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Barbados vs Dominica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 66.2K in Dominica (ranked 188/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 289.6 sq mi for Dominica (ranked 184th vs. 175th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Dominica
Population
282698
65870
Population rank 175/197 188/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$689M
2024
GDP rank 158/197 190/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$10,405
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 84/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$21,301
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$719M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
100.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$10,858
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 53/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$6,142
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
289.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.48
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
37 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Barbados and Dominica: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Dominica economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Dominica
Year GDP
Barbados Dominica
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 $45,872,947
1978 $552,883,707 $57,130,216
1979 $670,362,452 $55,017,759
1980 $1,012,280,615 $72,804,653
1981 $1,114,204,743 $82,107,391
1982 $1,163,923,830 $89,527,577
1983 $1,236,016,507 $98,665,191
1984 $1,346,890,071 $109,157,071
1985 $1,409,536,121 $119,491,933
1986 $1,547,755,183 $135,161,959
1987 $1,704,370,308 $151,868,754
1988 $1,812,757,918 $171,106,184
1989 $2,006,165,167 $185,137,243
1990 $2,012,131,457 $201,429,630
1991 $2,020,583,702 $219,762,963
1992 $1,957,000,000 $234,059,259
1993 $2,063,342,117 $245,525,926
1994 $2,151,344,901 $264,374,074
1995 $2,216,974,096 $274,522,222
1996 $2,363,645,403 $292,285,185
1997 $2,498,384,130 $302,988,889
1998 $2,817,083,478 $322,411,111
1999 $2,951,822,205 $331,759,259
2000 $3,059,500,000 $333,470,370
2001 $3,054,500,000 $377,462,963
2002 $3,106,500,000 $375,200,000
2003 $3,209,500,000 $373,318,519
2004 $3,444,500,000 $396,711,111
2005 $3,819,500,000 $391,455,556
2006 $4,217,323,400 $416,674,074
2007 $4,675,767,950 $444,685,185
2008 $4,790,410,400 $480,003,704
2009 $4,466,809,600 $515,618,519
2010 $5,191,188,500 $519,859,259
2011 $5,342,183,800 $532,081,481
2012 $5,271,257,500 $520,355,556
2013 $5,361,158,350 $545,325,926
2014 $5,365,976,700 $572,255,556
2015 $5,288,057,750 $583,177,778
2016 $5,330,761,500 $612,711,111
2017 $5,517,340,450 $563,355,556
2018 $5,629,916,200 $628,244,444
2019 $5,788,288,000 $644,259,259
2020 $5,168,344,450 $528,944,444
2021 $5,275,242,050 $562,911,111
2022 $6,257,303,500 $623,062,963
2023 $6,720,733,200 $659,311,111
2024 $7,165,000,000 $688,881,481

Barbados and Dominica economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Dominica
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Dominica
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 $634
1978 $2,198 $786
1979 $2,668 $754
1980 $4,025 $996
1981 $4,417 $1,125
1982 $4,599 $1,232
1983 $4,866 $1,363
1984 $5,284 $1,515
1985 $5,510 $1,666
1986 $6,031 $1,893
1987 $6,625 $2,138
1988 $7,033 $2,423
1989 $7,773 $2,639
1990 $7,781 $2,893
1991 $7,790 $3,171
1992 $7,519 $3,376
1993 $7,905 $3,536
1994 $8,223 $3,805
1995 $8,460 $3,952
1996 $9,012 $4,211
1997 $9,522 $4,372
1998 $10,734 $4,664
1999 $11,244 $4,817
2000 $11,675 $4,867
2001 $11,640 $5,528
2002 $11,760 $5,488
2003 $12,076 $5,447
2004 $12,886 $5,779
2005 $14,214 $5,695
2006 $15,620 $6,056
2007 $17,235 $6,459
2008 $17,566 $6,971
2009 $16,295 $7,487
2010 $18,860 $7,550
2011 $19,346 $7,705
2012 $19,034 $7,529
2013 $19,308 $7,822
2014 $19,278 $8,132
2015 $18,954 $8,283
2016 $19,066 $8,803
2017 $19,693 $8,225
2018 $20,056 $9,215
2019 $20,584 $9,491
2020 $18,347 $7,828
2021 $18,697 $8,376
2022 $22,164 $9,324
2023 $23,804 $9,913
2024 $25,366 $10,405

Barbados vs. Dominica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Dominica
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Dominica
1950 53.6 44.5
1951 54.7 46.3
1952 55.9 48.2
1953 57 50
1954 58.3 51.7
1955 59 53.4
1956 60.5 55
1957 61.7 56.5
1958 62.4 57.9
1959 63.3 59.1
1960 64.1 60.1
1961 65 61
1962 65.7 61.9
1963 66.2 62.6
1964 66.7 63.3
1965 67.2 63.9
1966 67.7 64.5
1967 67.9 64.9
1968 68.2 65.3
1969 68.5 65.7
1970 68.5 66.2
1971 68.8 66.8
1972 69.1 67.5
1973 69.1 68.1
1974 69.4 68.6
1975 69.8 69.1
1976 70.1 69.4
1977 70.6 69.7
1978 71.1 70.1
1979 71.5 69.2
1980 72.1 71
1981 72.6 71.5
1982 72.9 71.7
1983 73.2 72
1984 73.3 71.9
1985 73.3 71.9
1986 73.4 71.7
1987 73.5 71.4
1988 73.4 71
1989 73.4 70.7
1990 73.5 70.5
1991 73.5 70.4
1992 73.6 70.5
1993 73.7 70.6
1994 73.8 70.8
1995 73.9 70.8
1996 74.1 71
1997 74 71.2
1998 74.5 71.4
1999 74.6 71.5
2000 74.6 71.7
2001 74.7 71.9
2002 74.8 71.9
2003 74.9 71.9
2004 75.1 72
2005 75 72
2006 75 72
2007 75.3 71.9
2008 75.3 71.9
2009 75.5 71.8
2010 75.5 71.7
2011 75.6 71.5
2012 75.7 71.4
2013 75.8 71.2
2014 75.9 71.2
2015 76.1 70
2016 76.2 71.2
2017 76.2 68.6
2018 76.4 71.4
2019 76.5 71.3
2020 76.6 71.3
2021 76.6 69.8
2022 75.7 71.1
2023 76.2 71.1
2024 76.3 71.3
2025 76.5 71.5

Barbados and Dominica population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Dominica
Year Population
Barbados Dominica
1960 230,893 59,372
1961 233,148 60,209
1962 235,224 60,948
1963 237,557 61,739
1964 239,958 62,587
1965 242,417 63,505
1966 244,996 64,507
1967 247,091 65,585
1968 248,540 66,732
1969 249,444 67,934
1970 249,387 68,908
1971 249,168 69,532
1972 249,658 70,060
1973 250,322 70,585
1974 250,777 71,091
1975 251,175 71,570
1976 251,442 72,017
1977 251,626 72,406
1978 251,551 72,724
1979 251,269 72,959
1980 251,524 73,083
1981 252,270 72,986
1982 253,095 72,688
1983 253,992 72,365
1984 254,920 72,056
1985 255,820 71,744
1986 256,618 71,406
1987 257,279 71,023
1988 257,763 70,608
1989 258,109 70,153
1990 258,582 69,627
1991 259,373 69,296
1992 260,267 69,325
1993 261,027 69,433
1994 261,620 69,477
1995 262,039 69,469
1996 262,284 69,410
1997 262,392 69,299
1998 262,436 69,124
1999 262,517 68,870
2000 262,063 68,511
2001 262,425 68,288
2002 264,148 68,367
2003 265,776 68,531
2004 267,298 68,649
2005 268,706 68,734
2006 270,002 68,806
2007 271,288 68,847
2008 272,714 68,854
2009 274,123 68,864
2010 275,243 68,859
2011 276,139 69,053
2012 276,938 69,118
2013 277,665 69,715
2014 278,348 70,373
2015 278,990 70,410
2016 279,598 69,606
2017 280,171 68,496
2018 280,711 68,174
2019 281,207 67,880
2020 281,698 67,573
2021 282,147 67,202
2022 282,318 66,826
2023 282,336 66,510
2024 282,467 66,205

Fertility rates in Barbados and Dominica

Fertility rate
Barbados

Dominica
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Dominica
1960 4.71 6.18
1961 4.15 6.16
1962 4.3 6.12
1963 4.3 6.08
1964 4.21 6.03
1965 4.18 5.95
1966 4.14 5.86
1967 3.6 5.74
1968 3.57 5.59
1969 3.34 5.41
1970 3.08 5.22
1971 3.2 4.99
1972 3.15 4.67
1973 2.87 4.28
1974 2.65 3.84
1975 2.45 3.46
1976 2.24 3.19
1977 2.2 3.02
1978 1.84 2.96
1979 1.86 2.96
1980 1.78 3.04
1981 1.85 3.11
1982 1.86 3.17
1983 1.86 3.18
1984 1.75 3.15
1985 1.77 3.12
1986 1.69 3.08
1987 1.61 3.06
1988 1.58 3.06
1989 1.64 3.06
1990 1.84 3.09
1991 1.84 3.15
1992 1.8 3.18
1993 1.77 3.2
1994 1.73 2.96
1995 1.7 2.71
1996 1.67 2.55
1997 1.65 2.41
1998 1.62 2.32
1999 1.78 2.46
2000 1.93 2.35
2001 1.96 2.4
2002 1.86 2.16
2003 1.86 2.08
2004 1.8 2.02
2005 1.74 2
2006 1.7 2.07
2007 1.76 2.02
2008 1.76 1.97
2009 1.77 1.92
2010 1.79 1.89
2011 1.76 1.86
2012 1.73 1.83
2013 1.73 1.78
2014 1.73 1.71
2015 1.73 1.65
2016 1.72 1.58
2017 1.72 1.54
2018 1.72 1.52
2019 1.72 1.5
2020 1.71 1.5
2021 1.71 1.48
2022 1.71 1.48
2023 1.71 1.48

Barbados and Dominica demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Dominica
Year Median age, years
Barbados Dominica
1960 21.9 18
1961 21.8 17.8
1962 21.8 17.6
1963 21.8 17.4
1964 21.8 17.2
1965 21.8 16.9
1966 21.8 16.6
1967 21.9 16.3
1968 22.1 16
1969 22.2 15.7
1970 22.4 15.7
1971 22.6 15.9
1972 22.8 16.3
1973 23 16.6
1974 23.2 16.9
1975 23.5 17.2
1976 23.8 17.5
1977 24.1 17.8
1978 24.5 18.1
1979 24.9 18.4
1980 25.3 18.7
1981 25.7 19.1
1982 26.1 19.6
1983 26.5 20
1984 26.9 20.6
1985 27.3 21.1
1986 27.7 21.6
1987 28 22
1988 28.4 22.3
1989 28.7 22.6
1990 29.1 22.9
1991 29.5 23.2
1992 29.9 23.6
1993 30.4 24
1994 30.8 24.5
1995 31.3 25
1996 31.7 25.6
1997 32.1 26.1
1998 32.6 26.6
1999 33 27.1
2000 33.3 27.6
2001 33.7 28
2002 34 28.4
2003 34.3 28.8
2004 34.6 29.2
2005 34.9 29.6
2006 35.3 30
2007 35.6 30.3
2008 36 30.6
2009 36.3 31
2010 36.5 31.5
2011 36.8 31.6
2012 37.1 31.8
2013 37.4 31.4
2014 37.7 31.2
2015 37.9 31.6
2016 38.2 32.8
2017 38.5 34.1
2018 38.7 34.5
2019 39 35
2020 39.2 35.5
2021 39.4 35.9
2022 39.6 36.3
2023 39.9 36.6
2024 40.2 37

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Dominica
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$676M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
52.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
5.39%
2024
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
11%
2001
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
56.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
13.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
55.3
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
$156M
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$38.6M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
140,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
75.1%
2018

Energy

Barbados Dominica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
625 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$15.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
0.08 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
1.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
8.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
20.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
19.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Dominica
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.0008%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-200
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
72.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.91 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
45.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
60
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
30
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
26.1
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
10.9
2016
Visa free countries
155
2025
136
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
94%
2003
English speaking
100%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
83.8%
2023

Health

Barbados Dominica
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$574
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$157.8
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0.44%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
1.12
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
35.5
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
32.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
12.9%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
77
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
5.02 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Dominica
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
4,374 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
96.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
184.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
940 mi
2018

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