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Barbados vs DR Congo statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 109M in The DR Congo (ranked 15/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 875,313 sq mi for The DR Congo (ranked 184th vs. 11th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados DR Congo
Population
282698
115740092
Population rank 175/197 15/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$70.7B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 87/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$647
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 189/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$1,710
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
16.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$125
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 183/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$1,758
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
875,313 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
6.05
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
16.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Barbados and DR Congo: Comparison Charts

Barbados and DR Congo economies compared

GDP
Barbados

DR Congo
Year GDP
Barbados DR Congo
1960 $80,021,847 $3,359,404,118
1961 $85,363,759 $3,086,746,857
1962 $88,782,583 $3,779,841,429
1963 $99,893,761 $6,213,185,743
1964 $99,252,731 $2,881,545,273
1965 $105,021,997 $4,043,901,818
1966 $113,195,123 $4,532,660,182
1967 $125,554,009 $3,384,063,372
1968 $125,733,669 $3,909,780,539
1969 $141,393,142 $5,032,434,970
1970 $166,210,203 $4,877,684,910
1971 $186,826,503 $5,594,770,359
1972 $213,725,217 $6,173,712,814
1973 $260,767,828 $7,870,239,461
1974 $311,804,630 $9,596,960,180
1975 $402,178,605 $10,237,343,174
1976 $435,911,269 $9,648,583,225
1977 $495,097,668 $12,344,424,764
1978 $552,883,707 $15,372,608,002
1979 $670,362,452 $15,068,422,236
1980 $1,012,280,615 $14,394,927,495
1981 $1,114,204,743 $12,537,821,038
1982 $1,163,923,830 $13,651,667,371
1983 $1,236,016,507 $11,006,712,650
1984 $1,346,890,071 $7,857,729,193
1985 $1,409,536,121 $7,195,042,616
1986 $1,547,755,183 $8,095,367,168
1987 $1,704,370,308 $7,661,625,473
1988 $1,812,757,918 $8,861,299,977
1989 $2,006,165,167 $9,021,862,775
1990 $2,012,131,457 $9,349,764,580
1991 $2,020,583,702 $9,625,436,873
1992 $1,957,000,000 $8,227,343,907
1993 $2,063,342,117 $10,706,259,937
1994 $2,151,344,901 $5,820,382,248
1995 $2,216,974,096 $5,643,439,376
1996 $2,363,645,403 $5,771,456,952
1997 $2,498,384,130 $6,090,838,693
1998 $2,817,083,478 $6,217,805,821
1999 $2,951,822,205 $4,711,259,427
2000 $3,059,500,000 $19,088,046,306
2001 $3,054,500,000 $7,438,189,100
2002 $3,106,500,000 $8,728,038,525
2003 $3,209,500,000 $8,937,567,060
2004 $3,444,500,000 $10,297,483,481
2005 $3,819,500,000 $11,964,484,466
2006 $4,217,323,400 $14,451,901,696
2007 $4,675,767,950 $16,737,071,816
2008 $4,790,410,400 $19,788,515,590
2009 $4,466,809,600 $18,648,372,553
2010 $5,191,188,500 $21,565,721,045
2011 $5,342,183,800 $25,839,749,199
2012 $5,271,257,500 $29,306,235,285
2013 $5,361,158,350 $32,679,745,048
2014 $5,365,976,700 $35,909,040,926
2015 $5,288,057,750 $37,917,706,497
2016 $5,330,761,500 $37,134,801,555
2017 $5,517,340,450 $38,019,264,795
2018 $5,629,916,200 $47,568,210,010
2019 $5,788,288,000 $51,775,829,877
2020 $5,168,344,450 $48,716,961,860
2021 $5,275,242,050 $55,328,482,784
2022 $6,257,303,500 $65,801,547,756
2023 $6,720,733,200 $67,006,756,666
2024 $7,165,000,000 $70,749,355,652

Barbados and DR Congo economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

DR Congo
Year GDP per capita
Barbados DR Congo
1960 $347 $220.1
1961 $366 $197.1
1962 $377 $235.1
1963 $421 $376
1964 $414 $169.9
1965 $433 $232
1966 $462 $252.8
1967 $508 $183.3
1968 $506 $205.6
1969 $567 $257.1
1970 $666 $242.2
1971 $750 $270.3
1972 $856 $290.5
1973 $1,042 $361
1974 $1,243 $428
1975 $1,601 $445
1976 $1,734 $408
1977 $1,968 $509
1978 $2,198 $615
1979 $2,668 $582
1980 $4,025 $539
1981 $4,417 $456
1982 $4,599 $482
1983 $4,866 $376
1984 $5,284 $259.8
1985 $5,510 $230.1
1986 $6,031 $250.9
1987 $6,625 $230.1
1988 $7,033 $257.7
1989 $7,773 $254.2
1990 $7,781 $254.9
1991 $7,790 $253.8
1992 $7,519 $209.7
1993 $7,905 $263.3
1994 $8,223 $136.5
1995 $8,460 $127
1996 $9,012 $127.4
1997 $9,522 $132.3
1998 $10,734 $131.5
1999 $11,244 $96.3
2000 $11,675 $378
2001 $11,640 $142.7
2002 $11,760 $162.4
2003 $12,076 $161.5
2004 $12,886 $180.7
2005 $14,214 $203.6
2006 $15,620 $238.4
2007 $17,235 $267.9
2008 $17,566 $307
2009 $16,295 $280.8
2010 $18,860 $315
2011 $19,346 $365
2012 $19,034 $400
2013 $19,308 $431
2014 $19,278 $458
2015 $18,954 $468
2016 $19,066 $442
2017 $19,693 $437
2018 $20,056 $528
2019 $20,584 $557
2020 $18,347 $508
2021 $18,697 $558
2022 $22,164 $643
2023 $23,804 $633
2024 $25,366 $647

Barbados vs. DR Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

DR Congo
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados DR Congo
1950 53.6 38.2
1951 54.7 38.5
1952 55.9 38.9
1953 57 39.1
1954 58.3 39.4
1955 59 39.7
1956 60.5 39.9
1957 61.7 40.2
1958 62.4 40.5
1959 63.3 40.6
1960 64.1 40.8
1961 65 40.2
1962 65.7 40.4
1963 66.2 40.6
1964 66.7 40.1
1965 67.2 40.8
1966 67.7 42.2
1967 67.9 42.3
1968 68.2 42.7
1969 68.5 43
1970 68.5 43.3
1971 68.8 43.6
1972 69.1 43.9
1973 69.1 44.1
1974 69.4 44.3
1975 69.8 44.5
1976 70.1 44.7
1977 70.6 44.9
1978 71.1 44.6
1979 71.5 45.3
1980 72.1 45.5
1981 72.6 45.7
1982 72.9 45.9
1983 73.2 46.2
1984 73.3 46.5
1985 73.3 46.7
1986 73.4 47
1987 73.5 47.4
1988 73.4 47.8
1989 73.4 48.1
1990 73.5 48.5
1991 73.5 48.9
1992 73.6 49.3
1993 73.7 49.6
1994 73.8 49.9
1995 73.9 50.4
1996 74.1 49.4
1997 74 50.5
1998 74.5 49.7
1999 74.6 50.1
2000 74.6 51.9
2001 74.7 52.2
2002 74.8 52.4
2003 74.9 53
2004 75.1 53.5
2005 75 54
2006 75 54.5
2007 75.3 55
2008 75.3 55.4
2009 75.5 55.8
2010 75.5 56.4
2011 75.6 56.9
2012 75.7 57.4
2013 75.8 57.8
2014 75.9 58.2
2015 76.1 58.7
2016 76.2 59.1
2017 76.2 59.5
2018 76.4 59.9
2019 76.5 60.2
2020 76.6 60.4
2021 76.6 60
2022 75.7 61
2023 76.2 61.9
2024 76.3 62.1
2025 76.5 62.2

Barbados and DR Congo population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

DR Congo
Year Population
Barbados DR Congo
1960 230,893 15,264,846
1961 233,148 15,662,374
1962 235,224 16,075,724
1963 237,557 16,507,599
1964 239,958 16,955,327
1965 242,417 17,427,802
1966 244,996 17,931,929
1967 247,091 18,462,782
1968 248,540 19,012,189
1969 249,444 19,570,445
1970 249,387 20,137,436
1971 249,168 20,695,569
1972 249,658 21,251,160
1973 250,322 21,827,665
1974 250,777 22,418,878
1975 251,175 23,021,101
1976 251,442 23,624,031
1977 251,626 24,229,061
1978 251,551 24,992,689
1979 251,269 25,886,782
1980 251,524 26,711,099
1981 252,270 27,500,515
1982 253,095 28,338,190
1983 253,992 29,250,963
1984 254,920 30,245,081
1985 255,820 31,264,816
1986 256,618 32,265,196
1987 257,279 33,298,904
1988 257,763 34,382,752
1989 258,109 35,486,866
1990 258,582 36,684,063
1991 259,373 37,925,817
1992 260,267 39,228,910
1993 261,027 40,656,336
1994 261,620 42,626,876
1995 262,039 44,433,704
1996 262,284 45,296,124
1997 262,392 46,029,902
1998 262,436 47,297,600
1999 262,517 48,912,971
2000 262,063 50,507,442
2001 262,425 52,132,646
2002 264,148 53,750,524
2003 265,776 55,343,867
2004 267,298 56,997,741
2005 268,706 58,775,724
2006 270,002 60,615,908
2007 271,288 62,477,752
2008 272,714 64,390,664
2009 274,123 66,412,044
2010 275,243 68,563,038
2011 276,139 70,849,311
2012 276,938 73,254,618
2013 277,665 75,789,395
2014 278,348 78,403,242
2015 278,990 81,035,531
2016 279,598 83,956,415
2017 280,171 87,083,398
2018 280,711 90,047,644
2019 281,207 92,947,442
2020 281,698 95,989,998
2021 282,147 99,148,932
2022 282,318 102,396,968
2023 282,336 105,789,731
2024 282,467 109,276,265

Fertility rates in Barbados and DR Congo

Fertility rate
Barbados

DR Congo
Year Fertility rate
Barbados DR Congo
1960 4.71 6.11
1961 4.15 6.12
1962 4.3 6.14
1963 4.3 6.16
1964 4.21 6.19
1965 4.18 6.21
1966 4.14 6.24
1967 3.6 6.27
1968 3.57 6.29
1969 3.34 6.3
1970 3.08 6.33
1971 3.2 6.34
1972 3.15 6.37
1973 2.87 6.39
1974 2.65 6.4
1975 2.45 6.42
1976 2.24 6.44
1977 2.2 6.45
1978 1.84 6.46
1979 1.86 6.48
1980 1.78 6.5
1981 1.85 6.52
1982 1.86 6.54
1983 1.86 6.56
1984 1.75 6.59
1985 1.77 6.61
1986 1.69 6.63
1987 1.61 6.65
1988 1.58 6.66
1989 1.64 6.65
1990 1.84 6.65
1991 1.84 6.65
1992 1.8 6.64
1993 1.77 6.64
1994 1.73 6.64
1995 1.7 6.68
1996 1.67 6.67
1997 1.65 6.69
1998 1.62 6.7
1999 1.78 6.69
2000 1.93 6.7
2001 1.96 6.66
2002 1.86 6.61
2003 1.86 6.55
2004 1.8 6.53
2005 1.74 6.53
2006 1.7 6.55
2007 1.76 6.56
2008 1.76 6.58
2009 1.77 6.59
2010 1.79 6.59
2011 1.76 6.58
2012 1.73 6.56
2013 1.73 6.53
2014 1.73 6.48
2015 1.73 6.44
2016 1.72 6.39
2017 1.72 6.35
2018 1.72 6.3
2019 1.72 6.25
2020 1.71 6.21
2021 1.71 6.16
2022 1.71 6.11
2023 1.71 6.05

Barbados and DR Congo demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

DR Congo
Year Median age, years
Barbados DR Congo
1960 21.9 18.4
1961 21.8 18.4
1962 21.8 18.4
1963 21.8 18.5
1964 21.8 18.5
1965 21.8 18.5
1966 21.8 18.5
1967 21.9 18.5
1968 22.1 18.5
1969 22.2 18.5
1970 22.4 18.4
1971 22.6 18.3
1972 22.8 18.2
1973 23 18.1
1974 23.2 18
1975 23.5 17.9
1976 23.8 17.8
1977 24.1 17.8
1978 24.5 17.8
1979 24.9 17.9
1980 25.3 17.9
1981 25.7 17.9
1982 26.1 17.8
1983 26.5 17.9
1984 26.9 17.9
1985 27.3 17.9
1986 27.7 17.9
1987 28 17.9
1988 28.4 17.8
1989 28.7 17.8
1990 29.1 17.8
1991 29.5 17.8
1992 29.9 17.8
1993 30.4 17.8
1994 30.8 18
1995 31.3 18.1
1996 31.7 17.7
1997 32.1 17.4
1998 32.6 17.2
1999 33 17.2
2000 33.3 17.2
2001 33.7 17.1
2002 34 17.1
2003 34.3 17.1
2004 34.6 17
2005 34.9 17
2006 35.3 17
2007 35.6 17
2008 36 16.9
2009 36.3 16.9
2010 36.5 16.9
2011 36.8 16.9
2012 37.1 16.9
2013 37.4 16.9
2014 37.7 16.9
2015 37.9 16.9
2016 38.2 16.9
2017 38.5 17
2018 38.7 17
2019 39 16.9
2020 39.2 16.9
2021 39.4 16.9
2022 39.6 16.9
2023 39.9 16.9
2024 40.2 16.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados DR Congo
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$70.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
17.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
2.84%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.16%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
134,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-2.58%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
1.47%
2020
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
33%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
46.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
47.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
35.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.1%
2020
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
$5.1B
2023
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
351,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
0.38%
2018
Banked people share n/a
39.2%
2024

Energy

Barbados DR Congo
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
391 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$3.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
3.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
3.97%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
96.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.84%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
1.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
130.7 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
90.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
22.1%
2023

Society

Barbados DR Congo
% of world population
0.003%
2024
1.34%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-26,968
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
48.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
8.32
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
20
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
39
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
13.6
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
34.9
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
80.5%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
30.5%
2023

Health

Barbados DR Congo
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$24.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$9.04
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
38.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.19
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
427
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
73.2
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
6.89%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
1.92 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados DR Congo
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
1.52%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
8,010 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
135,505 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
474,331 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
94,680 mi
2015

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