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Barbados vs Curacao statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 156K in Curacao (ranked 179/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 171.4 sq mi for Curacao (ranked 184th vs. 182nd).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Curacao
Population
282698
155910
Population rank 175/197 179/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$3.28B
2023
GDP rank 158/197 168/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$21,062
2023
GDP per capita rank 47/197 56/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$30,716
2023
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
$14,281
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
171.4 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
909 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
39.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
77.2 years
2025

Barbados and Curacao: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Curacao economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Curacao
Year GDP
Barbados Curacao
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 -
1971 $186,826,503 -
1972 $213,725,217 -
1973 $260,767,828 -
1974 $311,804,630 -
1975 $402,178,605 -
1976 $435,911,269 -
1977 $495,097,668 -
1978 $552,883,707 -
1979 $670,362,452 -
1980 $1,012,280,615 -
1981 $1,114,204,743 -
1982 $1,163,923,830 -
1983 $1,236,016,507 -
1984 $1,346,890,071 -
1985 $1,409,536,121 -
1986 $1,547,755,183 -
1987 $1,704,370,308 -
1988 $1,812,757,918 -
1989 $2,006,165,167 -
1990 $2,012,131,457 -
1991 $2,020,583,702 -
1992 $1,957,000,000 -
1993 $2,063,342,117 -
1994 $2,151,344,901 -
1995 $2,216,974,096 -
1996 $2,363,645,403 -
1997 $2,498,384,130 -
1998 $2,817,083,478 -
1999 $2,951,822,205 -
2000 $3,059,500,000 $2,120,511,229
2001 $3,054,500,000 $2,143,450,726
2002 $3,106,500,000 $2,160,784,693
2003 $3,209,500,000 $2,202,117,374
2004 $3,444,500,000 $2,237,160,503
2005 $3,819,500,000 $2,344,637,263
2006 $4,217,323,400 $2,457,581,732
2007 $4,675,767,950 $2,593,831,508
2008 $4,790,410,400 $2,833,476,145
2009 $4,466,809,600 $2,869,153,184
2010 $5,191,188,500 $2,951,342,793
2011 $5,342,183,800 $2,930,092,235
2012 $5,271,257,500 $3,012,836,257
2013 $5,361,158,350 $3,033,568,603
2014 $5,365,976,700 $3,059,406,983
2015 $5,288,057,750 $3,058,779,218
2016 $5,330,761,500 $3,024,690,168
2017 $5,517,340,450 $3,033,433,240
2018 $5,629,916,200 $3,046,364,804
2019 $5,788,288,000 $3,026,124,116
2020 $5,168,344,450 $2,534,327,592
2021 $5,275,242,050 $2,739,594,360
2022 $6,257,303,500 $3,075,180,835
2023 $6,720,733,200 $3,281,419,347
2024 $7,165,000,000 -

Barbados and Curacao economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Curacao
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Curacao
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 -
1966 $462 -
1967 $508 -
1968 $506 -
1969 $567 -
1970 $666 -
1971 $750 -
1972 $856 -
1973 $1,042 -
1974 $1,243 -
1975 $1,601 -
1976 $1,734 -
1977 $1,968 -
1978 $2,198 -
1979 $2,668 -
1980 $4,025 -
1981 $4,417 -
1982 $4,599 -
1983 $4,866 -
1984 $5,284 -
1985 $5,510 -
1986 $6,031 -
1987 $6,625 -
1988 $7,033 -
1989 $7,773 -
1990 $7,781 -
1991 $7,790 -
1992 $7,519 -
1993 $7,905 -
1994 $8,223 -
1995 $8,460 -
1996 $9,012 -
1997 $9,522 -
1998 $10,734 -
1999 $11,244 -
2000 $11,675 $15,841
2001 $11,640 $16,610
2002 $11,760 $16,724
2003 $12,076 $16,696
2004 $12,886 $16,671
2005 $14,214 $17,032
2006 $15,620 $17,400
2007 $17,235 $18,006
2008 $17,566 $19,423
2009 $16,295 $19,540
2010 $18,860 $19,847
2011 $19,346 $19,426
2012 $19,034 $19,810
2013 $19,308 $19,721
2014 $19,278 $19,623
2015 $18,954 $19,362
2016 $19,066 $18,944
2017 $19,693 $18,938
2018 $20,056 $19,119
2019 $20,584 $19,221
2020 $18,347 $16,356
2021 $18,697 $17,980
2022 $22,164 $20,502
2023 $23,804 $21,062
2024 $25,366 -

Barbados vs. Curacao life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Curacao
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Curacao
1950 53.6 60.3
1951 54.7 61
1952 55.9 61.6
1953 57 62.1
1954 58.3 62.7
1955 59 63.3
1956 60.5 63.8
1957 61.7 64.2
1958 62.4 64.7
1959 63.3 65.1
1960 64.1 65.4
1961 65 65.7
1962 65.7 66
1963 66.2 66.3
1964 66.7 66.6
1965 67.2 66.9
1966 67.7 67.1
1967 67.9 67.4
1968 68.2 67.7
1969 68.5 67.9
1970 68.5 68.2
1971 68.8 68.5
1972 69.1 68.8
1973 69.1 69.1
1974 69.4 69.4
1975 69.8 69.7
1976 70.1 70
1977 70.6 70.2
1978 71.1 70.4
1979 71.5 70.7
1980 72.1 71
1981 72.6 71.2
1982 72.9 71.4
1983 73.2 71.5
1984 73.3 71.7
1985 73.3 71.9
1986 73.4 72
1987 73.5 72.1
1988 73.4 72.2
1989 73.4 72.2
1990 73.5 72.4
1991 73.5 72.5
1992 73.6 72.7
1993 73.7 72.7
1994 73.8 72.8
1995 73.9 72.8
1996 74.1 72.9
1997 74 73
1998 74.5 73.1
1999 74.6 73.2
2000 74.6 73.3
2001 74.7 73.4
2002 74.8 73.5
2003 74.9 73.6
2004 75.1 73.7
2005 75 73.9
2006 75 74
2007 75.3 74.1
2008 75.3 74.3
2009 75.5 74.5
2010 75.5 75.1
2011 75.6 75.6
2012 75.7 76
2013 75.8 76.2
2014 75.9 76.4
2015 76.1 76.5
2016 76.2 76.3
2017 76.2 76.4
2018 76.4 76.5
2019 76.5 76.5
2020 76.6 76.5
2021 76.6 75.7
2022 75.7 76.7
2023 76.2 76.8
2024 76.3 77
2025 76.5 77.2

Barbados and Curacao population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Curacao
Year Population
Barbados Curacao
1960 230,893 124,826
1961 233,148 126,125
1962 235,224 128,414
1963 237,557 130,860
1964 239,958 133,148
1965 242,417 135,266
1966 244,996 136,682
1967 247,091 138,140
1968 248,540 140,298
1969 249,444 142,581
1970 249,387 144,739
1971 249,168 147,389
1972 249,658 147,710
1973 250,322 146,912
1974 250,777 148,351
1975 251,175 149,129
1976 251,442 149,399
1977 251,626 149,459
1978 251,551 148,341
1979 251,269 147,851
1980 251,524 148,041
1981 252,270 148,629
1982 253,095 150,101
1983 253,992 151,159
1984 254,920 151,940
1985 255,820 152,711
1986 256,618 152,662
1987 257,279 151,456
1988 257,763 149,254
1989 258,109 146,937
1990 258,582 145,400
1991 259,373 144,403
1992 260,267 143,912
1993 261,027 144,299
1994 261,620 144,630
1995 262,039 145,139
1996 262,284 146,306
1997 262,392 146,956
1998 262,436 144,472
1999 262,517 139,428
2000 262,063 133,860
2001 262,425 129,047
2002 264,148 129,205
2003 265,776 131,897
2004 267,298 134,192
2005 268,706 137,658
2006 270,002 141,239
2007 271,288 144,056
2008 272,714 145,880
2009 274,123 146,833
2010 275,243 148,703
2011 276,139 150,831
2012 276,938 152,088
2013 277,665 153,822
2014 278,348 155,909
2015 278,990 157,980
2016 279,598 159,664
2017 280,171 160,175
2018 280,711 159,336
2019 281,207 157,441
2020 281,698 154,947
2021 282,147 152,369
2022 282,318 149,996
2023 282,336 155,800
2024 282,467 155,900

Fertility rates in Barbados and Curacao

Fertility rate
Barbados

Curacao
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Curacao
1960 4.71 5.13
1961 4.15 5.04
1962 4.3 4.93
1963 4.3 4.8
1964 4.21 4.64
1965 4.18 4.47
1966 4.14 4.26
1967 3.6 4.06
1968 3.57 3.83
1969 3.34 3.61
1970 3.08 3.4
1971 3.2 3.18
1972 3.15 2.99
1973 2.87 2.87
1974 2.65 2.77
1975 2.45 2.66
1976 2.24 2.55
1977 2.2 2.46
1978 1.84 2.38
1979 1.86 2.31
1980 1.78 2.27
1981 1.85 2.25
1982 1.86 2.24
1983 1.86 2.24
1984 1.75 2.24
1985 1.77 2.24
1986 1.69 2.24
1987 1.61 2.24
1988 1.58 2.25
1989 1.64 2.27
1990 1.84 2.3
1991 1.84 2.37
1992 1.8 2.43
1993 1.77 2.44
1994 1.73 2.43
1995 1.7 2.42
1996 1.67 2.4
1997 1.65 2.37
1998 1.62 2.32
1999 1.78 2.29
2000 1.93 2.34
2001 1.96 2.4
2002 1.86 2.3
2003 1.86 2.19
2004 1.8 2.1
2005 1.74 2.04
2006 1.7 2.1
2007 1.76 2
2008 1.76 2.2
2009 1.77 2.1
2010 1.79 2.2
2011 1.76 2.1
2012 1.73 2.2
2013 1.73 2.1
2014 1.73 2
2015 1.73 1.9
2016 1.72 1.7
2017 1.72 1.5
2018 1.72 1.7
2019 1.72 1.6
2020 1.71 1.4
2021 1.71 1.4
2022 1.71 1.3
2023 1.71 1.2

Barbados and Curacao demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Curacao
Year Median age, years
Barbados Curacao
1960 21.9 19.8
1961 21.8 19.6
1962 21.8 19.5
1963 21.8 19.4
1964 21.8 19.4
1965 21.8 19.5
1966 21.8 19.5
1967 21.9 19.6
1968 22.1 19.7
1969 22.2 19.7
1970 22.4 19.8
1971 22.6 19.9
1972 22.8 20.1
1973 23 20.4
1974 23.2 20.8
1975 23.5 21.2
1976 23.8 21.6
1977 24.1 22
1978 24.5 22.4
1979 24.9 22.8
1980 25.3 23.3
1981 25.7 23.7
1982 26.1 24.1
1983 26.5 24.6
1984 26.9 25.1
1985 27.3 25.6
1986 27.7 26.1
1987 28 26.6
1988 28.4 27.1
1989 28.7 27.7
1990 29.1 28.2
1991 29.5 28.7
1992 29.9 29.2
1993 30.4 29.8
1994 30.8 30.3
1995 31.3 30.8
1996 31.7 31.3
1997 32.1 31.8
1998 32.6 32.4
1999 33 33
2000 33.3 33.6
2001 33.7 34.1
2002 34 34.6
2003 34.3 35.3
2004 34.6 35.8
2005 34.9 36.3
2006 35.3 36.8
2007 35.6 37.3
2008 36 37.9
2009 36.3 38.4
2010 36.5 39
2011 36.8 39.5
2012 37.1 39.9
2013 37.4 39.9
2014 37.7 39.9
2015 37.9 40
2016 38.2 40.1
2017 38.5 40.2
2018 38.7 38.4
2019 39 37.6
2020 39.2 38.5
2021 39.4 38.7
2022 39.6 39
2023 39.9 39.2
2024 40.2 39.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Curacao
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$3.27B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
31%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
5.44%
2024
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
19.1%
2020
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
73.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
11.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
78
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$116M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
1,293,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
27.8%
2020

Energy

Barbados Curacao
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
5,775 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$5.12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
2.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.15%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
236.1%
2018
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,140 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Curacao
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+513
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
63.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
72
2025
Higher education index
9
2025
8
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
17.1
2007
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
17
2025
Visa free countries
155
2025
n/a
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
n/a
English speaking
100%
2023
60%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
68.1%
2017

Health

Barbados Curacao
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
77.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
81
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Barbados Curacao
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
1,100 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
0.27 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
342 mi
2025

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