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Barbados vs France statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 68.5M in France (ranked 23/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 208,090 sq mi for France (ranked 184th vs. 48th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while France ranks 27/197 ($46,150).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados France
Population
282698
68701054
Population rank 175/197 23/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$3.16T
2024
GDP rank 158/197 7/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$46,150
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 27/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$61,322
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$3.58T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
116.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$52,199
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 8/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$33,898
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
208,090 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
329 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.66
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
43 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Barbados and France: Comparison Charts

Barbados and France economies compared

GDP
Barbados

France
Year GDP
Barbados France
1960 $80,021,847 $61,756,878,990
1961 $85,363,759 $66,806,595,975
1962 $88,782,583 $74,888,595,286
1963 $99,893,761 $83,957,182,115
1964 $99,252,731 $93,079,224,076
1965 $105,021,997 $100,522,559,916
1966 $113,195,123 $108,928,356,519
1967 $125,554,009 $117,751,396,249
1968 $125,733,669 $128,427,504,709
1969 $141,393,142 $140,361,802,782
1970 $166,210,203 $146,926,998,937
1971 $186,826,503 $164,238,872,973
1972 $213,725,217 $201,621,751,625
1973 $260,767,828 $262,343,828,816
1974 $311,804,630 $283,102,178,123
1975 $402,178,605 $356,780,728,163
1976 $435,911,269 $368,488,292,816
1977 $495,097,668 $406,736,454,934
1978 $552,883,707 $501,724,418,605
1979 $670,362,452 $608,218,624,730
1980 $1,012,280,615 $694,529,183,483
1981 $1,114,204,743 $609,184,791,792
1982 $1,163,923,830 $578,152,310,610
1983 $1,236,016,507 $553,356,312,936
1984 $1,346,890,071 $525,033,325,828
1985 $1,409,536,121 $547,220,981,165
1986 $1,547,755,183 $764,946,585,851
1987 $1,704,370,308 $926,320,855,615
1988 $1,812,757,918 $1,010,827,662,152
1989 $2,006,165,167 $1,016,742,237,302
1990 $2,012,131,457 $1,257,649,439,827
1991 $2,020,583,702 $1,258,961,748,634
1992 $1,957,000,000 $1,389,663,073,110
1993 $2,063,342,117 $1,314,383,368,080
1994 $2,151,344,901 $1,385,822,778,828
1995 $2,216,974,096 $1,595,219,345,512
1996 $2,363,645,403 $1,598,889,216,566
1997 $2,498,384,130 $1,449,392,222,971
1998 $2,817,083,478 $1,496,906,382,032
1999 $2,951,822,205 $1,486,915,879,702
2000 $3,059,500,000 $1,360,959,069,477
2001 $3,054,500,000 $1,370,376,677,299
2002 $3,106,500,000 $1,492,427,756,382
2003 $3,209,500,000 $1,835,095,983,049
2004 $3,444,500,000 $2,109,792,297,237
2005 $3,819,500,000 $2,192,146,403,028
2006 $4,217,323,400 $2,317,861,544,691
2007 $4,675,767,950 $2,655,816,911,867
2008 $4,790,410,400 $2,926,802,941,586
2009 $4,466,809,600 $2,700,075,882,519
2010 $5,191,188,500 $2,646,230,027,988
2011 $5,342,183,800 $2,870,408,553,990
2012 $5,271,257,500 $2,683,007,095,787
2013 $5,361,158,350 $2,816,077,607,875
2014 $5,365,976,700 $2,861,236,112,552
2015 $5,288,057,750 $2,442,483,452,643
2016 $5,330,761,500 $2,470,407,619,777
2017 $5,517,340,450 $2,588,868,323,335
2018 $5,629,916,200 $2,781,576,320,884
2019 $5,788,288,000 $2,722,793,515,172
2020 $5,168,344,450 $2,647,926,055,110
2021 $5,275,242,050 $2,966,433,692,008
2022 $6,257,303,500 $2,796,302,210,399
2023 $6,720,733,200 $3,051,831,611,385
2024 $7,165,000,000 $3,162,079,073,496

Barbados and France economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

France
Year GDP per capita
Barbados France
1960 $347 $1,303
1961 $366 $1,395
1962 $377 $1,548
1963 $421 $1,718
1964 $414 $1,884
1965 $433 $2,015
1966 $462 $2,165
1967 $508 $2,321
1968 $506 $2,513
1969 $567 $2,724
1970 $666 $2,825
1971 $750 $3,128
1972 $856 $3,807
1973 $1,042 $4,914
1974 $1,243 $5,267
1975 $1,601 $6,607
1976 $1,734 $6,795
1977 $1,968 $7,465
1978 $2,198 $9,167
1979 $2,668 $11,063
1980 $4,025 $12,565
1981 $4,417 $10,956
1982 $4,599 $10,360
1983 $4,866 $9,862
1984 $5,284 $9,312
1985 $5,510 $9,657
1986 $6,031 $13,430
1987 $6,625 $16,176
1988 $7,033 $17,550
1989 $7,773 $17,547
1990 $7,781 $21,586
1991 $7,790 $21,501
1992 $7,519 $23,615
1993 $7,905 $22,239
1994 $8,223 $23,360
1995 $8,460 $26,792
1996 $9,012 $26,758
1997 $9,522 $24,169
1998 $10,734 $24,869
1999 $11,244 $24,576
2000 $11,675 $22,341
2001 $11,640 $22,332
2002 $11,760 $24,145
2003 $12,076 $29,480
2004 $12,886 $33,645
2005 $14,214 $34,696
2006 $15,620 $36,432
2007 $17,235 $41,486
2008 $17,566 $45,465
2009 $16,295 $41,728
2010 $18,860 $40,695
2011 $19,346 $43,930
2012 $19,034 $40,864
2013 $19,308 $42,669
2014 $19,278 $43,148
2015 $18,954 $36,702
2016 $19,066 $37,024
2017 $19,693 $38,687
2018 $20,056 $41,418
2019 $20,584 $40,408
2020 $18,347 $39,170
2021 $18,697 $43,725
2022 $22,164 $41,083
2023 $23,804 $44,691
2024 $25,366 $46,150

Barbados vs. France life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

France
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados France
1950 53.6 66.4
1951 54.7 66.1
1952 55.9 67.4
1953 57 67.3
1954 58.3 68.2
1955 59 68.4
1956 60.5 68.5
1957 61.7 68.9
1958 62.4 70.1
1959 63.3 70.2
1960 64.1 70.4
1961 65 71
1962 65.7 70.5
1963 66.2 70.3
1964 66.7 71.3
1965 67.2 71.1
1966 67.7 71.5
1967 67.9 71.5
1968 68.2 71.5
1969 68.5 71.2
1970 68.5 72.1
1971 68.8 72.1
1972 69.1 72.3
1973 69.1 72.5
1974 69.4 72.8
1975 69.8 72.9
1976 70.1 73.1
1977 70.6 73.7
1978 71.1 73.8
1979 71.5 74.1
1980 72.1 74.2
1981 72.6 74.4
1982 72.9 74.8
1983 73.2 74.7
1984 73.3 75.2
1985 73.3 75.3
1986 73.4 75.6
1987 73.5 76.1
1988 73.4 76.4
1989 73.4 76.5
1990 73.5 76.8
1991 73.5 77
1992 73.6 77.3
1993 73.7 77.3
1994 73.8 77.8
1995 73.9 77.9
1996 74.1 78.1
1997 74 78.4
1998 74.5 78.6
1999 74.6 78.7
2000 74.6 79
2001 74.7 79.2
2002 74.8 79.4
2003 74.9 79.4
2004 75.1 80.3
2005 75 80.3
2006 75 80.7
2007 75.3 81
2008 75.3 81
2009 75.5 81.2
2010 75.5 81.4
2011 75.6 81.8
2012 75.7 81.7
2013 75.8 82
2014 75.9 82.4
2015 76.1 82.1
2016 76.2 82.4
2017 76.2 82.4
2018 76.4 82.6
2019 76.5 82.7
2020 76.6 82.2
2021 76.6 82.3
2022 75.7 82.5
2023 76.2 83.3
2024 76.3 83.5
2025 76.5 83.6

Barbados and France population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

France
Year Population
Barbados France
1960 230,893 47,412,964
1961 233,148 47,905,982
1962 235,224 48,389,516
1963 237,557 48,877,567
1964 239,958 49,401,492
1965 242,417 49,877,725
1966 244,996 50,311,637
1967 247,091 50,722,791
1968 248,540 51,112,980
1969 249,444 51,536,014
1970 249,387 52,007,169
1971 249,168 52,499,553
1972 249,658 52,962,356
1973 250,322 53,392,161
1974 250,777 53,746,571
1975 251,175 54,002,853
1976 251,442 54,232,383
1977 251,626 54,486,467
1978 251,551 54,734,030
1979 251,269 54,979,851
1980 251,524 55,274,184
1981 252,270 55,603,353
1982 253,095 55,806,789
1983 253,992 56,108,330
1984 254,920 56,383,085
1985 255,820 56,665,619
1986 256,618 56,956,002
1987 257,279 57,266,167
1988 257,763 57,598,186
1989 258,109 57,943,062
1990 258,582 58,261,012
1991 259,373 58,554,242
1992 260,267 58,846,584
1993 261,027 59,103,094
1994 261,620 59,324,863
1995 262,039 59,541,294
1996 262,284 59,754,504
1997 262,392 59,968,066
1998 262,436 60,190,684
1999 262,517 60,501,986
2000 262,063 60,918,661
2001 262,425 61,364,377
2002 264,148 61,812,142
2003 265,776 62,249,855
2004 267,298 62,707,588
2005 268,706 63,180,854
2006 270,002 63,622,342
2007 271,288 64,016,890
2008 272,714 64,375,116
2009 274,123 64,706,436
2010 275,243 65,026,211
2011 276,139 65,340,830
2012 276,938 65,657,659
2013 277,665 65,997,932
2014 278,348 66,312,067
2015 278,990 66,548,272
2016 279,598 66,724,104
2017 280,171 66,918,020
2018 280,711 67,158,348
2019 281,207 67,382,061
2020 281,698 67,601,110
2021 282,147 67,842,811
2022 282,318 68,065,015
2023 282,336 68,287,487
2024 282,467 68,516,699

Fertility rates in Barbados and France

Fertility rate
Barbados

France
Year Fertility rate
Barbados France
1960 4.71 2.85
1961 4.15 2.87
1962 4.3 2.89
1963 4.3 2.89
1964 4.21 2.87
1965 4.18 2.84
1966 4.14 2.8
1967 3.6 2.75
1968 3.57 2.69
1969 3.34 2.62
1970 3.08 2.55
1971 3.2 2.47
1972 3.15 2.38
1973 2.87 2.28
1974 2.65 2.18
1975 2.45 2.09
1976 2.24 2.01
1977 2.2 1.94
1978 1.84 1.89
1979 1.86 1.87
1980 1.78 1.85
1981 1.85 1.85
1982 1.86 1.86
1983 1.86 1.86
1984 1.75 1.86
1985 1.77 1.86
1986 1.69 1.85
1987 1.61 1.83
1988 1.58 1.81
1989 1.64 1.79
1990 1.84 1.77
1991 1.84 1.75
1992 1.8 1.74
1993 1.77 1.73
1994 1.73 1.73
1995 1.7 1.74
1996 1.67 1.75
1997 1.65 1.77
1998 1.62 1.78
1999 1.78 1.81
2000 1.93 1.89
2001 1.96 1.9
2002 1.86 1.88
2003 1.86 1.89
2004 1.8 1.92
2005 1.74 1.94
2006 1.7 2
2007 1.76 1.98
2008 1.76 2.01
2009 1.77 2
2010 1.79 2.03
2011 1.76 2.01
2012 1.73 2.01
2013 1.73 1.99
2014 1.73 2
2015 1.73 1.96
2016 1.72 1.92
2017 1.72 1.89
2018 1.72 1.87
2019 1.72 1.86
2020 1.71 1.83
2021 1.71 1.84
2022 1.71 1.79
2023 1.71 1.66

Barbados and France demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

France
Year Median age, years
Barbados France
1960 21.9 32.8
1961 21.8 32.8
1962 21.8 32.9
1963 21.8 32.8
1964 21.8 32.8
1965 21.8 32.7
1966 21.8 32.7
1967 21.9 32.7
1968 22.1 32.6
1969 22.2 32.5
1970 22.4 32.4
1971 22.6 32.2
1972 22.8 32
1973 23 31.8
1974 23.2 31.7
1975 23.5 31.6
1976 23.8 31.7
1977 24.1 31.9
1978 24.5 32.1
1979 24.9 32.3
1980 25.3 32.4
1981 25.7 32.6
1982 26.1 32.8
1983 26.5 33
1984 26.9 33.3
1985 27.3 33.5
1986 27.7 33.7
1987 28 34
1988 28.4 34.2
1989 28.7 34.5
1990 29.1 34.7
1991 29.5 35
1992 29.9 35.3
1993 30.4 35.6
1994 30.8 35.9
1995 31.3 36.2
1996 31.7 36.5
1997 32.1 36.8
1998 32.6 37.1
1999 33 37.4
2000 33.3 37.7
2001 33.7 37.9
2002 34 38.2
2003 34.3 38.4
2004 34.6 38.6
2005 34.9 38.9
2006 35.3 39.1
2007 35.6 39.4
2008 36 39.6
2009 36.3 39.8
2010 36.5 40
2011 36.8 40.3
2012 37.1 40.5
2013 37.4 40.8
2014 37.7 41
2015 37.9 41.2
2016 38.2 41.4
2017 38.5 41.6
2018 38.7 41.9
2019 39 42.1
2020 39.2 42.3
2021 39.4 42.4
2022 39.6 42.6
2023 39.9 42.8
2024 40.2 43

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados France
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$3.1T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
57.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
5.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
304,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-5.46%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
7.39%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
70.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
17.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
25%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
2,868,031
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.42%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
52
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
457
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$2.37T
2018
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$283B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$38.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
117,109,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
4.8%
2020
Banked people share n/a
99.2%
2024

Energy

Barbados France
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
3,140 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
282.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
4.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
46.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
16.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
46.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
47.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,423 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
22.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
11.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
64.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados France
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+90,527
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
82%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
85.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
85
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
1.34
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
99%
2003
English speaking
100%
2023
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
88.7%
2024

Health

Barbados France
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$4,865
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$434
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
3.34
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
4.3
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
10%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
6.5%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
80
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
34.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
10.3 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados France
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.36%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
3,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
109,256 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
67,580 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
654,437 mi
2011

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