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Barbados vs Haiti statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 11.8M in Haiti (ranked 83/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 10,641 sq mi for Haiti (ranked 184th vs. 142nd).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Haiti ranks 118/197 ($25.2B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Haiti ranks 154/197 ($2,143).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Haiti
Population
282698
12011655
Population rank 175/197 82/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$25.2B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 118/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$2,143
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 154/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$3,183
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$3.77B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
11.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$320
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 177/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$2,081
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
10,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
1,106 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
2.66
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
24.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
65.3 years
2025

Barbados and Haiti: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Haiti economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Haiti
Year GDP
Barbados Haiti
1960 $80,021,847 $273,187,200
1961 $85,363,759 $271,066,000
1962 $88,782,583 $281,896,800
1963 $99,893,761 $294,883,400
1964 $99,252,731 $325,281,200
1965 $105,021,997 $353,251,800
1966 $113,195,123 $368,948,600
1967 $125,554,009 $369,124,200
1968 $125,733,669 $367,968,800
1969 $141,393,142 $391,820,400
1970 $166,210,203 $331,200,000
1971 $186,826,503 $362,800,000
1972 $213,725,217 $371,998,958
1973 $260,767,828 $466,798,973
1974 $311,804,630 $565,399,322
1975 $402,178,605 $681,400,000
1976 $435,911,269 $879,000,000
1977 $495,097,668 $947,000,000
1978 $552,883,707 $974,200,000
1979 $670,362,452 $1,080,600,000
1980 $1,012,280,615 $1,383,800,000
1981 $1,114,204,743 $1,479,400,000
1982 $1,163,923,830 $1,474,200,000
1983 $1,236,016,507 $1,623,600,000
1984 $1,346,890,071 $1,816,200,000
1985 $1,409,536,121 $2,009,400,000
1986 $1,547,755,183 $2,318,000,000
1987 $1,704,370,308 $2,047,200,000
1988 $1,812,757,918 $2,613,926,800
1989 $2,006,165,167 $2,736,243,800
1990 $2,012,131,457 $3,096,289,800
1991 $2,020,583,702 $3,473,562,628
1992 $1,957,000,000 $2,257,129,792
1993 $2,063,342,117 $1,878,253,767
1994 $2,151,344,901 $2,167,569,046
1995 $2,216,974,096 $2,813,313,279
1996 $2,363,645,403 $2,907,517,604
1997 $2,498,384,130 $3,338,949,152
1998 $2,817,083,478 $3,723,903,724
1999 $2,951,822,205 $4,153,725,884
2000 $3,059,500,000 $6,813,566,099
2001 $3,054,500,000 $6,331,970,324
2002 $3,106,500,000 $6,205,847,214
2003 $3,209,500,000 $5,071,947,798
2004 $3,444,500,000 $6,087,360,684
2005 $3,819,500,000 $7,030,149,730
2006 $4,217,323,400 $7,638,739,123
2007 $4,675,767,950 $9,228,637,768
2008 $4,790,410,400 $10,432,962,635
2009 $4,466,809,600 $11,597,002,835
2010 $5,191,188,500 $11,859,312,725
2011 $5,342,183,800 $13,008,746,039
2012 $5,271,257,500 $13,708,925,477
2013 $5,361,158,350 $14,902,488,604
2014 $5,365,976,700 $15,146,883,498
2015 $5,288,057,750 $14,849,629,309
2016 $5,330,761,500 $14,069,277,526
2017 $5,517,340,450 $15,093,357,161
2018 $5,629,916,200 $16,403,864,618
2019 $5,788,288,000 $15,016,090,930
2020 $5,168,344,450 $14,508,222,518
2021 $5,275,242,050 $20,877,414,953
2022 $6,257,303,500 $20,253,551,921
2023 $6,720,733,200 $19,850,585,722
2024 $7,165,000,000 $25,224,154,991

Barbados and Haiti economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Haiti
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Haiti
1960 $347 $70.8
1961 $366 $69
1962 $377 $70.4
1963 $421 $72.4
1964 $414 $78.5
1965 $433 $83.6
1966 $462 $85.7
1967 $508 $84.2
1968 $506 $82.4
1969 $567 $86.1
1970 $666 $71.5
1971 $750 $76.8
1972 $856 $77.3
1973 $1,042 $95.1
1974 $1,243 $113
1975 $1,601 $133.6
1976 $1,734 $169.1
1977 $1,968 $178.7
1978 $2,198 $180.3
1979 $2,668 $196.2
1980 $4,025 $246.5
1981 $4,417 $258.5
1982 $4,599 $252.6
1983 $4,866 $272.8
1984 $5,284 $299.2
1985 $5,510 $325
1986 $6,031 $367
1987 $6,625 $318
1988 $7,033 $397
1989 $7,773 $407
1990 $7,781 $452
1991 $7,790 $497
1992 $7,519 $316
1993 $7,905 $258.1
1994 $8,223 $292.1
1995 $8,460 $372
1996 $9,012 $377
1997 $9,522 $425
1998 $10,734 $465
1999 $11,244 $510
2000 $11,675 $821
2001 $11,640 $749
2002 $11,760 $721
2003 $12,076 $579
2004 $12,886 $683
2005 $14,214 $776
2006 $15,620 $829
2007 $17,235 $985
2008 $17,566 $1,095
2009 $16,295 $1,197
2010 $18,860 $1,210
2011 $19,346 $1,312
2012 $19,034 $1,361
2013 $19,308 $1,458
2014 $19,278 $1,460
2015 $18,954 $1,411
2016 $19,066 $1,318
2017 $19,693 $1,395
2018 $20,056 $1,496
2019 $20,584 $1,352
2020 $18,347 $1,290
2021 $18,697 $1,835
2022 $22,164 $1,761
2023 $23,804 $1,706
2024 $25,366 $2,143

Barbados vs. Haiti life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Haiti
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Haiti
1950 53.6 37.2
1951 54.7 38.1
1952 55.9 38.8
1953 57 39.5
1954 58.3 40.1
1955 59 41
1956 60.5 41.6
1957 61.7 42.1
1958 62.4 42.6
1959 63.3 43
1960 64.1 43.4
1961 65 43.8
1962 65.7 44.2
1963 66.2 42.7
1964 66.7 44.9
1965 67.2 45.4
1966 67.7 45.6
1967 67.9 46.1
1968 68.2 46.5
1969 68.5 46.9
1970 68.5 47.3
1971 68.8 47.6
1972 69.1 47.9
1973 69.1 48.2
1974 69.4 48.5
1975 69.8 48.7
1976 70.1 49
1977 70.6 49.2
1978 71.1 49.5
1979 71.5 49.7
1980 72.1 50
1981 72.6 50.3
1982 72.9 50.6
1983 73.2 50.9
1984 73.3 51.3
1985 73.3 51.6
1986 73.4 51.9
1987 73.5 52.2
1988 73.4 52.6
1989 73.4 52.9
1990 73.5 53.2
1991 73.5 53.5
1992 73.6 54
1993 73.7 54.5
1994 73.8 54.7
1995 73.9 55.6
1996 74.1 56.1
1997 74 56.7
1998 74.5 57.1
1999 74.6 57.7
2000 74.6 58.2
2001 74.7 58.6
2002 74.8 59
2003 74.9 59.4
2004 75.1 58.5
2005 75 60.3
2006 75 60.7
2007 75.3 61.1
2008 75.3 61.3
2009 75.5 61.7
2010 75.5 45.6
2011 75.6 61.6
2012 75.7 62.3
2013 75.8 62.6
2014 75.9 63
2015 76.1 63.2
2016 76.2 63.3
2017 76.2 63.8
2018 76.4 64.1
2019 76.5 64.3
2020 76.6 63.8
2021 76.6 62.6
2022 75.7 63.9
2023 76.2 64.9
2024 76.3 65.1
2025 76.5 65.3

Barbados and Haiti population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Haiti
Year Population
Barbados Haiti
1960 230,893 3,858,443
1961 233,148 3,929,030
1962 235,224 4,001,575
1963 237,557 4,073,068
1964 239,958 4,146,244
1965 242,417 4,223,820
1966 244,996 4,302,639
1967 247,091 4,382,999
1968 248,540 4,465,328
1969 249,444 4,549,334
1970 249,387 4,635,124
1971 249,168 4,723,244
1972 249,658 4,813,868
1973 250,322 4,906,743
1974 250,777 5,001,796
1975 251,175 5,099,086
1976 251,442 5,198,357
1977 251,626 5,299,476
1978 251,551 5,402,580
1979 251,269 5,507,590
1980 251,524 5,614,493
1981 252,270 5,723,725
1982 253,095 5,835,937
1983 253,992 5,951,096
1984 254,920 6,069,230
1985 255,820 6,190,862
1986 256,618 6,316,122
1987 257,279 6,445,123
1988 257,763 6,578,145
1989 258,109 6,714,730
1990 258,582 6,854,441
1991 259,373 6,995,450
1992 260,267 7,136,571
1993 261,027 7,278,181
1994 261,620 7,419,771
1995 262,039 7,562,546
1996 262,284 7,707,557
1997 262,392 7,854,298
1998 262,436 8,002,143
1999 262,517 8,151,296
2000 262,063 8,303,151
2001 262,425 8,455,918
2002 264,148 8,607,641
2003 265,776 8,759,912
2004 267,298 8,910,263
2005 268,706 9,061,273
2006 270,002 9,216,562
2007 271,288 9,373,296
2008 272,714 9,530,774
2009 274,123 9,689,581
2010 275,243 9,803,294
2011 276,139 9,914,904
2012 276,938 10,069,771
2013 277,665 10,222,362
2014 278,348 10,373,235
2015 278,990 10,523,242
2016 279,598 10,671,457
2017 280,171 10,817,754
2018 280,711 10,962,362
2019 281,207 11,105,163
2020 281,698 11,243,848
2021 282,147 11,374,586
2022 282,318 11,503,606
2023 282,336 11,637,398
2024 282,467 11,772,557

Fertility rates in Barbados and Haiti

Fertility rate
Barbados

Haiti
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Haiti
1960 4.71 6.18
1961 4.15 6.18
1962 4.3 6.18
1963 4.3 6.17
1964 4.21 6.16
1965 4.18 6.13
1966 4.14 6.09
1967 3.6 6.05
1968 3.57 6.01
1969 3.34 5.96
1970 3.08 5.91
1971 3.2 5.88
1972 3.15 5.85
1973 2.87 5.81
1974 2.65 5.78
1975 2.45 5.75
1976 2.24 5.71
1977 2.2 5.67
1978 1.84 5.64
1979 1.86 5.59
1980 1.78 5.56
1981 1.85 5.53
1982 1.86 5.53
1983 1.86 5.51
1984 1.75 5.51
1985 1.77 5.5
1986 1.69 5.48
1987 1.61 5.47
1988 1.58 5.47
1989 1.64 5.44
1990 1.84 5.41
1991 1.84 5.32
1992 1.8 5.21
1993 1.77 5.1
1994 1.73 4.99
1995 1.7 4.88
1996 1.67 4.78
1997 1.65 4.67
1998 1.62 4.56
1999 1.78 4.45
2000 1.93 4.39
2001 1.96 4.25
2002 1.86 4.13
2003 1.86 4.05
2004 1.8 3.94
2005 1.74 3.84
2006 1.7 3.76
2007 1.76 3.69
2008 1.76 3.62
2009 1.77 3.57
2010 1.79 3.5
2011 1.76 3.43
2012 1.73 3.32
2013 1.73 3.22
2014 1.73 3.16
2015 1.73 3.11
2016 1.72 3.05
2017 1.72 2.99
2018 1.72 2.92
2019 1.72 2.86
2020 1.71 2.8
2021 1.71 2.75
2022 1.71 2.7
2023 1.71 2.66

Barbados and Haiti demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Haiti
Year Median age, years
Barbados Haiti
1960 21.9 19.5
1961 21.8 19.5
1962 21.8 19.5
1963 21.8 19.5
1964 21.8 19.5
1965 21.8 19.5
1966 21.8 19.4
1967 21.9 19.4
1968 22.1 19.4
1969 22.2 19.4
1970 22.4 19.4
1971 22.6 19.4
1972 22.8 19.3
1973 23 19.3
1974 23.2 19.3
1975 23.5 19.3
1976 23.8 19.3
1977 24.1 19.3
1978 24.5 19.3
1979 24.9 19.2
1980 25.3 19.2
1981 25.7 19.2
1982 26.1 19.2
1983 26.5 19.1
1984 26.9 19.1
1985 27.3 19.1
1986 27.7 19
1987 28 19
1988 28.4 19
1989 28.7 18.9
1990 29.1 18.9
1991 29.5 18.9
1992 29.9 18.9
1993 30.4 18.9
1994 30.8 18.9
1995 31.3 19
1996 31.7 19
1997 32.1 19.1
1998 32.6 19.2
1999 33 19.3
2000 33.3 19.4
2001 33.7 19.5
2002 34 19.7
2003 34.3 19.8
2004 34.6 20
2005 34.9 20.2
2006 35.3 20.4
2007 35.6 20.6
2008 36 20.9
2009 36.3 21.1
2010 36.5 21.3
2011 36.8 21.6
2012 37.1 21.8
2013 37.4 22
2014 37.7 22.3
2015 37.9 22.5
2016 38.2 22.8
2017 38.5 23
2018 38.7 23.3
2019 39 23.5
2020 39.2 23.8
2021 39.4 24
2022 39.6 24.3
2023 39.9 24.5
2024 40.2 24.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Haiti
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$20.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
6.09%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
0.96%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.05%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-0.12%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
14.1%
2012
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
48.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
33.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
46.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
31.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.1%
2012
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
$2.72B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$3.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
938,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
34.8%
2018
Banked people share n/a
32.6%
2017

Energy

Barbados Haiti
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
378 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$8.65
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
3.54 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
21.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
76.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.37%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
74.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
19.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
18.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.3%
2023

Society

Barbados Haiti
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.14%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-31,747
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
60.5%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
15.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
16
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
41.2
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
18.8
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
68%
2017
English speaking
100%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
39.3%
2019

Health

Barbados Haiti
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$52.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$25.2
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
65.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
31%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.24
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
328
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
8.5%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
94
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
8.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
3.11 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Haiti
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
6,931 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
1,305 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
2,651 mi
2009

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