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Barbados vs Finland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 5.64M in Finland (ranked 116/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 117,360 sq mi for Finland (ranked 184th vs. 70th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Finland
Population
282698
5643254
Population rank 175/197 118/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$300B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 48/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$53,189
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 22/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$64,091
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$247B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
86.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$43,897
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 12/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$37,252
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
117,360 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
48 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.26
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
44 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Barbados and Finland: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Finland economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Finland
Year GDP
Barbados Finland
1960 $80,021,847 $5,279,481,824
1961 $85,363,759 $5,984,433,774
1962 $88,782,583 $6,407,796,043
1963 $99,893,761 $6,958,916,548
1964 $99,252,731 $7,848,987,793
1965 $105,021,997 $8,680,393,839
1966 $113,195,123 $9,306,142,172
1967 $125,554,009 $9,468,272,357
1968 $125,733,669 $8,916,565,041
1969 $141,393,142 $10,177,524,839
1970 $166,210,203 $11,358,529,162
1971 $186,826,503 $12,528,522,307
1972 $213,725,217 $14,744,499,570
1973 $260,767,828 $19,474,098,335
1974 $311,804,630 $24,851,036,710
1975 $402,178,605 $29,475,251,333
1976 $435,911,269 $31,852,352,670
1977 $495,097,668 $33,502,784,418
1978 $552,883,707 $36,259,392,058
1979 $670,362,452 $44,469,218,440
1980 $1,012,280,615 $53,649,984,061
1981 $1,114,204,743 $52,440,066,134
1982 $1,163,923,830 $52,784,013,815
1983 $1,236,016,507 $50,956,447,481
1984 $1,346,890,071 $52,870,993,273
1985 $1,409,536,121 $55,856,676,899
1986 $1,547,755,183 $73,511,611,541
1987 $1,704,370,308 $91,564,993,913
1988 $1,812,757,918 $109,039,090,263
1989 $2,006,165,167 $118,991,270,611
1990 $2,012,131,457 $141,446,120,355
1991 $2,020,583,702 $127,794,441,994
1992 $1,957,000,000 $112,537,828,511
1993 $2,063,342,117 $89,112,105,756
1994 $2,151,344,901 $103,182,697,780
1995 $2,216,974,096 $134,060,457,516
1996 $2,363,645,403 $131,991,975,149
1997 $2,498,384,130 $126,862,902,302
1998 $2,817,083,478 $133,990,876,725
1999 $2,951,822,205 $135,234,241,918
2000 $3,059,500,000 $125,967,821,111
2001 $3,054,500,000 $129,519,672,869
2002 $3,106,500,000 $140,360,963,812
2003 $3,209,500,000 $171,612,867,736
2004 $3,444,500,000 $197,458,297,640
2005 $3,819,500,000 $204,859,368,791
2006 $4,217,323,400 $217,044,068,234
2007 $4,675,767,950 $256,360,251,538
2008 $4,790,410,400 $285,698,662,071
2009 $4,466,809,600 $253,480,783,439
2010 $5,191,188,500 $249,429,613,683
2011 $5,342,183,800 $275,126,915,516
2012 $5,271,257,500 $257,443,384,493
2013 $5,361,158,350 $270,268,036,626
2014 $5,365,976,700 $273,478,528,955
2015 $5,288,057,750 $233,210,733,506
2016 $5,330,761,500 $238,777,818,793
2017 $5,517,340,450 $253,846,138,440
2018 $5,629,916,200 $273,869,255,596
2019 $5,788,288,000 $267,014,821,129
2020 $5,168,344,450 $270,000,311,606
2021 $5,275,242,050 $294,223,210,496
2022 $6,257,303,500 $280,253,099,309
2023 $6,720,733,200 $294,950,618,733
2024 $7,165,000,000 $299,835,625,551

Barbados and Finland economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Finland
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Finland
1960 $347 $1,192
1961 $366 $1,341
1962 $377 $1,427
1963 $421 $1,538
1964 $414 $1,726
1965 $433 $1,902
1966 $462 $2,032
1967 $508 $2,056
1968 $506 $1,927
1969 $567 $2,201
1970 $666 $2,466
1971 $750 $2,716
1972 $856 $3,178
1973 $1,042 $4,174
1974 $1,243 $5,298
1975 $1,601 $6,256
1976 $1,734 $6,740
1977 $1,968 $7,070
1978 $2,198 $7,629
1979 $2,668 $9,333
1980 $4,025 $11,225
1981 $4,417 $10,925
1982 $4,599 $10,935
1983 $4,866 $10,494
1984 $5,284 $10,830
1985 $5,510 $11,394
1986 $6,031 $14,947
1987 $6,625 $18,565
1988 $7,033 $22,044
1989 $7,773 $23,969
1990 $7,781 $28,366
1991 $7,790 $25,489
1992 $7,519 $22,320
1993 $7,905 $17,589
1994 $8,223 $20,278
1995 $8,460 $26,246
1996 $9,012 $25,757
1997 $9,522 $24,682
1998 $10,734 $26,000
1999 $11,244 $26,180
2000 $11,675 $24,336
2001 $11,640 $24,965
2002 $11,760 $26,989
2003 $12,076 $32,920
2004 $12,886 $37,768
2005 $14,214 $39,050
2006 $15,620 $41,214
2007 $17,235 $48,473
2008 $17,566 $53,769
2009 $16,295 $47,478
2010 $18,860 $46,506
2011 $19,346 $51,060
2012 $19,034 $47,552
2013 $19,308 $49,691
2014 $19,278 $50,074
2015 $18,954 $42,560
2016 $19,066 $43,451
2017 $19,693 $46,085
2018 $20,056 $49,654
2019 $20,584 $48,358
2020 $18,347 $48,829
2021 $18,697 $53,099
2022 $22,164 $50,441
2023 $23,804 $52,822
2024 $25,366 $53,189

Barbados vs. Finland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Finland
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Finland
1950 53.6 64.2
1951 54.7 65.6
1952 55.9 66.5
1953 57 66.6
1954 58.3 67.5
1955 59 67.3
1956 60.5 68
1957 61.7 67.5
1958 62.4 68.6
1959 63.3 68.8
1960 64.1 69
1961 65 69
1962 65.7 68.7
1963 66.2 69.2
1964 66.7 69.4
1965 67.2 69.1
1966 67.7 69.6
1967 67.9 69.8
1968 68.2 69.8
1969 68.5 69.6
1970 68.5 70.3
1971 68.8 70.1
1972 69.1 70.9
1973 69.1 71.4
1974 69.4 71.3
1975 69.8 71.8
1976 70.1 72
1977 70.6 72.5
1978 71.1 73.1
1979 71.5 73.4
1980 72.1 73.6
1981 72.6 74
1982 72.9 74.5
1983 73.2 74.4
1984 73.3 74.7
1985 73.3 74.4
1986 73.4 74.8
1987 73.5 74.8
1988 73.4 74.8
1989 73.4 75
1990 73.5 75
1991 73.5 75.4
1992 73.6 75.6
1993 73.7 75.9
1994 73.8 76.6
1995 73.9 76.6
1996 74.1 76.9
1997 74 77.1
1998 74.5 77.3
1999 74.6 77.5
2000 74.6 77.7
2001 74.7 78.1
2002 74.8 78.3
2003 74.9 78.5
2004 75.1 78.8
2005 75 79
2006 75 79.4
2007 75.3 79.4
2008 75.3 79.7
2009 75.5 79.8
2010 75.5 80
2011 75.6 80.4
2012 75.7 80.5
2013 75.8 80.9
2014 75.9 81.1
2015 76.1 81.4
2016 76.2 81.3
2017 76.2 81.5
2018 76.4 81.6
2019 76.5 81.9
2020 76.6 81.8
2021 76.6 81.8
2022 75.7 81.2
2023 76.2 81.9
2024 76.3 82.1
2025 76.5 82.2

Barbados and Finland population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Finland
Year Population
Barbados Finland
1960 230,893 4,429,634
1961 233,148 4,461,005
1962 235,224 4,491,443
1963 237,557 4,523,309
1964 239,958 4,548,543
1965 242,417 4,563,732
1966 244,996 4,580,869
1967 247,091 4,605,744
1968 248,540 4,626,469
1969 249,444 4,623,785
1970 249,387 4,606,307
1971 249,168 4,612,124
1972 249,658 4,639,657
1973 250,322 4,666,081
1974 250,777 4,690,574
1975 251,175 4,711,440
1976 251,442 4,725,664
1977 251,626 4,738,902
1978 251,551 4,752,528
1979 251,269 4,764,690
1980 251,524 4,779,535
1981 252,270 4,799,964
1982 253,095 4,826,933
1983 253,992 4,855,787
1984 254,920 4,881,803
1985 255,820 4,902,206
1986 256,618 4,918,154
1987 257,279 4,932,123
1988 257,763 4,946,481
1989 258,109 4,964,371
1990 258,582 4,986,431
1991 259,373 5,013,740
1992 260,267 5,041,992
1993 261,027 5,066,447
1994 261,620 5,088,333
1995 262,039 5,107,790
1996 262,284 5,124,573
1997 262,392 5,139,835
1998 262,436 5,153,498
1999 262,517 5,165,474
2000 262,063 5,176,209
2001 262,425 5,188,008
2002 264,148 5,200,598
2003 265,776 5,213,014
2004 267,298 5,228,172
2005 268,706 5,246,096
2006 270,002 5,266,268
2007 271,288 5,288,720
2008 272,714 5,313,399
2009 274,123 5,338,871
2010 275,243 5,363,352
2011 276,139 5,388,272
2012 276,938 5,413,971
2013 277,665 5,438,972
2014 278,348 5,461,512
2015 278,990 5,479,531
2016 279,598 5,495,303
2017 280,171 5,508,214
2018 280,711 5,515,525
2019 281,207 5,521,606
2020 281,698 5,529,543
2021 282,147 5,541,017
2022 282,318 5,556,106
2023 282,336 5,583,911
2024 282,467 5,637,214

Fertility rates in Barbados and Finland

Fertility rate
Barbados

Finland
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Finland
1960 4.71 2.72
1961 4.15 2.72
1962 4.3 2.68
1963 4.3 2.68
1964 4.21 2.59
1965 4.18 2.48
1966 4.14 2.41
1967 3.6 2.32
1968 3.57 2.14
1969 3.34 1.93
1970 3.08 1.83
1971 3.2 1.68
1972 3.15 1.58
1973 2.87 1.49
1974 2.65 1.61
1975 2.45 1.68
1976 2.24 1.7
1977 2.2 1.68
1978 1.84 1.64
1979 1.86 1.64
1980 1.78 1.63
1981 1.85 1.64
1982 1.86 1.71
1983 1.86 1.74
1984 1.75 1.69
1985 1.77 1.64
1986 1.69 1.6
1987 1.61 1.59
1988 1.58 1.69
1989 1.64 1.71
1990 1.84 1.78
1991 1.84 1.79
1992 1.8 1.85
1993 1.77 1.81
1994 1.73 1.85
1995 1.7 1.81
1996 1.67 1.78
1997 1.65 1.75
1998 1.62 1.7
1999 1.78 1.73
2000 1.93 1.73
2001 1.96 1.73
2002 1.86 1.72
2003 1.86 1.76
2004 1.8 1.8
2005 1.74 1.8
2006 1.7 1.84
2007 1.76 1.83
2008 1.76 1.85
2009 1.77 1.86
2010 1.79 1.87
2011 1.76 1.83
2012 1.73 1.8
2013 1.73 1.75
2014 1.73 1.71
2015 1.73 1.65
2016 1.72 1.57
2017 1.72 1.49
2018 1.72 1.41
2019 1.72 1.35
2020 1.71 1.37
2021 1.71 1.46
2022 1.71 1.32
2023 1.71 1.26

Barbados and Finland demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Finland
Year Median age, years
Barbados Finland
1960 21.9 28.4
1961 21.8 28.4
1962 21.8 28.5
1963 21.8 28.5
1964 21.8 28.6
1965 21.8 28.7
1966 21.8 28.8
1967 21.9 28.9
1968 22.1 29
1969 22.2 29.3
1970 22.4 29.6
1971 22.6 29.9
1972 22.8 30.1
1973 23 30.2
1974 23.2 30.4
1975 23.5 30.7
1976 23.8 31.2
1977 24.1 31.7
1978 24.5 32.1
1979 24.9 32.4
1980 25.3 32.8
1981 25.7 33.2
1982 26.1 33.5
1983 26.5 33.9
1984 26.9 34.3
1985 27.3 34.7
1986 27.7 35.1
1987 28 35.4
1988 28.4 35.8
1989 28.7 36.1
1990 29.1 36.4
1991 29.5 36.7
1992 29.9 37
1993 30.4 37.2
1994 30.8 37.5
1995 31.3 37.8
1996 31.7 38.1
1997 32.1 38.4
1998 32.6 38.7
1999 33 39
2000 33.3 39.4
2001 33.7 39.7
2002 34 40
2003 34.3 40.3
2004 34.6 40.6
2005 34.9 40.9
2006 35.3 41.2
2007 35.6 41.4
2008 36 41.6
2009 36.3 41.8
2010 36.5 41.9
2011 36.8 42.1
2012 37.1 42.2
2013 37.4 42.3
2014 37.7 42.4
2015 37.9 42.5
2016 38.2 42.6
2017 38.5 42.7
2018 38.7 42.8
2019 39 43
2020 39.2 43.2
2021 39.4 43.3
2022 39.6 43.5
2023 39.9 43.8
2024 40.2 44

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Finland
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$292B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
57.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
6.38%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.42%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-3.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
8.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
62.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
22.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
77
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
22.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
134
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$20.3B
2004
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$18B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$749M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
896,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
1.79%
2020
Banked people share n/a
99.8%
2024

Energy

Barbados Finland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
5,867 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$10.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
32.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
5.78 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
32.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
50.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
35.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
30.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,391 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
52.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
18.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
42.1%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Finland
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+26,894
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
85.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
90.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
88
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
96
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.98
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
100%
2000
English speaking
100%
2023
70.2%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
93.5%
2023

Health

Barbados Finland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$4,902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$789
2022
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
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
2.3
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
22.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
9.08 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Finland
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
20,819 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
8,734 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
86,522 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
282,103 mi
2019

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