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Barbados vs Cuba statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 11M in Cuba (ranked 86/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 40,077 sq mi for Cuba (ranked 184th vs. 103rd).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Cuba
Population
282698
10937204
Population rank 175/197 89/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$107B
2020
GDP rank 158/197 69/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$9,605
2020
GDP per capita rank 47/197 87/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$12,300
2016
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 27/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$3,584
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
40,077 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
43.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
78.4 years
2025

Barbados and Cuba: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Cuba economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Cuba
Year GDP
Barbados Cuba
1960 $80,021,847 -
1961 $85,363,759 -
1962 $88,782,583 -
1963 $99,893,761 -
1964 $99,252,731 -
1965 $105,021,997 -
1966 $113,195,123 -
1967 $125,554,009 -
1968 $125,733,669 -
1969 $141,393,142 -
1970 $166,210,203 $5,693,005,200
1971 $186,826,503 $6,914,658,400
1972 $213,725,217 $8,135,150,892
1973 $260,767,828 $9,987,709,650
1974 $311,804,630 $11,405,957,317
1975 $402,178,605 $13,027,415,244
1976 $435,911,269 $13,789,579,903
1977 $495,097,668 $14,206,158,675
1978 $552,883,707 $17,844,705,325
1979 $670,362,452 $19,584,443,288
1980 $1,012,280,615 $19,912,889,861
1981 $1,114,204,743 $20,150,254,096
1982 $1,163,923,830 $20,953,510,235
1983 $1,236,016,507 $22,204,940,512
1984 $1,346,890,071 $24,039,383,608
1985 $1,409,536,121 $22,920,490,774
1986 $1,547,755,183 $24,226,574,634
1987 $1,704,370,308 $25,213,935,012
1988 $1,812,757,918 $27,458,999,472
1989 $2,006,165,167 $27,023,468,666
1990 $2,012,131,457 $28,645,436,569
1991 $2,020,583,702 $24,316,556,026
1992 $1,957,000,000 $22,085,858,243
1993 $2,063,342,117 $22,367,254,865
1994 $2,151,344,901 $28,448,326,757
1995 $2,216,974,096 $30,429,803,651
1996 $2,363,645,403 $25,017,368,700
1997 $2,498,384,130 $25,365,908,100
1998 $2,817,083,478 $25,736,331,200
1999 $2,951,822,205 $28,364,615,200
2000 $3,059,500,000 $30,565,400,000
2001 $3,054,500,000 $31,682,400,000
2002 $3,106,500,000 $33,590,500,000
2003 $3,209,500,000 $35,901,200,000
2004 $3,444,500,000 $38,203,000,000
2005 $3,819,500,000 $42,643,836,100
2006 $4,217,323,400 $48,835,925,926
2007 $4,675,767,950 $54,262,870,370
2008 $4,790,410,400 $56,302,129,630
2009 $4,466,809,600 $57,481,481,481
2010 $5,191,188,500 $59,562,962,963
2011 $5,342,183,800 $68,990,000,000
2012 $5,271,257,500 $73,141,000,000
2013 $5,361,158,350 $77,148,000,000
2014 $5,365,976,700 $80,656,100,000
2015 $5,288,057,750 $87,132,800,000
2016 $5,330,761,500 $91,370,407,864
2017 $5,517,340,450 $96,850,649,692
2018 $5,629,916,200 $100,050,036,096
2019 $5,788,288,000 $103,427,600,000
2020 $5,168,344,450 $107,351,800,000
2021 $5,275,242,050 -
2022 $6,257,303,500 -
2023 $6,720,733,200 -
2024 $7,165,000,000 -

Barbados and Cuba economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Cuba
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Cuba
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 -
1966 $462 -
1967 $508 -
1968 $506 -
1969 $567 -
1970 $666 $645
1971 $750 $770
1972 $856 $892
1973 $1,042 $1,079
1974 $1,243 $1,217
1975 $1,601 $1,374
1976 $1,734 $1,441
1977 $1,968 $1,472
1978 $2,198 $1,837
1979 $2,668 $2,006
1980 $4,025 $2,031
1981 $4,417 $2,046
1982 $4,599 $2,114
1983 $4,866 $2,222
1984 $5,284 $2,386
1985 $5,510 $2,257
1986 $6,031 $2,365
1987 $6,625 $2,440
1988 $7,033 $2,632
1989 $7,773 $2,566
1990 $7,781 $2,694
1991 $7,790 $2,269
1992 $7,519 $2,048
1993 $7,905 $2,063
1994 $8,223 $2,613
1995 $8,460 $2,785
1996 $9,012 $2,282
1997 $9,522 $2,306
1998 $10,734 $2,332
1999 $11,244 $2,562
2000 $11,675 $2,751
2001 $11,640 $2,843
2002 $11,760 $3,005
2003 $12,076 $3,203
2004 $12,886 $3,399
2005 $14,214 $3,786
2006 $15,620 $4,330
2007 $17,235 $4,807
2008 $17,566 $4,986
2009 $16,295 $5,089
2010 $18,860 $5,272
2011 $19,346 $6,104
2012 $19,034 $6,471
2013 $19,308 $6,828
2014 $19,278 $7,147
2015 $18,954 $7,728
2016 $19,066 $8,111
2017 $19,693 $8,611
2018 $20,056 $8,911
2019 $20,584 $9,232
2020 $18,347 $9,605
2021 $18,697 -
2022 $22,164 -
2023 $23,804 -
2024 $25,366 -

Barbados vs. Cuba life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Cuba
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Cuba
1950 53.6 59
1951 54.7 59.4
1952 55.9 59.8
1953 57 60.2
1954 58.3 60.7
1955 59 61.2
1956 60.5 61.5
1957 61.7 61.9
1958 62.4 62.3
1959 63.3 62.8
1960 64.1 63.3
1961 65 63.7
1962 65.7 64.4
1963 66.2 64.3
1964 66.7 65.3
1965 67.2 65.6
1966 67.7 66.1
1967 67.9 66.5
1968 68.2 66.9
1969 68.5 67.4
1970 68.5 67.9
1971 68.8 68.4
1972 69.1 68.9
1973 69.1 69.3
1974 69.4 69.9
1975 69.8 70.4
1976 70.1 70.9
1977 70.6 71.4
1978 71.1 71.9
1979 71.5 72.3
1980 72.1 72.6
1981 72.6 73
1982 72.9 73.4
1983 73.2 73.6
1984 73.3 73.6
1985 73.3 73.5
1986 73.4 73.6
1987 73.5 73.6
1988 73.4 73.7
1989 73.4 73.7
1990 73.5 73.8
1991 73.5 73.8
1992 73.6 73.8
1993 73.7 73.9
1994 73.8 74.1
1995 73.9 74.3
1996 74.1 74.7
1997 74 75.1
1998 74.5 75.4
1999 74.6 75.7
2000 74.6 75.9
2001 74.7 76.4
2002 74.8 76.8
2003 74.9 77.4
2004 75.1 77.3
2005 75 77.5
2006 75 77.4
2007 75.3 77.6
2008 75.3 77.6
2009 75.5 77.6
2010 75.5 77.9
2011 75.6 78.1
2012 75.7 78.2
2013 75.8 78
2014 75.9 77.8
2015 76.1 77.7
2016 76.2 77.6
2017 76.2 77.3
2018 76.4 77.4
2019 76.5 77.4
2020 76.6 77.4
2021 76.6 73.2
2022 75.7 77.6
2023 76.2 78.1
2024 76.3 78.3
2025 76.5 78.4

Barbados and Cuba population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Cuba
Year Population
Barbados Cuba
1960 230,893 7,238,081
1961 233,148 7,387,117
1962 235,224 7,541,098
1963 237,557 7,701,660
1964 239,958 7,866,020
1965 242,417 8,030,797
1966 244,996 8,193,450
1967 247,091 8,352,625
1968 248,540 8,509,522
1969 249,444 8,666,640
1970 249,387 8,824,382
1971 249,168 8,979,085
1972 249,658 9,123,891
1973 250,322 9,255,328
1974 250,777 9,374,183
1975 251,175 9,479,726
1976 251,442 9,571,242
1977 251,626 9,648,440
1978 251,551 9,711,980
1979 251,269 9,763,355
1980 251,524 9,804,796
1981 252,270 9,849,320
1982 253,095 9,912,681
1983 253,992 9,991,026
1984 254,920 10,073,299
1985 255,820 10,157,228
1986 256,618 10,244,247
1987 257,279 10,335,342
1988 257,763 10,432,585
1989 258,109 10,533,243
1990 258,582 10,631,799
1991 259,373 10,717,640
1992 260,267 10,785,801
1993 261,027 10,841,031
1994 261,620 10,886,021
1995 262,039 10,925,362
1996 262,284 10,962,010
1997 262,392 10,997,934
1998 262,436 11,034,712
1999 262,517 11,072,230
2000 262,063 11,109,109
2001 262,425 11,144,132
2002 264,148 11,177,418
2003 265,776 11,209,383
2004 267,298 11,238,756
2005 268,706 11,262,554
2006 270,002 11,278,550
2007 271,288 11,287,272
2008 272,714 11,291,762
2009 274,123 11,294,719
2010 275,243 11,297,409
2011 276,139 11,301,571
2012 276,938 11,303,175
2013 277,665 11,298,167
2014 278,348 11,285,775
2015 278,990 11,275,065
2016 279,598 11,265,612
2017 280,171 11,247,829
2018 280,711 11,227,118
2019 281,207 11,202,846
2020 281,698 11,176,354
2021 282,147 11,122,168
2022 282,318 11,059,820
2023 282,336 11,019,931
2024 282,467 10,979,783

Fertility rates in Barbados and Cuba

Fertility rate
Barbados

Cuba
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Cuba
1960 4.71 4.13
1961 4.15 4.26
1962 4.3 4.42
1963 4.3 4.56
1964 4.21 4.53
1965 4.18 4.5
1966 4.14 4.4
1967 3.6 4.29
1968 3.57 4.19
1969 3.34 4.12
1970 3.08 3.98
1971 3.2 3.8
1972 3.15 3.61
1973 2.87 3.4
1974 2.65 3.16
1975 2.45 2.82
1976 2.24 2.51
1977 2.2 2.21
1978 1.84 1.88
1979 1.86 1.77
1980 1.78 1.64
1981 1.85 1.59
1982 1.86 1.78
1983 1.86 1.8
1984 1.75 1.77
1985 1.77 1.77
1986 1.69 1.78
1987 1.61 1.8
1988 1.58 1.85
1989 1.64 1.83
1990 1.84 1.81
1991 1.84 1.66
1992 1.8 1.56
1993 1.77 1.49
1994 1.73 1.47
1995 1.7 1.48
1996 1.67 1.46
1997 1.65 1.59
1998 1.62 1.62
1999 1.78 1.64
2000 1.93 1.61
2001 1.96 1.6
2002 1.86 1.65
2003 1.86 1.63
2004 1.8 1.55
2005 1.74 1.49
2006 1.7 1.4
2007 1.76 1.44
2008 1.76 1.58
2009 1.77 1.68
2010 1.79 1.67
2011 1.76 1.73
2012 1.73 1.67
2013 1.73 1.68
2014 1.73 1.66
2015 1.73 1.69
2016 1.72 1.6
2017 1.72 1.59
2018 1.72 1.61
2019 1.72 1.54
2020 1.71 1.49
2021 1.71 1.43
2022 1.71 1.41
2023 1.71 1.44

Barbados and Cuba demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Cuba
Year Median age, years
Barbados Cuba
1960 21.9 22.5
1961 21.8 22.5
1962 21.8 22.4
1963 21.8 22.3
1964 21.8 22.2
1965 21.8 22.1
1966 21.8 22
1967 21.9 21.9
1968 22.1 21.9
1969 22.2 21.8
1970 22.4 21.8
1971 22.6 21.9
1972 22.8 21.9
1973 23 22.1
1974 23.2 22.2
1975 23.5 22.5
1976 23.8 22.7
1977 24.1 23
1978 24.5 23.4
1979 24.9 23.7
1980 25.3 24.1
1981 25.7 24.5
1982 26.1 24.8
1983 26.5 25.1
1984 26.9 25.5
1985 27.3 25.9
1986 27.7 26.3
1987 28 26.7
1988 28.4 27.1
1989 28.7 27.5
1990 29.1 27.9
1991 29.5 28.3
1992 29.9 28.7
1993 30.4 29.2
1994 30.8 29.7
1995 31.3 30.3
1996 31.7 30.9
1997 32.1 31.4
1998 32.6 32
1999 33 32.5
2000 33.3 33.1
2001 33.7 33.6
2002 34 34.2
2003 34.3 34.7
2004 34.6 35.2
2005 34.9 35.7
2006 35.3 36.2
2007 35.6 36.8
2008 36 37.3
2009 36.3 37.7
2010 36.5 38.2
2011 36.8 38.6
2012 37.1 39.1
2013 37.4 39.7
2014 37.7 40.2
2015 37.9 40.6
2016 38.2 40.9
2017 38.5 41.3
2018 38.7 41.6
2019 39 41.9
2020 39.2 42.1
2021 39.4 42.3
2022 39.6 42.5
2023 39.9 42.8
2024 40.2 43.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Cuba
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$101B
2019
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
49%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
8.44%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.88%
2018
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
76,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
1.7%
2018
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
70%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
27.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
25.4
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
$144M
1960
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
1,086,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
n/a

Energy

Barbados Cuba
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
816 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
22.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
88.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
20.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.34%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
62.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,102 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
5.19%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.77%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Cuba
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-22,356
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
47.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
4.42
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
99.7%
2021
English speaking
100%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
71.3%
2023

Health

Barbados Cuba
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$1,199
2020
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$107
2020
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
78.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
9.43
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
8.3
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
22.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
17.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
5.38 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Cuba
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
3,650 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
24,714 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
12,517 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
n/a

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