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Barbados vs Guyana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 831K in Guyana (ranked 161/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 81,522 sq mi for Guyana (ranked 184th vs. 82nd).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Guyana
Population
282698
839919
Population rank 175/197 162/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$24.8B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 119/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$29,884
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 42/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$79,906
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$6.03B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
27.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$7,252
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 67/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$13,265
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
81,522 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
2.41
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
26.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
70.4 years
2025

Barbados and Guyana: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Guyana economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Guyana
Year GDP
Barbados Guyana
1960 $80,021,847 $170,216,241
1961 $85,363,759 $185,849,535
1962 $88,782,583 $194,949,513
1963 $99,893,761 $175,757,894
1964 $99,252,731 $194,774,513
1965 $105,021,997 $213,235,294
1966 $113,195,123 $228,705,882
1967 $125,554,009 $250,176,471
1968 $125,733,669 $229,750,000
1969 $141,393,142 $249,300,000
1970 $166,210,203 $267,800,000
1971 $186,826,503 $282,050,000
1972 $213,725,217 $285,380,952
1973 $260,767,828 $307,047,619
1974 $311,804,630 $433,954,545
1975 $402,178,605 $494,791,667
1976 $435,911,269 $454,440,000
1977 $495,097,668 $449,880,000
1978 $552,883,707 $507,080,000
1979 $670,362,452 $530,440,000
1980 $1,012,280,615 $603,200,000
1981 $1,114,204,743 $570,357,107
1982 $1,163,923,830 $482,000,000
1983 $1,236,016,507 $489,333,333
1984 $1,346,890,071 $437,631,605
1985 $1,409,536,121 $453,488,372
1986 $1,547,755,183 $504,651,140
1987 $1,704,370,308 $354,591,847
1988 $1,812,757,918 $413,799,990
1989 $2,006,165,167 $379,779,390
1990 $2,012,131,457 $396,582,263
1991 $2,020,583,702 $348,533,095
1992 $1,957,000,000 $373,573,141
1993 $2,063,342,117 $454,101,382
1994 $2,151,344,901 $540,874,934
1995 $2,216,974,096 $621,626,786
1996 $2,363,645,403 $705,406,001
1997 $2,498,384,130 $749,138,010
1998 $2,817,083,478 $717,530,683
1999 $2,951,822,205 $694,754,988
2000 $3,059,500,000 $712,667,897
2001 $3,054,500,000 $712,167,450
2002 $3,106,500,000 $726,131,435
2003 $3,209,500,000 $743,063,950
2004 $3,444,500,000 $787,814,379
2005 $3,819,500,000 $824,880,550
2006 $4,217,323,400 $2,379,817,991
2007 $4,675,767,950 $2,730,971,595
2008 $4,790,410,400 $3,025,187,433
2009 $4,466,809,600 $3,165,663,153
2010 $5,191,188,500 $3,432,912,517
2011 $5,342,183,800 $3,691,384,318
2012 $5,271,257,500 $4,063,088,536
2013 $5,361,158,350 $4,167,800,929
2014 $5,365,976,700 $4,127,660,152
2015 $5,288,057,750 $4,279,840,194
2016 $5,330,761,500 $4,482,697,337
2017 $5,517,340,450 $4,748,174,334
2018 $5,629,916,200 $4,787,636,998
2019 $5,788,288,000 $5,173,760,192
2020 $5,168,344,450 $5,471,256,595
2021 $5,275,242,050 $8,041,362,110
2022 $6,257,303,500 $14,718,388,489
2023 $6,720,733,200 $16,918,503,597
2024 $7,165,000,000 $24,835,899,826

Barbados and Guyana economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Guyana
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Guyana
1960 $347 $299.1
1961 $366 $319
1962 $377 $327
1963 $421 $288.8
1964 $414 $313
1965 $433 $336
1966 $462 $353
1967 $508 $378
1968 $506 $340
1969 $567 $361
1970 $666 $381
1971 $750 $396
1972 $856 $395
1973 $1,042 $421
1974 $1,243 $588
1975 $1,601 $664
1976 $1,734 $604
1977 $1,968 $593
1978 $2,198 $663
1979 $2,668 $689
1980 $4,025 $779
1981 $4,417 $735
1982 $4,599 $621
1983 $4,866 $631
1984 $5,284 $565
1985 $5,510 $588
1986 $6,031 $657
1987 $6,625 $464
1988 $7,033 $545
1989 $7,773 $503
1990 $7,781 $529
1991 $7,790 $466
1992 $7,519 $498
1993 $7,905 $603
1994 $8,223 $716
1995 $8,460 $820
1996 $9,012 $928
1997 $9,522 $983
1998 $10,734 $940
1999 $11,244 $909
2000 $11,675 $932
2001 $11,640 $932
2002 $11,760 $951
2003 $12,076 $974
2004 $12,886 $1,033
2005 $14,214 $1,084
2006 $15,620 $3,136
2007 $17,235 $3,608
2008 $17,566 $4,009
2009 $16,295 $4,209
2010 $18,860 $4,582
2011 $19,346 $4,947
2012 $19,034 $5,444
2013 $19,308 $5,557
2014 $19,278 $5,473
2015 $18,954 $5,640
2016 $19,066 $5,871
2017 $19,693 $6,179
2018 $20,056 $6,048
2019 $20,584 $6,406
2020 $18,347 $6,776
2021 $18,697 $9,861
2022 $22,164 $17,913
2023 $23,804 $20,474
2024 $25,366 $29,884

Barbados vs. Guyana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Guyana
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Guyana
1950 53.6 49.2
1951 54.7 50.2
1952 55.9 51.3
1953 57 52.4
1954 58.3 53.3
1955 59 54.1
1956 60.5 55.2
1957 61.7 56.1
1958 62.4 56.4
1959 63.3 57
1960 64.1 57.5
1961 65 57.9
1962 65.7 58.3
1963 66.2 58.6
1964 66.7 59
1965 67.2 59.1
1966 67.7 59.3
1967 67.9 59.5
1968 68.2 59.7
1969 68.5 59.8
1970 68.5 60
1971 68.8 60.1
1972 69.1 60.1
1973 69.1 60.2
1974 69.4 60.3
1975 69.8 60.4
1976 70.1 60.4
1977 70.6 60.6
1978 71.1 60.6
1979 71.5 60.7
1980 72.1 60.8
1981 72.6 60.9
1982 72.9 61
1983 73.2 61.2
1984 73.3 61.3
1985 73.3 61.4
1986 73.4 61.5
1987 73.5 61.7
1988 73.4 61.8
1989 73.4 62.1
1990 73.5 62.3
1991 73.5 62.5
1992 73.6 62.8
1993 73.7 63
1994 73.8 63
1995 73.9 62.7
1996 74.1 62.7
1997 74 62.9
1998 74.5 63.4
1999 74.6 63.8
2000 74.6 64.1
2001 74.7 64.4
2002 74.8 64.2
2003 74.9 64.1
2004 75.1 64.2
2005 75 64.4
2006 75 64.8
2007 75.3 65.5
2008 75.3 65.7
2009 75.5 66
2010 75.5 66.2
2011 75.6 66.5
2012 75.7 66.4
2013 75.8 66.7
2014 75.9 67.3
2015 76.1 67.7
2016 76.2 68.1
2017 76.2 68.5
2018 76.4 68.8
2019 76.5 69.1
2020 76.6 67.8
2021 76.6 64.3
2022 75.7 69.9
2023 76.2 70.2
2024 76.3 70.3
2025 76.5 70.4

Barbados and Guyana population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Guyana
Year Population
Barbados Guyana
1960 230,893 569,143
1961 233,148 582,568
1962 235,224 595,461
1963 237,557 608,537
1964 239,958 621,764
1965 242,417 635,128
1966 244,996 648,646
1967 247,091 662,311
1968 248,540 676,160
1969 249,444 690,223
1970 249,387 702,705
1971 249,168 712,662
1972 249,658 721,617
1973 250,322 730,138
1974 250,777 738,057
1975 251,175 745,393
1976 251,442 752,253
1977 251,626 758,654
1978 251,551 764,586
1979 251,269 770,062
1980 251,524 774,367
1981 252,270 776,453
1982 253,095 776,712
1983 253,992 775,891
1984 254,920 774,111
1985 255,820 771,477
1986 256,618 768,098
1987 257,279 764,120
1988 257,763 759,663
1989 258,109 754,865
1990 258,582 749,894
1991 259,373 747,861
1992 260,267 749,911
1993 261,027 752,965
1994 261,620 755,822
1995 262,039 758,388
1996 262,284 760,526
1997 262,392 762,245
1998 262,436 763,586
1999 262,517 764,483
2000 262,063 764,832
2001 262,425 764,477
2002 264,148 763,652
2003 265,776 763,101
2004 267,298 762,418
2005 268,706 760,914
2006 270,002 758,966
2007 271,288 756,861
2008 272,714 754,606
2009 274,123 752,094
2010 275,243 749,256
2011 276,139 746,153
2012 276,938 746,288
2013 277,665 750,021
2014 278,348 754,229
2015 278,990 758,781
2016 279,598 763,548
2017 280,171 768,479
2018 280,711 791,556
2019 281,207 807,665
2020 281,698 807,481
2021 282,147 815,482
2022 282,318 821,637
2023 282,336 826,353
2024 282,467 831,087

Fertility rates in Barbados and Guyana

Fertility rate
Barbados

Guyana
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Guyana
1960 4.71 6.33
1961 4.15 6.34
1962 4.3 6.33
1963 4.3 6.31
1964 4.21 6.23
1965 4.18 6.14
1966 4.14 6.02
1967 3.6 5.89
1968 3.57 5.75
1969 3.34 5.58
1970 3.08 5.41
1971 3.2 5.26
1972 3.15 5.08
1973 2.87 4.87
1974 2.65 4.64
1975 2.45 4.45
1976 2.24 4.28
1977 2.2 4.12
1978 1.84 3.97
1979 1.86 3.86
1980 1.78 3.77
1981 1.85 3.72
1982 1.86 3.68
1983 1.86 3.64
1984 1.75 3.54
1985 1.77 3.47
1986 1.69 3.38
1987 1.61 3.31
1988 1.58 3.23
1989 1.64 3.19
1990 1.84 3.18
1991 1.84 3.18
1992 1.8 3.19
1993 1.77 3.2
1994 1.73 3.23
1995 1.7 3.24
1996 1.67 3.23
1997 1.65 3.22
1998 1.62 3.18
1999 1.78 3.13
2000 1.93 3.06
2001 1.96 2.96
2002 1.86 2.84
2003 1.86 2.75
2004 1.8 2.68
2005 1.74 2.65
2006 1.7 2.66
2007 1.76 2.68
2008 1.76 2.7
2009 1.77 2.69
2010 1.79 2.68
2011 1.76 2.69
2012 1.73 2.7
2013 1.73 2.71
2014 1.73 2.7
2015 1.73 2.67
2016 1.72 2.63
2017 1.72 2.59
2018 1.72 2.55
2019 1.72 2.52
2020 1.71 2.49
2021 1.71 2.46
2022 1.71 2.44
2023 1.71 2.41

Barbados and Guyana demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Guyana
Year Median age, years
Barbados Guyana
1960 21.9 16.7
1961 21.8 16.6
1962 21.8 16.4
1963 21.8 16.3
1964 21.8 16.2
1965 21.8 16.1
1966 21.8 16.1
1967 21.9 16.2
1968 22.1 16.2
1969 22.2 16.4
1970 22.4 16.5
1971 22.6 16.6
1972 22.8 16.7
1973 23 16.8
1974 23.2 17
1975 23.5 17.2
1976 23.8 17.4
1977 24.1 17.6
1978 24.5 17.8
1979 24.9 18
1980 25.3 18.2
1981 25.7 18.4
1982 26.1 18.7
1983 26.5 19
1984 26.9 19.3
1985 27.3 19.6
1986 27.7 19.9
1987 28 20.2
1988 28.4 20.5
1989 28.7 20.7
1990 29.1 20.9
1991 29.5 21.1
1992 29.9 21.3
1993 30.4 21.4
1994 30.8 21.5
1995 31.3 21.7
1996 31.7 21.8
1997 32.1 21.9
1998 32.6 22
1999 33 22.1
2000 33.3 22.2
2001 33.7 22.4
2002 34 22.5
2003 34.3 22.7
2004 34.6 22.9
2005 34.9 23.2
2006 35.3 23.4
2007 35.6 23.6
2008 36 23.8
2009 36.3 24
2010 36.5 24.2
2011 36.8 24.4
2012 37.1 24.5
2013 37.4 24.6
2014 37.7 24.6
2015 37.9 24.7
2016 38.2 24.9
2017 38.5 25
2018 38.7 25.4
2019 39 25.7
2020 39.2 25.9
2021 39.4 26.1
2022 39.6 26.4
2023 39.9 26.7
2024 40.2 26.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Guyana
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$16.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
24.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
4.45%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-4.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
13.2%
2019
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
15.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
74.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
58.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
34.4%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
1.1%
1998
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
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
86,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
4.21%
2003

Energy

Barbados Guyana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
661 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$12.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
3.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
12.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
7.11%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.0008%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.9%
2023

Society

Barbados Guyana
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-5,407
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
27.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
49.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
16.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
22.3
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
90%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
90.5%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Barbados Guyana
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$532
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$122.6
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
70.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
3.25%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
1.41
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
25.7
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
29%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
11.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
5.04 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Guyana
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.14%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
98,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
2,780 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
70,995 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
2,482 mi
2019

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