5.46
1988 1.58 5.39
1989 1.64 5.33
1990 1.84 5.27
1991 1.84 5.22
1992 1.8 5.18
1993 1.77 5.13
1994 1.73 5.1
1995 1.7 5.07
1996 1.67 5.03
1997 1.65 5
1998 1.62 4.91
1999 1.78 4.81
2000 1.93 4.72
2001 1.96 4.67
2002 1.86 4.7
2003 1.86 4.7
2004 1.8 4.69
2005 1.74 4.67
2006 1.7 4.65
2007 1.76 4.65
2008 1.76 4.73
2009 1.77 4.81
2010 1.79 4.85
2011 1.76 4.83
2012 1.73 4.79
2013 1.73 4.73
2014 1.73 4.67
2015 1.73 4.61
2016 1.72 4.55
2017 1.72 4.5
2018 1.72 4.44
2019 1.72 4.38
2020 1.71 4.33
2021 1.71 4.28
2022 1.71 4.22
2023 1.71 4.16

Barbados and Congo demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Congo
Year Median age, years
Barbados Congo
1960 21.9 18.8
1961 21.8 18.7
1962 21.8 18.6
1963 21.8 18.4
1964 21.8 18.3
1965 21.8 18.2
1966 21.8 18.1
1967 21.9 17.9
1968 22.1 17.8
1969 22.2 17.7
1970 22.4 17.6
1971 22.6 17.5
1972 22.8 17.4
1973 23 17.4
1974 23.2 17.3
1975 23.5 17.2
1976 23.8 17.1
1977 24.1 17
1978 24.5 17
1979 24.9 17
1980 25.3 17
1981 25.7 17
1982 26.1 17.1
1983 26.5 17.2
1984 26.9 17.2
1985 27.3 17.3
1986 27.7 17.4
1987 28 17.4
1988 28.4 17.5
1989 28.7 17.6
1990 29.1 17.7
1991 29.5 17.7
1992 29.9 17.8
1993 30.4 17.9
1994 30.8 18
1995 31.3 18.1
1996 31.7 18.1
1997 32.1 18.1
1998 32.6 18.1
1999 33 18.2
2000 33.3 18.5
2001 33.7 18.8
2002 34 18.8
2003 34.3 18.9
2004 34.6 19
2005 34.9 19.2
2006 35.3 19.3
2007 35.6 19.5
2008 36 19.5
2009 36.3 19.7
2010 36.5 19.8
2011 36.8 19.7
2012 37.1 19.6
2013 37.4 19.5
2014 37.7 19.4
2015 37.9 19.3
2016 38.2 19.2
2017 38.5 19.2
2018 38.7 19.1
2019 39 19.1
2020 39.2 19.2
2021 39.4 19.2
2022 39.6 19.3
2023 39.9 19.4
2024 40.2 19.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Congo
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$15.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
21.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
3.34%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+3.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
10%
2012
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
45%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
40.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
48.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
37.9%
2011
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
1.6%
2011
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
$715M
2023
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$44M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
158,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
0.93%
2016
Banked people share n/a
55.6%
2024

Energy

Barbados Congo
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
628 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$10.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
7.25 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
1.17 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
51.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
71.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.56%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-347%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
459 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
26.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
22.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.3%
2023

Society

Barbados Congo
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-2,491
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
69.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
17.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
23
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
19
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
9.32
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
56
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
80.6%
2021
English speaking
100%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Barbados Congo
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$50.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
66.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
15.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
241
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
40.5
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
8.84%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
3
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
15.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
6.05 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Congo
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.23%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
20,820 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
41,125 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
84,560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
14,493 mi
2017

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