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Barbados vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 405K in Iceland (ranked 172/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 184th vs. 104th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Iceland
Population
282698
412970
Population rank 175/197 172/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$33.5B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$82,704
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 10/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$78,259
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$19.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$48,859
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$54,155
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
38,931 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Barbados and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Iceland
Year GDP
Barbados Iceland
1960 $80,021,847 $252,169,712
1961 $85,363,759 $257,703,245
1962 $88,782,583 $289,200,704
1963 $99,893,761 $345,175,036
1964 $99,252,731 $440,797,869
1965 $105,021,997 $531,569,564
1966 $113,195,123 $638,349,755
1967 $125,554,009 $630,567,116
1968 $125,733,669 $481,532,848
1969 $141,393,142 $420,945,148
1970 $166,210,203 $526,704,545
1971 $186,826,503 $670,251,136
1972 $213,725,217 $839,652,164
1973 $260,767,828 $1,154,440,253
1974 $311,804,630 $1,515,190,595
1975 $402,178,605 $1,406,875,081
1976 $435,911,269 $1,669,488,390
1977 $495,097,668 $2,208,509,076
1978 $552,883,707 $2,511,826,196
1979 $670,362,452 $2,853,435,054
1980 $1,012,280,615 $3,381,419,251
1981 $1,114,204,743 $3,492,997,010
1982 $1,163,923,830 $3,206,626,645
1983 $1,236,016,507 $2,765,950,336
1984 $1,346,890,071 $2,864,441,387
1985 $1,409,536,121 $2,984,052,357
1986 $1,547,755,183 $3,989,622,739
1987 $1,704,370,308 $5,520,318,405
1988 $1,812,757,918 $6,106,635,816
1989 $2,006,165,167 $5,672,569,449
1990 $2,012,131,457 $6,468,736,356
1991 $2,020,583,702 $6,909,730,288
1992 $1,957,000,000 $7,080,981,738
1993 $2,063,342,117 $6,218,581,532
1994 $2,151,344,901 $6,389,460,343
1995 $2,216,974,096 $7,123,633,418
1996 $2,363,645,403 $7,426,082,271
1997 $2,498,384,130 $7,569,672,925
1998 $2,817,083,478 $8,503,746,468
1999 $2,951,822,205 $8,982,047,589
2000 $3,059,500,000 $9,025,660,362
2001 $3,054,500,000 $8,234,846,805
2002 $3,106,500,000 $9,318,395,055
2003 $3,209,500,000 $11,429,333,038
2004 $3,444,500,000 $13,825,302,536
2005 $3,819,500,000 $16,852,963,067
2006 $4,217,323,400 $17,465,318,552
2007 $4,675,767,950 $21,652,505,597
2008 $4,790,410,400 $18,074,622,987
2009 $4,466,809,600 $13,154,414,219
2010 $5,191,188,500 $13,751,161,918
2011 $5,342,183,800 $15,221,622,926
2012 $5,271,257,500 $14,751,508,134
2013 $5,361,158,350 $16,125,060,515
2014 $5,365,976,700 $17,867,662,178
2015 $5,288,057,750 $17,517,210,519
2016 $5,330,761,500 $20,793,168,031
2017 $5,517,340,450 $24,728,285,177
2018 $5,629,916,200 $26,260,850,582
2019 $5,788,288,000 $24,681,343,649
2020 $5,168,344,450 $21,629,953,194
2021 $5,275,242,050 $25,770,339,317
2022 $6,257,303,500 $28,696,453,180
2023 $6,720,733,200 $31,452,223,862
2024 $7,165,000,000 $33,462,807,983

Barbados and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Iceland
1960 $347 $1,436
1961 $366 $1,439
1962 $377 $1,586
1963 $421 $1,859
1964 $414 $2,332
1965 $433 $2,764
1966 $462 $3,264
1967 $508 $3,173
1968 $506 $2,390
1969 $567 $2,070
1970 $666 $2,576
1971 $750 $3,252
1972 $856 $4,015
1973 $1,042 $5,437
1974 $1,243 $7,041
1975 $1,601 $6,454
1976 $1,734 $7,583
1977 $1,968 $9,957
1978 $2,198 $11,237
1979 $2,668 $12,641
1980 $4,025 $14,822
1981 $4,417 $15,137
1982 $4,599 $13,712
1983 $4,866 $11,672
1984 $5,284 $11,960
1985 $5,510 $12,361
1986 $6,031 $16,406
1987 $6,625 $22,453
1988 $7,033 $24,452
1989 $7,773 $22,434
1990 $7,781 $25,385
1991 $7,790 $26,803
1992 $7,519 $27,124
1993 $7,905 $23,580
1994 $8,223 $24,019
1995 $8,460 $26,634
1996 $9,012 $27,615
1997 $9,522 $27,919
1998 $10,734 $31,030
1999 $11,244 $32,382
2000 $11,675 $32,096
2001 $11,640 $28,897
2002 $11,760 $32,409
2003 $12,076 $39,477
2004 $12,886 $47,335
2005 $14,214 $56,795
2006 $15,620 $57,493
2007 $17,235 $69,496
2008 $17,566 $56,943
2009 $16,295 $41,301
2010 $18,860 $43,237
2011 $19,346 $47,715
2012 $19,034 $45,996
2013 $19,308 $49,805
2014 $19,278 $54,577
2015 $18,954 $52,952
2016 $19,066 $61,988
2017 $19,693 $72,010
2018 $20,056 $74,452
2019 $20,584 $68,452
2020 $18,347 $59,024
2021 $18,697 $69,178
2022 $22,164 $75,121
2023 $23,804 $79,960
2024 $25,366 $82,704

Barbados vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Iceland
1950 53.6 71
1951 54.7 71
1952 55.9 72.4
1953 57 72.3
1954 58.3 73.3
1955 59 73.3
1956 60.5 72.9
1957 61.7 73.4
1958 62.4 73.3
1959 63.3 72.6
1960 64.1 74
1961 65 73.4
1962 65.7 73.6
1963 66.2 72.9
1964 66.7 73.5
1965 67.2 73.8
1966 67.7 73.1
1967 67.9 73.7
1968 68.2 73.9
1969 68.5 73.7
1970 68.5 73.8
1971 68.8 73.5
1972 69.1 74.4
1973 69.1 74.3
1974 69.4 74.1
1975 69.8 75.3
1976 70.1 76.6
1977 70.6 76.1
1978 71.1 76.4
1979 71.5 76.5
1980 72.1 76.6
1981 72.6 76.2
1982 72.9 76.8
1983 73.2 76.4
1984 73.3 77.3
1985 73.3 77.4
1986 73.4 77.9
1987 73.5 77.1
1988 73.4 76.9
1989 73.4 77.9
1990 73.5 77.7
1991 73.5 77.8
1992 73.6 78.6
1993 73.7 78.8
1994 73.8 79
1995 73.9 77.5
1996 74.1 78.6
1997 74 78.7
1998 74.5 79.4
1999 74.6 79.2
2000 74.6 79.5
2001 74.7 80.4
2002 74.8 80.3
2003 74.9 80.8
2004 75.1 80.7
2005 75 81.2
2006 75 80.9
2007 75.3 81.1
2008 75.3 81.2
2009 75.5 81.4
2010 75.5 81.6
2011 75.6 82
2012 75.7 82.3
2013 75.8 81.7
2014 75.9 82.4
2015 76.1 82.2
2016 76.2 81.8
2017 76.2 82.2
2018 76.4 82.5
2019 76.5 82.8
2020 76.6 82.7
2021 76.6 82.8
2022 75.7 81.6
2023 76.2 82.7
2024 76.3 83
2025 76.5 83.2

Barbados and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Iceland
Year Population
Barbados Iceland
1960 230,893 175,574
1961 233,148 179,029
1962 235,224 182,378
1963 237,557 185,653
1964 239,958 188,983
1965 242,417 192,286
1966 244,996 195,570
1967 247,091 198,751
1968 248,540 201,488
1969 249,444 203,369
1970 249,387 204,438
1971 249,168 206,098
1972 249,658 209,137
1973 250,322 212,317
1974 250,777 215,209
1975 251,175 217,979
1976 251,442 220,154
1977 251,626 221,799
1978 251,551 223,537
1979 251,269 225,735
1980 251,524 228,138
1981 252,270 230,755
1982 253,095 233,860
1983 253,992 236,977
1984 254,920 239,511
1985 255,820 241,405
1986 256,618 243,180
1987 257,279 245,859
1988 257,763 249,740
1989 258,109 252,852
1990 258,582 254,826
1991 259,373 257,797
1992 260,267 261,057
1993 261,027 263,725
1994 261,620 266,021
1995 262,039 267,468
1996 262,284 268,916
1997 262,392 271,128
1998 262,436 274,047
1999 262,517 277,381
2000 262,063 281,205
2001 262,425 284,968
2002 264,148 287,523
2003 265,776 289,521
2004 267,298 292,074
2005 268,706 296,734
2006 270,002 303,782
2007 271,288 311,566
2008 272,714 317,414
2009 274,123 318,499
2010 275,243 318,041
2011 276,139 319,014
2012 276,938 320,716
2013 277,665 323,764
2014 278,348 327,386
2015 278,990 330,815
2016 279,598 335,439
2017 280,171 343,400
2018 280,711 352,721
2019 281,207 360,563
2020 281,698 366,463
2021 282,147 372,520
2022 282,318 382,003
2023 282,336 393,349
2024 282,467 404,610

Fertility rates in Barbados and Iceland

Fertility rate
Barbados

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Iceland
1960 4.71 4.29
1961 4.15 3.88
1962 4.3 3.98
1963 4.3 3.99
1964 4.21 3.88
1965 4.18 3.73
1966 4.14 3.59
1967 3.6 3.28
1968 3.57 3.06
1969 3.34 2.99
1970 3.08 2.81
1971 3.2 2.92
1972 3.15 3.09
1973 2.87 2.94
1974 2.65 2.66
1975 2.45 2.65
1976 2.24 2.52
1977 2.2 2.31
1978 1.84 2.35
1979 1.86 2.49
1980 1.78 2.48
1981 1.85 2.33
1982 1.86 2.27
1983 1.86 2.24
1984 1.75 2.08
1985 1.77 1.93
1986 1.69 1.92
1987 1.61 2.06
1988 1.58 2.26
1989 1.64 2.19
1990 1.84 2.3
1991 1.84 2.18
1992 1.8 2.21
1993 1.77 2.22
1994 1.73 2.14
1995 1.7 2.08
1996 1.67 2.12
1997 1.65 2.04
1998 1.62 2.05
1999 1.78 1.99
2000 1.93 2.08
2001 1.96 1.95
2002 1.86 1.93
2003 1.86 1.99
2004 1.8 2.04
2005 1.74 2.05
2006 1.7 2.08
2007 1.76 2.09
2008 1.76 2.15
2009 1.77 2.23
2010 1.79 2.2
2011 1.76 2.02
2012 1.73 2.04
2013 1.73 1.93
2014 1.73 1.93
2015 1.73 1.8
2016 1.72 1.74
2017 1.72 1.71
2018 1.72 1.71
2019 1.72 1.74
2020 1.71 1.72
2021 1.71 1.82
2022 1.71 1.59
2023 1.71 1.59

Barbados and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Barbados Iceland
1960 21.9 25.4
1961 21.8 25.2
1962 21.8 24.9
1963 21.8 24.7
1964 21.8 24.4
1965 21.8 24.2
1966 21.8 24.1
1967 21.9 24.1
1968 22.1 24.2
1969 22.2 24.3
1970 22.4 24.5
1971 22.6 24.7
1972 22.8 24.8
1973 23 24.9
1974 23.2 25.1
1975 23.5 25.4
1976 23.8 25.7
1977 24.1 26
1978 24.5 26.4
1979 24.9 26.7
1980 25.3 26.9
1981 25.7 27.2
1982 26.1 27.5
1983 26.5 27.7
1984 26.9 28
1985 27.3 28.4
1986 27.7 28.8
1987 28 29.1
1988 28.4 29.3
1989 28.7 29.6
1990 29.1 30
1991 29.5 30.2
1992 29.9 30.5
1993 30.4 30.8
1994 30.8 31.1
1995 31.3 31.5
1996 31.7 31.8
1997 32.1 32.1
1998 32.6 32.4
1999 33 32.6
2000 33.3 32.8
2001 33.7 33
2002 34 33.4
2003 34.3 33.7
2004 34.6 34
2005 34.9 34.2
2006 35.3 34.5
2007 35.6 34.6
2008 36 34.5
2009 36.3 34.6
2010 36.5 34.9
2011 36.8 35.1
2012 37.1 35.4
2013 37.4 35.5
2014 37.7 35.7
2015 37.9 36
2016 38.2 36.2
2017 38.5 36.3
2018 38.7 36.4
2019 39 36.5
2020 39.2 36.6
2021 39.4 36.7
2022 39.6 36.7
2023 39.9 36.9
2024 40.2 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
44.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
7.29%
2022
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-1.64%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
19.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
34
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
11.9%
2008
Banked people share n/a
99.9%
2024

Energy

Barbados Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
15,379 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
3.09 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
7.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
10.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
49,956 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Iceland
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
94.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
99%
2003
English speaking
100%
2023
98%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Barbados Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Iceland
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
96,218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
6,324 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
205.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
8,014 mi
2012

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