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Barbados vs Cyprus statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 1.36M in Cyprus (ranked 155/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 3,568 sq mi for Cyprus (ranked 184th vs. 163rd).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Cyprus
Population
282698
1380052
Population rank 175/197 153/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$36.3B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 104/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$26,749
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 45/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$61,240
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$23.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
60.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$17,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 34/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$24,086
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
3,568 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
381 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82 years
2025

Barbados and Cyprus: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Cyprus economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Cyprus
Year GDP
Barbados Cyprus
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 $489,912,574
1976 $435,911,269 $576,090,074
1977 $495,097,668 $734,876,021
1978 $552,883,707 $964,024,364
1979 $670,362,452 $1,288,699,776
1980 $1,012,280,615 $2,154,311,277
1981 $1,114,204,743 $2,087,496,374
1982 $1,163,923,830 $2,159,242,417
1983 $1,236,016,507 $2,160,364,071
1984 $1,346,890,071 $2,278,248,953
1985 $1,409,536,121 $2,430,411,900
1986 $1,547,755,183 $3,090,734,463
1987 $1,704,370,308 $3,704,813,886
1988 $1,812,757,918 $4,278,792,597
1989 $2,006,165,167 $4,563,482,604
1990 $2,012,131,457 $5,591,130,218
1991 $2,020,583,702 $5,770,197,348
1992 $1,957,000,000 $6,912,150,456
1993 $2,063,342,117 $6,590,291,048
1994 $2,151,344,901 $7,425,703,929
1995 $2,216,974,096 $9,933,137,128
1996 $2,363,645,403 $10,011,914,680
1997 $2,498,384,130 $9,547,816,420
1998 $2,817,083,478 $10,248,618,778
1999 $2,951,822,205 $10,497,907,228
2000 $3,059,500,000 $9,985,847,314
2001 $3,054,500,000 $10,397,898,907
2002 $3,106,500,000 $11,420,228,846
2003 $3,209,500,000 $14,547,329,558
2004 $3,444,500,000 $17,320,551,250
2005 $3,819,500,000 $18,433,412,511
2006 $4,217,323,400 $20,072,754,987
2007 $4,675,767,950 $23,968,727,074
2008 $4,790,410,400 $27,844,646,258
2009 $4,466,809,600 $26,048,179,949
2010 $5,191,188,500 $25,799,940,078
2011 $5,342,183,800 $27,641,547,910
2012 $5,271,257,500 $25,047,436,975
2013 $5,361,158,350 $23,959,712,861
2014 $5,365,976,700 $23,225,918,260
2015 $5,288,057,750 $19,909,278,417
2016 $5,330,761,500 $21,046,462,281
2017 $5,517,340,450 $22,946,570,629
2018 $5,629,916,200 $25,754,001,368
2019 $5,788,288,000 $26,196,667,100
2020 $5,168,344,450 $25,555,093,854
2021 $5,275,242,050 $30,372,642,502
2022 $6,257,303,500 $30,935,566,077
2023 $6,720,733,200 $33,886,930,712
2024 $7,165,000,000 $36,333,022,329

Barbados and Cyprus economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Cyprus
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Cyprus
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 $743
1976 $1,734 $870
1977 $1,968 $1,102
1978 $2,198 $1,434
1979 $2,668 $1,902
1980 $4,025 $3,154
1981 $4,417 $3,030
1982 $4,599 $3,100
1983 $4,866 $3,055
1984 $5,284 $3,167
1985 $5,510 $3,324
1986 $6,031 $4,159
1987 $6,625 $4,908
1988 $7,033 $5,584
1989 $7,773 $5,870
1990 $7,781 $7,092
1991 $7,790 $7,222
1992 $7,519 $8,530
1993 $7,905 $7,978
1994 $8,223 $8,791
1995 $8,460 $11,514
1996 $9,012 $11,373
1997 $9,522 $10,637
1998 $10,734 $11,206
1999 $11,244 $11,273
2000 $11,675 $10,537
2001 $11,640 $10,785
2002 $11,760 $11,636
2003 $12,076 $14,553
2004 $12,886 $17,016
2005 $14,214 $17,790
2006 $15,620 $19,037
2007 $17,235 $22,344
2008 $17,566 $25,522
2009 $16,295 $23,480
2010 $18,860 $22,876
2011 $19,346 $24,110
2012 $19,034 $21,493
2013 $19,308 $20,238
2014 $19,278 $19,326
2015 $18,954 $16,326
2016 $19,066 $17,013
2017 $19,693 $18,295
2018 $20,056 $20,267
2019 $20,584 $20,360
2020 $18,347 $19,624
2021 $18,697 $23,057
2022 $22,164 $23,236
2023 $23,804 $25,195
2024 $25,366 $26,749

Barbados vs. Cyprus life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Cyprus
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Cyprus
1950 53.6 55.8
1951 54.7 56.8
1952 55.9 57.7
1953 57 58.4
1954 58.3 59.3
1955 59 59.7
1956 60.5 60.4
1957 61.7 61
1958 62.4 61.6
1959 63.3 62.3
1960 64.1 63.3
1961 65 64.1
1962 65.7 64.7
1963 66.2 61.8
1964 66.7 62.2
1965 67.2 66.1
1966 67.7 66.5
1967 67.9 66.9
1968 68.2 67.3
1969 68.5 67.6
1970 68.5 68.1
1971 68.8 68.4
1972 69.1 68.6
1973 69.1 69
1974 69.4 54.6
1975 69.8 70.3
1976 70.1 70.8
1977 70.6 71.3
1978 71.1 71.7
1979 71.5 72.2
1980 72.1 72.8
1981 72.6 73.1
1982 72.9 73.5
1983 73.2 73.7
1984 73.3 74
1985 73.3 74.6
1986 73.4 74.9
1987 73.5 75.3
1988 73.4 75.4
1989 73.4 75.8
1990 73.5 76
1991 73.5 76.2
1992 73.6 76.3
1993 73.7 76.3
1994 73.8 76.4
1995 73.9 76.6
1996 74.1 76.9
1997 74 77.1
1998 74.5 77.2
1999 74.6 77.6
2000 74.6 77.9
2001 74.7 78.2
2002 74.8 78.8
2003 74.9 78.9
2004 75.1 79
2005 75 79.2
2006 75 79.5
2007 75.3 79.8
2008 75.3 79.9
2009 75.5 80.4
2010 75.5 80.6
2011 75.6 80.9
2012 75.7 81.1
2013 75.8 81.3
2014 75.9 81.3
2015 76.1 81.5
2016 76.2 81.5
2017 76.2 81.5
2018 76.4 81.6
2019 76.5 81.5
2020 76.6 81.2
2021 76.6 80.6
2022 75.7 80.4
2023 76.2 81.6
2024 76.3 81.8
2025 76.5 82

Barbados and Cyprus population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Cyprus
Year Population
Barbados Cyprus
1960 230,893 586,490
1961 233,148 595,514
1962 235,224 601,466
1963 237,557 607,252
1964 239,958 612,521
1965 242,417 617,736
1966 244,996 623,390
1967 247,091 629,251
1968 248,540 635,157
1969 249,444 641,189
1970 249,387 647,446
1971 249,168 654,050
1972 249,658 661,063
1973 250,322 665,937
1974 250,777 663,254
1975 251,175 659,405
1976 251,442 662,032
1977 251,626 667,101
1978 251,551 672,249
1979 251,269 677,549
1980 251,524 683,076
1981 252,270 688,893
1982 253,095 696,497
1983 253,992 707,225
1984 254,920 719,334
1985 255,820 731,277
1986 256,618 743,105
1987 257,279 754,785
1988 257,763 766,235
1989 258,109 777,420
1990 258,582 788,351
1991 259,373 798,944
1992 260,267 810,341
1993 261,027 826,034
1994 261,620 844,667
1995 262,039 862,695
1996 262,284 880,290
1997 262,392 897,568
1998 262,436 914,548
1999 262,517 931,234
2000 262,063 947,667
2001 262,425 964,127
2002 264,148 981,440
2003 265,776 999,590
2004 267,298 1,017,875
2005 268,706 1,036,151
2006 270,002 1,054,418
2007 271,288 1,072,714
2008 272,714 1,091,026
2009 274,123 1,109,371
2010 275,243 1,127,816
2011 276,139 1,146,493
2012 276,938 1,165,397
2013 277,665 1,183,895
2014 278,348 1,201,801
2015 278,990 1,219,502
2016 279,598 1,237,112
2017 280,171 1,254,275
2018 280,711 1,270,737
2019 281,207 1,286,671
2020 281,698 1,302,247
2021 282,147 1,317,309
2022 282,318 1,331,370
2023 282,336 1,344,976
2024 282,467 1,358,282

Fertility rates in Barbados and Cyprus

Fertility rate
Barbados

Cyprus
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Cyprus
1960 4.71 3.39
1961 4.15 3.62
1962 4.3 3.51
1963 4.3 3.49
1964 4.21 3.41
1965 4.18 3.47
1966 4.14 3.4
1967 3.6 3.32
1968 3.57 3.27
1969 3.34 3.19
1970 3.08 3.07
1971 3.2 3.04
1972 3.15 2.99
1973 2.87 2.4
1974 2.65 2.28
1975 2.45 2.11
1976 2.24 2.33
1977 2.2 2.09
1978 1.84 2.08
1979 1.86 2.14
1980 1.78 2.3
1981 1.85 2.15
1982 1.86 2.49
1983 1.86 2.49
1984 1.75 2.51
1985 1.77 2.43
1986 1.69 2.45
1987 1.61 2.39
1988 1.58 2.47
1989 1.64 2.37
1990 1.84 2.4
1991 1.84 2.34
1992 1.8 2.46
1993 1.77 2.25
1994 1.73 2.16
1995 1.7 2.03
1996 1.67 1.95
1997 1.65 1.86
1998 1.62 1.76
1999 1.78 1.67
2000 1.93 1.64
2001 1.96 1.57
2002 1.86 1.5
2003 1.86 1.51
2004 1.8 1.51
2005 1.74 1.48
2006 1.7 1.51
2007 1.76 1.45
2008 1.76 1.48
2009 1.77 1.48
2010 1.79 1.43
2011 1.76 1.36
2012 1.73 1.38
2013 1.73 1.3
2014 1.73 1.31
2015 1.73 1.32
2016 1.72 1.36
2017 1.72 1.32
2018 1.72 1.32
2019 1.72 1.33
2020 1.71 1.36
2021 1.71 1.39
2022 1.71 1.39
2023 1.71 1.39

Barbados and Cyprus demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Cyprus
Year Median age, years
Barbados Cyprus
1960 21.9 23.1
1961 21.8 23.1
1962 21.8 23.3
1963 21.8 23.5
1964 21.8 23.7
1965 21.8 23.9
1966 21.8 24
1967 21.9 24.2
1968 22.1 24.3
1969 22.2 24.5
1970 22.4 24.7
1971 22.6 24.9
1972 22.8 25.1
1973 23 25.3
1974 23.2 25.4
1975 23.5 25.5
1976 23.8 25.9
1977 24.1 26.3
1978 24.5 26.8
1979 24.9 27.2
1980 25.3 27.7
1981 25.7 28.2
1982 26.1 28.5
1983 26.5 28.7
1984 26.9 28.8
1985 27.3 28.9
1986 27.7 29.1
1987 28 29.2
1988 28.4 29.4
1989 28.7 29.6
1990 29.1 29.8
1991 29.5 30.1
1992 29.9 30.3
1993 30.4 30.4
1994 30.8 30.5
1995 31.3 30.6
1996 31.7 30.8
1997 32.1 31
1998 32.6 31.2
1999 33 31.4
2000 33.3 31.6
2001 33.7 31.8
2002 34 32
2003 34.3 32.2
2004 34.6 32.4
2005 34.9 32.6
2006 35.3 32.8
2007 35.6 33.1
2008 36 33.4
2009 36.3 33.6
2010 36.5 33.9
2011 36.8 34.2
2012 37.1 34.5
2013 37.4 34.8
2014 37.7 35.2
2015 37.9 35.6
2016 38.2 36
2017 38.5 36.4
2018 38.7 36.8
2019 39 37.2
2020 39.2 37.6
2021 39.4 38
2022 39.6 38.4
2023 39.9 38.8
2024 40.2 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Cyprus
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
40.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
4.74%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.82%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+3.84%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
4.86%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
76.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
10.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
73.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
26.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3.6%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.0009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
93
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$10.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$2.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$661M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
4,117,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
3.25%
2020
Banked people share n/a
96.1%
2024

Energy

Barbados Cyprus
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
1,673 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$23.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
7.18 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
5.34 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
86.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
15.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.44%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
117%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,842 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
15.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Cyprus
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+8,138
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
67.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.67 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
80.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
56
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
71
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.82
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
5.8
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
99.4%
2021
English speaking
100%
2023
75.1%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
91.2%
2023

Health

Barbados Cyprus
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$2,864
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$417
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
1.17%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
3.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
3.5
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
23.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
35.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
6.36 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Cyprus
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.006%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
2,627 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
498 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
666 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
12,366 mi
2016

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