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Barbados vs Denmark statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 5.98M in Denmark (ranked 114/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 15,444 sq mi for Denmark (ranked 184th vs. 130th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Denmark
Population
282698
6018959
Population rank 175/197 114/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$429B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 38/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$71,852
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 12/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$79,514
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
26.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$20,114
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 31/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$50,067
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
15,444 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
387 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
42.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Barbados and Denmark: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Denmark economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Denmark
Year GDP
Barbados Denmark
1960 $80,021,847 $6,361,166,545
1961 $85,363,759 $7,058,361,229
1962 $88,782,583 $7,953,274,741
1963 $99,893,761 $8,466,044,980
1964 $99,252,731 $9,677,401,337
1965 $105,021,997 $10,870,670,865
1966 $113,195,123 $11,931,740,293
1967 $125,554,009 $13,059,064,806
1968 $125,733,669 $13,505,574,133
1969 $141,393,142 $15,414,902,667
1970 $166,210,203 $17,075,457,733
1971 $186,826,503 $19,086,192,720
1972 $213,725,217 $23,230,667,549
1973 $260,767,828 $30,718,181,337
1974 $311,804,630 $34,125,712,481
1975 $402,178,605 $40,418,967,666
1976 $435,911,269 $44,503,607,444
1977 $495,097,668 $49,711,709,588
1978 $552,883,707 $60,320,089,218
1979 $670,362,452 $70,393,030,603
1980 $1,012,280,615 $70,811,287,816
1981 $1,114,204,743 $61,459,941,461
1982 $1,163,923,830 $60,084,214,872
1983 $1,236,016,507 $60,331,158,447
1984 $1,346,890,071 $58,868,891,335
1985 $1,409,536,121 $62,452,421,011
1986 $1,547,755,183 $87,748,695,217
1987 $1,704,370,308 $109,183,446,340
1988 $1,812,757,918 $115,540,189,705
1989 $2,006,165,167 $112,312,200,761
1990 $2,012,131,457 $138,217,740,684
1991 $2,020,583,702 $139,180,507,778
1992 $1,957,000,000 $152,966,494,260
1993 $2,063,342,117 $143,111,306,004
1994 $2,151,344,901 $156,017,919,221
1995 $2,216,974,096 $184,848,481,008
1996 $2,363,645,403 $187,481,157,846
1997 $2,498,384,130 $173,241,365,735
1998 $2,817,083,478 $176,877,077,513
1999 $2,951,822,205 $177,887,720,536
2000 $3,059,500,000 $164,043,817,224
2001 $3,054,500,000 $164,881,594,415
2002 $3,106,500,000 $178,788,209,558
2003 $3,209,500,000 $218,421,193,436
2004 $3,444,500,000 $251,986,155,631
2005 $3,819,500,000 $265,150,087,712
2006 $4,217,323,400 $283,386,151,544
2007 $4,675,767,950 $320,213,157,595
2008 $4,790,410,400 $354,979,471,960
2009 $4,466,809,600 $322,619,152,195
2010 $5,191,188,500 $322,345,594,075
2011 $5,342,183,800 $344,315,595,263
2012 $5,271,257,500 $326,792,574,245
2013 $5,361,158,350 $344,631,016,965
2014 $5,365,976,700 $352,832,602,064
2015 $5,288,057,750 $301,758,922,338
2016 $5,330,761,500 $312,181,849,372
2017 $5,517,340,450 $331,610,593,962
2018 $5,629,916,200 $355,293,374,912
2019 $5,788,288,000 $345,401,473,013
2020 $5,168,344,450 $355,631,021,932
2021 $5,275,242,050 $408,378,204,640
2022 $6,257,303,500 $401,945,576,108
2023 $6,720,733,200 $407,091,920,305
2024 $7,165,000,000 $429,457,372,072

Barbados and Denmark economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Denmark
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Denmark
1960 $347 $1,389
1961 $366 $1,531
1962 $377 $1,711
1963 $421 $1,807
1964 $414 $2,049
1965 $433 $2,284
1966 $462 $2,487
1967 $508 $2,701
1968 $506 $2,776
1969 $567 $3,151
1970 $666 $3,464
1971 $750 $3,846
1972 $856 $4,654
1973 $1,042 $6,117
1974 $1,243 $6,764
1975 $1,601 $7,988
1976 $1,734 $8,773
1977 $1,968 $9,770
1978 $2,198 $11,818
1979 $2,668 $13,757
1980 $4,025 $13,822
1981 $4,417 $12,000
1982 $4,599 $11,740
1983 $4,866 $11,797
1984 $5,284 $11,517
1985 $5,510 $12,213
1986 $6,031 $17,137
1987 $6,625 $21,296
1988 $7,033 $22,525
1989 $7,773 $21,882
1990 $7,781 $26,886
1991 $7,790 $27,003
1992 $7,519 $29,579
1993 $7,905 $27,582
1994 $8,223 $29,968
1995 $8,460 $35,321
1996 $9,012 $35,622
1997 $9,522 $32,780
1998 $10,734 $33,346
1999 $11,244 $33,426
2000 $11,675 $30,722
2001 $11,640 $30,768
2002 $11,760 $33,257
2003 $12,076 $40,519
2004 $12,886 $46,625
2005 $14,214 $48,926
2006 $15,620 $52,119
2007 $17,235 $58,632
2008 $17,566 $64,617
2009 $16,295 $58,413
2010 $18,860 $58,105
2011 $19,346 $61,810
2012 $19,034 $58,444
2013 $19,308 $61,378
2014 $19,278 $62,520
2015 $18,954 $53,094
2016 $19,066 $54,501
2017 $19,693 $57,522
2018 $20,056 $61,325
2019 $20,584 $59,404
2020 $18,347 $60,985
2021 $18,697 $69,728
2022 $22,164 $68,091
2023 $23,804 $68,454
2024 $25,366 $71,852

Barbados vs. Denmark life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Denmark
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Denmark
1950 53.6 70.3
1951 54.7 70.9
1952 55.9 70.8
1953 57 71.2
1954 58.3 71.3
1955 59 71.9
1956 60.5 72
1957 61.7 71.8
1958 62.4 72.2
1959 63.3 72.2
1960 64.1 72.2
1961 65 72.5
1962 65.7 72.4
1963 66.2 72.4
1964 66.7 72.5
1965 67.2 72.4
1966 67.7 72.5
1967 67.9 73
1968 68.2 73.1
1969 68.5 73.2
1970 68.5 73.4
1971 68.8 73.4
1972 69.1 73.5
1973 69.1 73.7
1974 69.4 73.8
1975 69.8 74.1
1976 70.1 73.8
1977 70.6 74.7
1978 71.1 74.4
1979 71.5 74.2
1980 72.1 74.1
1981 72.6 74.3
1982 72.9 74.6
1983 73.2 74.5
1984 73.3 74.6
1985 73.3 74.5
1986 73.4 74.6
1987 73.5 74.7
1988 73.4 74.8
1989 73.4 74.9
1990 73.5 74.9
1991 73.5 75.2
1992 73.6 75.3
1993 73.7 75.2
1994 73.8 75.4
1995 73.9 75.3
1996 74.1 75.7
1997 74 76
1998 74.5 76.4
1999 74.6 76.6
2000 74.6 76.8
2001 74.7 77
2002 74.8 77.1
2003 74.9 77.4
2004 75.1 77.8
2005 75 78.2
2006 75 78.2
2007 75.3 78.3
2008 75.3 78.7
2009 75.5 79
2010 75.5 79.2
2011 75.6 79.8
2012 75.7 80.1
2013 75.8 80.3
2014 75.9 80.6
2015 76.1 80.7
2016 76.2 80.9
2017 76.2 81.1
2018 76.4 81
2019 76.5 81.4
2020 76.6 81.5
2021 76.6 81.4
2022 75.7 81.3
2023 76.2 81.9
2024 76.3 82.1
2025 76.5 82.2

Barbados and Denmark population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Denmark
Year Population
Barbados Denmark
1960 230,893 4,579,603
1961 233,148 4,611,687
1962 235,224 4,647,727
1963 237,557 4,684,483
1964 239,958 4,722,072
1965 242,417 4,759,012
1966 244,996 4,797,381
1967 247,091 4,835,354
1968 248,540 4,864,883
1969 249,444 4,891,860
1970 249,387 4,928,757
1971 249,168 4,963,126
1972 249,658 4,991,596
1973 250,322 5,021,861
1974 250,777 5,045,297
1975 251,175 5,059,862
1976 251,442 5,072,596
1977 251,626 5,088,419
1978 251,551 5,104,248
1979 251,269 5,116,801
1980 251,524 5,123,027
1981 252,270 5,121,572
1982 253,095 5,117,810
1983 253,992 5,114,297
1984 254,920 5,111,619
1985 255,820 5,113,691
1986 256,618 5,120,534
1987 257,279 5,127,024
1988 257,763 5,129,516
1989 258,109 5,132,594
1990 258,582 5,140,939
1991 259,373 5,154,298
1992 260,267 5,171,370
1993 261,027 5,188,628
1994 261,620 5,206,180
1995 262,039 5,233,373
1996 262,284 5,263,074
1997 262,392 5,284,991
1998 262,436 5,304,219
1999 262,517 5,321,799
2000 262,063 5,339,616
2001 262,425 5,358,783
2002 264,148 5,375,931
2003 265,776 5,390,574
2004 267,298 5,404,523
2005 268,706 5,419,432
2006 270,002 5,437,272
2007 271,288 5,461,438
2008 272,714 5,493,621
2009 274,123 5,523,095
2010 275,243 5,547,683
2011 276,139 5,570,572
2012 276,938 5,591,572
2013 277,665 5,614,932
2014 278,348 5,643,475
2015 278,990 5,683,483
2016 279,598 5,728,010
2017 280,171 5,764,980
2018 280,711 5,793,636
2019 281,207 5,814,422
2020 281,698 5,831,404
2021 282,147 5,856,733
2022 282,318 5,903,037
2023 282,336 5,946,952
2024 282,467 5,976,992

Fertility rates in Barbados and Denmark

Fertility rate
Barbados

Denmark
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Denmark
1960 4.71 2.57
1961 4.15 2.55
1962 4.3 2.55
1963 4.3 2.67
1964 4.21 2.6
1965 4.18 2.61
1966 4.14 2.62
1967 3.6 2.35
1968 3.57 2.12
1969 3.34 2
1970 3.08 1.95
1971 3.2 2.04
1972 3.15 2.03
1973 2.87 1.92
1974 2.65 1.9
1975 2.45 1.92
1976 2.24 1.75
1977 2.2 1.66
1978 1.84 1.67
1979 1.86 1.6
1980 1.78 1.55
1981 1.85 1.44
1982 1.86 1.43
1983 1.86 1.38
1984 1.75 1.4
1985 1.77 1.45
1986 1.69 1.48
1987 1.61 1.5
1988 1.58 1.56
1989 1.64 1.62
1990 1.84 1.67
1991 1.84 1.68
1992 1.8 1.76
1993 1.77 1.75
1994 1.73 1.81
1995 1.7 1.8
1996 1.67 1.75
1997 1.65 1.75
1998 1.62 1.72
1999 1.78 1.73
2000 1.93 1.77
2001 1.96 1.74
2002 1.86 1.72
2003 1.86 1.76
2004 1.8 1.78
2005 1.74 1.8
2006 1.7 1.85
2007 1.76 1.84
2008 1.76 1.89
2009 1.77 1.84
2010 1.79 1.87
2011 1.76 1.75
2012 1.73 1.73
2013 1.73 1.67
2014 1.73 1.69
2015 1.73 1.71
2016 1.72 1.79
2017 1.72 1.75
2018 1.72 1.73
2019 1.72 1.7
2020 1.71 1.68
2021 1.71 1.72
2022 1.71 1.55
2023 1.71 1.5

Barbados and Denmark demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Denmark
Year Median age, years
Barbados Denmark
1960 21.9 33
1961 21.8 33.1
1962 21.8 33
1963 21.8 33
1964 21.8 32.9
1965 21.8 32.8
1966 21.8 32.6
1967 21.9 32.5
1968 22.1 32.5
1969 22.2 32.5
1970 22.4 32.5
1971 22.6 32.5
1972 22.8 32.6
1973 23 32.7
1974 23.2 32.8
1975 23.5 33
1976 23.8 33.2
1977 24.1 33.4
1978 24.5 33.7
1979 24.9 33.9
1980 25.3 34.3
1981 25.7 34.7
1982 26.1 35.1
1983 26.5 35.5
1984 26.9 35.7
1985 27.3 36
1986 27.7 36.2
1987 28 36.5
1988 28.4 36.7
1989 28.7 36.9
1990 29.1 37.1
1991 29.5 37.3
1992 29.9 37.4
1993 30.4 37.5
1994 30.8 37.6
1995 31.3 37.7
1996 31.7 37.7
1997 32.1 37.9
1998 32.6 38
1999 33 38.2
2000 33.3 38.4
2001 33.7 38.6
2002 34 38.8
2003 34.3 39
2004 34.6 39.2
2005 34.9 39.5
2006 35.3 39.8
2007 35.6 40.1
2008 36 40.2
2009 36.3 40.4
2010 36.5 40.5
2011 36.8 40.7
2012 37.1 41
2013 37.4 41.2
2014 37.7 41.4
2015 37.9 41.5
2016 38.2 41.6
2017 38.5 41.7
2018 38.7 41.8
2019 39 41.9
2020 39.2 42.1
2021 39.4 42.2
2022 39.6 42.1
2023 39.9 42.2
2024 40.2 42.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Denmark
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$441B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
48.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
6.36%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.95%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+1.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
6.15%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
64%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
24%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
79.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
25.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3.6%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
9
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
178
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$151B
2004
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$108B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$1.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
15,595,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
4.5%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98.7%
2024

Energy

Barbados Denmark
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
2,483 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$29.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
26.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
4.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
50%
2023
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
39.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
43.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,878 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.06%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Denmark
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+25,639
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
88.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
95.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
90
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.99
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
3.7
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
99%
2003
English speaking
100%
2023
86.1%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
99.8%
2024

Health

Barbados Denmark
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$6,432
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$890
2023
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
4.38
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
3.4
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
13.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
6.4%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
84
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
16.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
9.49 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Denmark
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
2,584 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
10,120 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
2,437 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
45,717 mi
2010

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