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Barbados vs Grenada statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 117K in Grenada (ranked 182/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 131.3 sq mi for Grenada (ranked 184th vs. 186th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Grenada ranks 184/197 ($1.39B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Grenada ranks 80/197 ($11,872).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Grenada
Population
282698
117349
Population rank 175/197 182/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$1.39B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 184/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$11,872
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 80/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$20,167
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$1.02B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
71.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$8,688
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 62/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$11,039
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
893 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
34.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
75.5 years
2025

Barbados and Grenada: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Grenada economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Grenada
Year GDP
Barbados Grenada
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 $71,494,495
1978 $552,883,707 $88,322,386
1979 $670,362,452 $102,244,362
1980 $1,012,280,615 $110,900,457
1981 $1,114,204,743 $115,651,919
1982 $1,163,923,830 $125,435,590
1983 $1,236,016,507 $131,803,552
1984 $1,346,890,071 $145,533,311
1985 $1,409,536,121 $167,728,455
1986 $1,547,755,183 $187,589,523
1987 $1,704,370,308 $215,009,570
1988 $1,812,757,918 $236,357,524
1989 $2,006,165,167 $267,327,642
1990 $2,012,131,457 $278,098,763
1991 $2,020,583,702 $300,757,889
1992 $1,957,000,000 $310,160,444
1993 $2,063,342,117 $309,812,185
1994 $2,151,344,901 $325,111,815
1995 $2,216,974,096 $342,172,519
1996 $2,363,645,403 $366,911,444
1997 $2,498,384,130 $392,190,593
1998 $2,817,083,478 $445,903,593
1999 $2,951,822,205 $482,009,370
2000 $3,059,500,000 $520,044,370
2001 $3,054,500,000 $520,444,185
2002 $3,106,500,000 $540,336,926
2003 $3,209,500,000 $591,018,407
2004 $3,444,500,000 $599,118,593
2005 $3,819,500,000 $695,555,556
2006 $4,217,323,400 $698,700,667
2007 $4,675,767,950 $758,683,593
2008 $4,790,410,400 $825,976,037
2009 $4,466,809,600 $771,275,556
2010 $5,191,188,500 $771,014,815
2011 $5,342,183,800 $778,655,556
2012 $5,271,257,500 $799,881,481
2013 $5,361,158,350 $842,618,519
2014 $5,365,976,700 $911,496,296
2015 $5,288,057,750 $997,007,407
2016 $5,330,761,500 $1,061,640,741
2017 $5,517,340,450 $1,125,685,185
2018 $5,629,916,200 $1,166,514,815
2019 $5,788,288,000 $1,213,485,185
2020 $5,168,344,450 $1,043,411,111
2021 $5,275,242,050 $1,122,800,000
2022 $6,257,303,500 $1,231,732,104
2023 $6,720,733,200 $1,323,985,600
2024 $7,165,000,000 $1,391,435,993

Barbados and Grenada economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Grenada
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Grenada
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 $737
1978 $2,198 $917
1979 $2,668 $1,071
1980 $4,025 $1,173
1981 $4,417 $1,230
1982 $4,599 $1,329
1983 $4,866 $1,388
1984 $5,284 $1,524
1985 $5,510 $1,745
1986 $6,031 $1,938
1987 $6,625 $2,205
1988 $7,033 $2,404
1989 $7,773 $2,697
1990 $7,781 $2,782
1991 $7,790 $2,984
1992 $7,519 $3,053
1993 $7,905 $3,026
1994 $8,223 $3,152
1995 $8,460 $3,294
1996 $9,012 $3,508
1997 $9,522 $3,725
1998 $10,734 $4,206
1999 $11,244 $4,516
2000 $11,675 $4,840
2001 $11,640 $4,820
2002 $11,760 $4,984
2003 $12,076 $5,428
2004 $12,886 $5,480
2005 $14,214 $6,339
2006 $15,620 $6,344
2007 $17,235 $6,865
2008 $17,566 $7,448
2009 $16,295 $6,933
2010 $18,860 $6,910
2011 $19,346 $6,947
2012 $19,034 $7,093
2013 $19,308 $7,425
2014 $19,278 $7,986
2015 $18,954 $8,694
2016 $19,066 $9,221
2017 $19,693 $9,751
2018 $20,056 $10,083
2019 $20,584 $10,463
2020 $18,347 $8,969
2021 $18,697 $9,622
2022 $22,164 $10,535
2023 $23,804 $11,308
2024 $25,366 $11,872

Barbados vs. Grenada life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Grenada
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Grenada
1950 53.6 52.7
1951 54.7 53.8
1952 55.9 54.8
1953 57 55.7
1954 58.3 56.7
1955 59 57.8
1956 60.5 59
1957 61.7 60.3
1958 62.4 61.4
1959 63.3 62.4
1960 64.1 63.1
1961 65 63.6
1962 65.7 63.8
1963 66.2 63.8
1964 66.7 64.2
1965 67.2 64.8
1966 67.7 65.6
1967 67.9 66.5
1968 68.2 66.9
1969 68.5 67
1970 68.5 66.9
1971 68.8 66.9
1972 69.1 67.2
1973 69.1 67.6
1974 69.4 67.9
1975 69.8 68
1976 70.1 67.9
1977 70.6 67.9
1978 71.1 67.9
1979 71.5 67.9
1980 72.1 68.1
1981 72.6 68.3
1982 72.9 68.6
1983 73.2 64.3
1984 73.3 69.1
1985 73.3 69.3
1986 73.4 69.6
1987 73.5 69.8
1988 73.4 70
1989 73.4 70.3
1990 73.5 70.5
1991 73.5 70.8
1992 73.6 71.1
1993 73.7 71.5
1994 73.8 71.8
1995 73.9 72.1
1996 74.1 72.4
1997 74 72.6
1998 74.5 72.8
1999 74.6 72.9
2000 74.6 73
2001 74.7 73
2002 74.8 73.1
2003 74.9 73.3
2004 75.1 72.4
2005 75 73.7
2006 75 73.9
2007 75.3 74.2
2008 75.3 74.4
2009 75.5 74.6
2010 75.5 74.7
2011 75.6 74.9
2012 75.7 75
2013 75.8 75
2014 75.9 75
2015 76.1 75
2016 76.2 75
2017 76.2 75
2018 76.4 75
2019 76.5 75
2020 76.6 75
2021 76.6 74.5
2022 75.7 75.2
2023 76.2 75.2
2024 76.3 75.4
2025 76.5 75.5

Barbados and Grenada population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Grenada
Year Population
Barbados Grenada
1960 230,893 94,058
1961 233,148 95,335
1962 235,224 96,375
1963 237,557 97,195
1964 239,958 97,760
1965 242,417 98,067
1966 244,996 98,121
1967 247,091 98,066
1968 248,540 98,078
1969 249,444 98,204
1970 249,387 98,414
1971 249,168 98,648
1972 249,658 98,777
1973 250,322 98,709
1974 250,777 98,486
1975 251,175 98,126
1976 251,442 97,632
1977 251,626 97,017
1978 251,551 96,305
1979 251,269 95,490
1980 251,524 94,538
1981 252,270 94,052
1982 253,095 94,383
1983 253,992 94,948
1984 254,920 95,498
1985 255,820 96,111
1986 256,618 96,790
1987 257,279 97,526
1988 257,763 98,308
1989 258,109 99,121
1990 258,582 99,957
1991 259,373 100,793
1992 260,267 101,602
1993 261,027 102,382
1994 261,620 103,138
1995 262,039 103,869
1996 262,284 104,584
1997 262,392 105,293
1998 262,436 106,009
1999 262,517 106,727
2000 262,063 107,451
2001 262,425 107,987
2002 264,148 108,404
2003 265,776 108,884
2004 267,298 109,323
2005 268,706 109,734
2006 270,002 110,135
2007 271,288 110,522
2008 272,714 110,896
2009 274,123 111,254
2010 275,243 111,586
2011 276,139 112,079
2012 276,938 112,775
2013 277,665 113,487
2014 278,348 114,132
2015 278,990 114,676
2016 279,598 115,130
2017 280,171 115,438
2018 280,711 115,691
2019 281,207 115,981
2020 281,698 116,341
2021 282,147 116,688
2022 282,318 116,913
2023 282,336 117,081
2024 282,467 117,207

Fertility rates in Barbados and Grenada

Fertility rate
Barbados

Grenada
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Grenada
1960 4.71 6.74
1961 4.15 6.63
1962 4.3 6.44
1963 4.3 6.2
1964 4.21 5.91
1965 4.18 5.6
1966 4.14 5.3
1967 3.6 5.04
1968 3.57 4.84
1969 3.34 4.69
1970 3.08 4.46
1971 3.2 4.31
1972 3.15 4.18
1973 2.87 4.05
1974 2.65 3.92
1975 2.45 3.75
1976 2.24 3.6
1977 2.2 3.46
1978 1.84 3.35
1979 1.86 3.34
1980 1.78 3.3
1981 1.85 2.99
1982 1.86 3.15
1983 1.86 3.31
1984 1.75 3.22
1985 1.77 3.48
1986 1.69 3.58
1987 1.61 3.58
1988 1.58 3.19
1989 1.64 3.23
1990 1.84 3.06
1991 1.84 3.11
1992 1.8 2.97
1993 1.77 2.81
1994 1.73 2.79
1995 1.7 2.82
1996 1.67 2.85
1997 1.65 2.8
1998 1.62 2.49
1999 1.78 2.39
2000 1.93 2.44
2001 1.96 2.42
2002 1.86 2.38
2003 1.86 2.33
2004 1.8 2.29
2005 1.74 2.24
2006 1.7 2.19
2007 1.76 2.15
2008 1.76 2.12
2009 1.77 2.08
2010 1.79 2.04
2011 1.76 2.01
2012 1.73 1.97
2013 1.73 1.91
2014 1.73 1.8
2015 1.73 1.72
2016 1.72 1.62
2017 1.72 1.44
2018 1.72 1.53
2019 1.72 1.54
2020 1.71 1.53
2021 1.71 1.52
2022 1.71 1.5
2023 1.71 1.49

Barbados and Grenada demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Grenada
Year Median age, years
Barbados Grenada
1960 21.9 16.2
1961 21.8 16.2
1962 21.8 16.2
1963 21.8 16.3
1964 21.8 16.3
1965 21.8 16.3
1966 21.8 16.2
1967 21.9 16.2
1968 22.1 16.3
1969 22.2 16.5
1970 22.4 16.7
1971 22.6 16.9
1972 22.8 17.1
1973 23 17.4
1974 23.2 17.7
1975 23.5 17.9
1976 23.8 18.2
1977 24.1 18.4
1978 24.5 18.7
1979 24.9 18.9
1980 25.3 19.1
1981 25.7 19.4
1982 26.1 19.9
1983 26.5 20.5
1984 26.9 21.1
1985 27.3 21.6
1986 27.7 22
1987 28 22.5
1988 28.4 22.9
1989 28.7 23.2
1990 29.1 23.6
1991 29.5 23.9
1992 29.9 24.1
1993 30.4 24.3
1994 30.8 24.5
1995 31.3 24.6
1996 31.7 24.7
1997 32.1 24.7
1998 32.6 24.7
1999 33 24.6
2000 33.3 24.5
2001 33.7 24.5
2002 34 24.8
2003 34.3 25.2
2004 34.6 25.6
2005 34.9 26.1
2006 35.3 26.6
2007 35.6 27.1
2008 36 27.7
2009 36.3 28.2
2010 36.5 28.7
2011 36.8 29.1
2012 37.1 29.4
2013 37.4 29.7
2014 37.7 30.1
2015 37.9 30.6
2016 38.2 31.1
2017 38.5 31.5
2018 38.7 32
2019 39 32.5
2020 39.2 32.9
2021 39.4 33.4
2022 39.6 33.9
2023 39.9 34.4
2024 40.2 34.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Grenada
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$1.24B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
39.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
5.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-8.85%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
6.34%
2023
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
65.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
14.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
63
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
33.7%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.1%
2018
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
$423M
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$70.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
217,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
88.2%
2018

Energy

Barbados Grenada
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
733 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
0.14 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
1.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
10%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
1.97%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
94.4%
2023

Society

Barbados Grenada
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-192
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
37.3%
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
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
59.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
56
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
57
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
6.38
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
8
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
139
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
98.4%
1980
English speaking
100%
2023
90.9%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
74.1%
2023

Health

Barbados Grenada
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$521
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$280
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
75.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
1.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
1.31
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
31.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
11.3%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
99
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
7.33 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Grenada
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
1,120 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
30.9 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
68.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
700 mi
2017

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