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Barbados vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 184th vs. 161st).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Gambia
Population
282698
2871879
Population rank 175/197 138/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$3,445
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$753
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

Barbados and Gambia: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Gambia economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Gambia
Year GDP
Barbados Gambia
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 $44,212,081
1967 $125,554,009 $46,695,007
1968 $125,733,669 $41,160,066
1969 $141,393,142 $45,168,072
1970 $166,210,203 $52,296,084
1971 $186,826,503 $55,728,663
1972 $213,725,217 $59,160,569
1973 $260,767,828 $75,187,749
1974 $311,804,630 $95,796,022
1975 $402,178,605 $115,179,719
1976 $435,911,269 $112,190,829
1977 $495,097,668 $138,093,099
1978 $552,883,707 $171,833,086
1979 $670,362,452 $207,112,628
1980 $1,012,280,615 $241,083,090
1981 $1,114,204,743 $218,767,743
1982 $1,163,923,830 $216,050,552
1983 $1,236,016,507 $213,448,585
1984 $1,346,890,071 $177,340,880
1985 $1,409,536,121 $225,726,359
1986 $1,547,755,183 $185,646,987
1987 $1,704,370,308 $220,626,484
1988 $1,812,757,918 $266,672,212
1989 $2,006,165,167 $284,120,329
1990 $2,012,131,457 $317,083,695
1991 $2,020,583,702 $690,311,081
1992 $1,957,000,000 $714,254,256
1993 $2,063,342,117 $755,040,974
1994 $2,151,344,901 $746,493,952
1995 $2,216,974,096 $785,999,865
1996 $2,363,645,403 $848,239,446
1997 $2,498,384,130 $803,633,342
1998 $2,817,083,478 $840,285,265
1999 $2,951,822,205 $814,724,032
2000 $3,059,500,000 $782,913,872
2001 $3,054,500,000 $687,410,645
2002 $3,106,500,000 $578,235,309
2003 $3,209,500,000 $487,038,685
2004 $3,444,500,000 $961,900,651
2005 $3,819,500,000 $1,027,701,068
2006 $4,217,323,400 $1,054,112,488
2007 $4,675,767,950 $1,279,703,047
2008 $4,790,410,400 $1,561,766,956
2009 $4,466,809,600 $1,450,142,509
2010 $5,191,188,500 $1,543,294,927
2011 $5,342,183,800 $1,409,693,597
2012 $5,271,257,500 $1,415,004,738
2013 $5,361,158,350 $1,375,609,453
2014 $5,365,976,700 $1,229,461,721
2015 $5,288,057,750 $1,378,176,609
2016 $5,330,761,500 $1,484,578,886
2017 $5,517,340,450 $1,504,909,463
2018 $5,629,916,200 $1,670,671,328
2019 $5,788,288,000 $1,813,609,692
2020 $5,168,344,450 $1,812,170,891
2021 $5,275,242,050 $2,014,158,842
2022 $6,257,303,500 $2,204,734,527
2023 $6,720,733,200 $2,396,111,021
2024 $7,165,000,000 $2,507,519,958

Barbados and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Gambia
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 -
1966 $462 $94.4
1967 $508 $97
1968 $506 $83.1
1969 $567 $88.7
1970 $666 $99.8
1971 $750 $103.3
1972 $856 $106.5
1973 $1,042 $131.4
1974 $1,243 $162.6
1975 $1,601 $189.8
1976 $1,734 $179.3
1977 $1,968 $213.8
1978 $2,198 $257.6
1979 $2,668 $300
1980 $4,025 $338
1981 $4,417 $296
1982 $4,599 $282.1
1983 $4,866 $268.6
1984 $5,284 $214.8
1985 $5,510 $262.8
1986 $6,031 $207.7
1987 $6,625 $237
1988 $7,033 $274.9
1989 $7,773 $280.9
1990 $7,781 $301
1991 $7,790 $628
1992 $7,519 $623
1993 $7,905 $635
1994 $8,223 $608
1995 $8,460 $622
1996 $9,012 $652
1997 $9,522 $600
1998 $10,734 $610
1999 $11,244 $575
2000 $11,675 $538
2001 $11,640 $460
2002 $11,760 $377
2003 $12,076 $309
2004 $12,886 $593
2005 $14,214 $616
2006 $15,620 $615
2007 $17,235 $725
2008 $17,566 $859
2009 $16,295 $775
2010 $18,860 $801
2011 $19,346 $711
2012 $19,034 $693
2013 $19,308 $654
2014 $19,278 $568
2015 $18,954 $620
2016 $19,066 $650
2017 $19,693 $643
2018 $20,056 $696
2019 $20,584 $738
2020 $18,347 $720
2021 $18,697 $782
2022 $22,164 $836
2023 $23,804 $888
2024 $25,366 $909

Barbados vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Gambia
1950 53.6 31.2
1951 54.7 31.5
1952 55.9 31.7
1953 57 31.9
1954 58.3 32.2
1955 59 32.4
1956 60.5 32.8
1957 61.7 33.1
1958 62.4 33.6
1959 63.3 34.1
1960 64.1 34.6
1961 65 35.1
1962 65.7 35.6
1963 66.2 36.1
1964 66.7 36.6
1965 67.2 37.1
1966 67.7 37.6
1967 67.9 38.1
1968 68.2 38.5
1969 68.5 39
1970 68.5 39.5
1971 68.8 40
1972 69.1 40.5
1973 69.1 41.1
1974 69.4 41.7
1975 69.8 42.2
1976 70.1 42.9
1977 70.6 43.4
1978 71.1 43.6
1979 71.5 44.5
1980 72.1 45
1981 72.6 44.5
1982 72.9 46.3
1983 73.2 46.9
1984 73.3 47.5
1985 73.3 48.2
1986 73.4 48.8
1987 73.5 49.4
1988 73.4 50.1
1989 73.4 50.7
1990 73.5 51.3
1991 73.5 51.9
1992 73.6 52.5
1993 73.7 53.2
1994 73.8 53.8
1995 73.9 54.3
1996 74.1 54.8
1997 74 55.2
1998 74.5 56
1999 74.6 56.5
2000 74.6 56.9
2001 74.7 57.3
2002 74.8 57.7
2003 74.9 58.2
2004 75.1 58.7
2005 75 59.1
2006 75 59.7
2007 75.3 60
2008 75.3 60.5
2009 75.5 60.7
2010 75.5 61.2
2011 75.6 61.6
2012 75.7 61.9
2013 75.8 62.3
2014 75.9 62.6
2015 76.1 63
2016 76.2 63.4
2017 76.2 63.7
2018 76.4 64
2019 76.5 64.4
2020 76.6 64.4
2021 76.6 63.8
2022 75.7 64.9
2023 76.2 65.9
2024 76.3 66.1
2025 76.5 66.3

Barbados and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Gambia
Year Population
Barbados Gambia
1960 230,893 398,060
1961 233,148 408,930
1962 235,224 420,163
1963 237,557 431,757
1964 239,958 443,687
1965 242,417 455,952
1966 244,996 468,516
1967 247,091 481,588
1968 248,540 495,269
1969 249,444 509,440
1970 249,387 524,105
1971 249,168 539,388
1972 249,658 555,370
1973 250,322 571,991
1974 250,777 589,085
1975 251,175 606,821
1976 251,442 625,667
1977 251,626 645,770
1978 251,551 667,103
1979 251,269 689,781
1980 251,524 713,913
1981 252,270 739,125
1982 253,095 765,753
1983 253,992 794,525
1984 254,920 825,631
1985 255,820 858,874
1986 256,618 894,019
1987 257,279 931,091
1988 257,763 970,160
1989 258,109 1,011,357
1990 258,582 1,054,696
1991 259,373 1,099,959
1992 260,267 1,145,582
1993 261,027 1,188,365
1994 261,620 1,227,226
1995 262,039 1,264,313
1996 262,284 1,301,410
1997 262,392 1,338,889
1998 262,436 1,376,987
1999 262,517 1,415,779
2000 262,063 1,455,084
2001 262,425 1,495,011
2002 264,148 1,535,691
2003 265,776 1,577,611
2004 267,298 1,621,312
2005 268,706 1,667,037
2006 270,002 1,715,275
2007 271,288 1,765,774
2008 272,714 1,817,852
2009 274,123 1,871,422
2010 275,243 1,926,630
2011 276,139 1,983,784
2012 276,938 2,043,094
2013 277,665 2,103,820
2014 278,348 2,164,528
2015 278,990 2,224,529
2016 279,598 2,283,769
2017 280,171 2,342,189
2018 280,711 2,399,632
2019 281,207 2,456,844
2020 281,698 2,515,733
2021 282,147 2,576,010
2022 282,318 2,636,470
2023 282,336 2,697,845
2024 282,467 2,759,988

Fertility rates in Barbados and Gambia

Fertility rate
Barbados

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Gambia
1960 4.71 6.25
1961 4.15 6.23
1962 4.3 6.21
1963 4.3 6.2
1964 4.21 6.2
1965 4.18 6.19
1966 4.14 6.18
1967 3.6 6.21
1968 3.57 6.22
1969 3.34 6.25
1970 3.08 6.26
1971 3.2 6.33
1972 3.15 6.37
1973 2.87 6.41
1974 2.65 6.42
1975 2.45 6.43
1976 2.24 6.43
1977 2.2 6.43
1978 1.84 6.42
1979 1.86 6.41
1980 1.78 6.41
1981 1.85 6.4
1982 1.86 6.4
1983 1.86 6.39
1984 1.75 6.39
1985 1.77 6.36
1986 1.69 6.34
1987 1.61 6.3
1988 1.58 6.26
1989 1.64 6.25
1990 1.84 6.25
1991 1.84 6.19
1992 1.8 6.11
1993 1.77 6.03
1994 1.73 6.04
1995 1.7 5.99
1996 1.67 5.93
1997 1.65 5.85
1998 1.62 5.82
1999 1.78 5.77
2000 1.93 5.72
2001 1.96 5.67
2002 1.86 5.66
2003 1.86 5.66
2004 1.8 5.68
2005 1.74 5.71
2006 1.7 5.74
2007 1.76 5.69
2008 1.76 5.63
2009 1.77 5.57
2010 1.79 5.56
2011 1.76 5.54
2012 1.73 5.52
2013 1.73 5.39
2014 1.73 5.2
2015 1.73 5
2016 1.72 4.81
2017 1.72 4.61
2018 1.72 4.42
2019 1.72 4.33
2020 1.71 4.25
2021 1.71 4.17
2022 1.71 4.08
2023 1.71 4.01

Barbados and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Gambia
Year Median age, years
Barbados Gambia
1960 21.9 19.4
1961 21.8 19.4
1962 21.8 19.5
1963 21.8 19.6
1964 21.8 19.6
1965 21.8 19.7
1966 21.8 19.7
1967 21.9 19.8
1968 22.1 19.7
1969 22.2 19.6
1970 22.4 19.5
1971 22.6 19.4
1972 22.8 19.3
1973 23 19.2
1974 23.2 19.1
1975 23.5 18.9
1976 23.8 18.8
1977 24.1 18.6
1978 24.5 18.5
1979 24.9 18.4
1980 25.3 18.2
1981 25.7 18.1
1982 26.1 17.9
1983 26.5 17.8
1984 26.9 17.6
1985 27.3 17.5
1986 27.7 17.4
1987 28 17.4
1988 28.4 17.3
1989 28.7 17.2
1990 29.1 17.2
1991 29.5 17.1
1992 29.9 17.1
1993 30.4 17
1994 30.8 16.9
1995 31.3 16.8
1996 31.7 16.7
1997 32.1 16.6
1998 32.6 16.5
1999 33 16.5
2000 33.3 16.5
2001 33.7 16.6
2002 34 16.6
2003 34.3 16.7
2004 34.6 16.8
2005 34.9 16.9
2006 35.3 17
2007 35.6 17.1
2008 36 17.2
2009 36.3 17.3
2010 36.5 17.4
2011 36.8 17.5
2012 37.1 17.6
2013 37.4 17.7
2014 37.7 17.8
2015 37.9 17.9
2016 38.2 18.1
2017 38.5 18.2
2018 38.7 18.4
2019 39 18.5
2020 39.2 18.7
2021 39.4 18.9
2022 39.6 19.1
2023 39.9 19.2
2024 40.2 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.6%
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
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
30.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
38.2%
2024

Energy

Barbados Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
47.7%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Barbados Gambia
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
65.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
29.6
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
58.7%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
45.9%
2023

Health

Barbados Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
44.1
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Gambia
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
1,850 mi
2011

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