Skip to content

Barbados vs Ivory Coast statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 31.9M in Ivory Coast (ranked 50/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 122,780 sq mi for Ivory Coast (ranked 184th vs. 66th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Ivory Coast ranks 76/197 ($86.5B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Ivory Coast ranks 142/197 ($2,710).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Ivory Coast
Population
282698
33340347
Population rank 175/197 50/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$86.5B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 76/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$2,710
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 142/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$7,653
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$51.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$1,606
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 125/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$2,373
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
122,780 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
260.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
62.3 years
2025

Barbados and Ivory Coast: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Ivory Coast economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Ivory Coast
Year GDP
Barbados Ivory Coast
1960 $80,021,847 $546,203,559
1961 $85,363,759 $618,245,634
1962 $88,782,583 $645,284,474
1963 $99,893,761 $761,047,198
1964 $99,252,731 $921,063,327
1965 $105,021,997 $919,771,229
1966 $113,195,123 $1,024,102,880
1967 $125,554,009 $1,082,922,725
1968 $125,733,669 $1,281,281,277
1969 $141,393,142 $1,361,360,293
1970 $166,210,203 $1,455,482,795
1971 $186,826,503 $1,584,128,509
1972 $213,725,217 $1,849,400,402
1973 $260,767,828 $2,508,421,426
1974 $311,804,630 $3,070,152,309
1975 $402,178,605 $3,893,839,190
1976 $435,911,269 $4,662,053,825
1977 $495,097,668 $6,265,068,189
1978 $552,883,707 $7,900,526,298
1979 $670,362,452 $9,142,933,967
1980 $1,012,280,615 $10,175,617,609
1981 $1,114,204,743 $8,432,589,942
1982 $1,163,923,830 $7,567,110,849
1983 $1,236,016,507 $6,838,184,773
1984 $1,346,890,071 $6,841,639,247
1985 $1,409,536,121 $6,977,650,644
1986 $1,547,755,183 $9,158,302,100
1987 $1,704,370,308 $10,087,654,465
1988 $1,812,757,918 $10,255,169,806
1989 $2,006,165,167 $9,757,410,645
1990 $2,012,131,457 $10,795,850,583
1991 $2,020,583,702 $10,492,628,581
1992 $1,957,000,000 $11,152,971,274
1993 $2,063,342,117 $11,045,760,288
1994 $2,151,344,901 $8,313,557,510
1995 $2,216,974,096 $11,000,146,267
1996 $2,363,645,403 $18,071,152,831
1997 $2,498,384,130 $18,047,558,038
1998 $2,817,083,478 $19,619,654,756
1999 $2,951,822,205 $18,870,992,456
2000 $3,059,500,000 $16,577,533,892
2001 $3,054,500,000 $16,810,537,044
2002 $3,106,500,000 $18,054,383,321
2003 $3,209,500,000 $21,251,754,340
2004 $3,444,500,000 $23,510,575,681
2005 $3,819,500,000 $24,036,918,703
2006 $4,217,323,400 $25,281,413,263
2007 $4,675,767,950 $28,760,090,953
2008 $4,790,410,400 $34,078,240,293
2009 $4,466,809,600 $33,886,813,250
2010 $5,191,188,500 $34,936,307,980
2011 $5,342,183,800 $36,693,710,801
2012 $5,271,257,500 $36,302,302,877
2013 $5,361,158,350 $42,760,235,485
2014 $5,365,976,700 $48,843,005,614
2015 $5,288,057,750 $45,815,005,169
2016 $5,330,761,500 $48,407,761,037
2017 $5,517,340,450 $52,512,343,997
2018 $5,629,916,200 $58,522,477,787
2019 $5,788,288,000 $60,382,894,697
2020 $5,168,344,450 $63,027,852,805
2021 $5,275,242,050 $72,794,636,649
2022 $6,257,303,500 $70,922,824,824
2023 $6,720,733,200 $79,618,056,324
2024 $7,165,000,000 $86,538,413,923

Barbados and Ivory Coast economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Ivory Coast
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Ivory Coast
1960 $347 $148.7
1961 $366 $162.3
1962 $377 $163.1
1963 $421 $185.1
1964 $414 $215.5
1965 $433 $207
1966 $462 $221.8
1967 $508 $225.6
1968 $506 $256.8
1969 $567 $262.2
1970 $666 $269
1971 $750 $280.3
1972 $856 $313
1973 $1,042 $406
1974 $1,243 $474
1975 $1,601 $575
1976 $1,734 $661
1977 $1,968 $856
1978 $2,198 $1,039
1979 $2,668 $1,157
1980 $4,025 $1,238
1981 $4,417 $986
1982 $4,599 $849
1983 $4,866 $737
1984 $5,284 $709
1985 $5,510 $695
1986 $6,031 $877
1987 $6,625 $930
1988 $7,033 $910
1989 $7,773 $833
1990 $7,781 $886
1991 $7,790 $827
1992 $7,519 $845
1993 $7,905 $804
1994 $8,223 $582
1995 $8,460 $740
1996 $9,012 $1,170
1997 $9,522 $1,125
1998 $10,734 $1,177
1999 $11,244 $1,096
2000 $11,675 $937
2001 $11,640 $925
2002 $11,760 $968
2003 $12,076 $1,111
2004 $12,886 $1,200
2005 $14,214 $1,198
2006 $15,620 $1,230
2007 $17,235 $1,368
2008 $17,566 $1,584
2009 $16,295 $1,540
2010 $18,860 $1,554
2011 $19,346 $1,597
2012 $19,034 $1,547
2013 $19,308 $1,786
2014 $19,278 $1,991
2015 $18,954 $1,815
2016 $19,066 $1,863
2017 $19,693 $1,964
2018 $20,056 $2,131
2019 $20,584 $2,142
2020 $18,347 $2,180
2021 $18,697 $2,456
2022 $22,164 $2,333
2023 $23,804 $2,555
2024 $25,366 $2,710

Barbados vs. Ivory Coast life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Ivory Coast
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Ivory Coast
1950 53.6 30.8
1951 54.7 31.4
1952 55.9 32
1953 57 32.5
1954 58.3 33.2
1955 59 33.8
1956 60.5 34.5
1957 61.7 35.2
1958 62.4 35.8
1959 63.3 36.5
1960 64.1 37.2
1961 65 37.9
1962 65.7 38.6
1963 66.2 39.3
1964 66.7 40
1965 67.2 40.6
1966 67.7 41.3
1967 67.9 42
1968 68.2 42.6
1969 68.5 43.3
1970 68.5 44
1971 68.8 44.8
1972 69.1 45.6
1973 69.1 46.4
1974 69.4 47.2
1975 69.8 48
1976 70.1 48.9
1977 70.6 49.6
1978 71.1 50.4
1979 71.5 51
1980 72.1 51.4
1981 72.6 51.8
1982 72.9 52.1
1983 73.2 52.4
1984 73.3 52.6
1985 73.3 52.9
1986 73.4 53
1987 73.5 53.1
1988 73.4 53.1
1989 73.4 53
1990 73.5 52.8
1991 73.5 52.6
1992 73.6 52.4
1993 73.7 52.2
1994 73.8 52
1995 73.9 51.7
1996 74.1 51.6
1997 74 51.5
1998 74.5 51.2
1999 74.6 51.3
2000 74.6 51.4
2001 74.7 51.4
2002 74.8 51.5
2003 74.9 51.4
2004 75.1 51.9
2005 75 52.4
2006 75 52.9
2007 75.3 53.5
2008 75.3 54.2
2009 75.5 54.7
2010 75.5 55.3
2011 75.6 56
2012 75.7 56.6
2013 75.8 57.1
2014 75.9 57.8
2015 76.1 58.3
2016 76.2 58.8
2017 76.2 59.3
2018 76.4 59.8
2019 76.5 60.3
2020 76.6 60.1
2021 76.6 60.3
2022 75.7 61.6
2023 76.2 61.9
2024 76.3 62.1
2025 76.5 62.3

Barbados and Ivory Coast population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Ivory Coast
Year Population
Barbados Ivory Coast
1960 230,893 3,673,666
1961 233,148 3,810,151
1962 235,224 3,956,939
1963 237,557 4,112,061
1964 239,958 4,273,952
1965 242,417 4,442,377
1966 244,996 4,617,519
1967 247,091 4,799,744
1968 248,540 4,990,021
1969 249,444 5,192,221
1970 249,387 5,411,567
1971 249,168 5,650,868
1972 249,658 5,909,716
1973 250,322 6,184,944
1974 250,777 6,474,057
1975 251,175 6,776,297
1976 251,442 7,057,958
1977 251,626 7,321,950
1978 251,551 7,603,130
1979 251,269 7,902,267
1980 251,524 8,220,714
1981 252,270 8,556,596
1982 253,095 8,907,936
1983 253,992 9,272,744
1984 254,920 9,650,516
1985 255,820 10,040,483
1986 256,618 10,440,917
1987 257,279 10,851,475
1988 257,763 11,275,189
1989 258,109 11,719,771
1990 258,582 12,189,778
1991 259,373 12,683,870
1992 260,267 13,200,310
1993 261,027 13,735,951
1994 261,620 14,287,201
1995 262,039 14,855,565
1996 262,284 15,442,312
1997 262,392 16,047,170
1998 262,436 16,663,948
1999 262,517 17,215,935
2000 262,063 17,699,004
2001 262,425 18,178,913
2002 264,148 18,654,771
2003 265,776 19,125,542
2004 267,298 19,595,000
2005 268,706 20,068,458
2006 270,002 20,546,802
2007 271,288 21,030,558
2008 272,714 21,514,439
2009 274,123 21,997,940
2010 275,243 22,488,065
2011 276,139 22,982,000
2012 276,938 23,467,078
2013 277,665 23,939,775
2014 278,348 24,527,395
2015 278,990 25,246,342
2016 279,598 25,989,405
2017 280,171 26,733,372
2018 280,711 27,464,173
2019 281,207 28,193,009
2020 281,698 28,915,449
2021 282,147 29,639,736
2022 282,318 30,395,002
2023 282,336 31,165,654
2024 282,467 31,934,230

Fertility rates in Barbados and Ivory Coast

Fertility rate
Barbados

Ivory Coast
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Ivory Coast
1960 4.71 7.69
1961 4.15 7.72
1962 4.3 7.75
1963 4.3 7.78
1964 4.21 7.81
1965 4.18 7.84
1966 4.14 7.87
1967 3.6 7.89
1968 3.57 7.91
1969 3.34 7.93
1970 3.08 7.94
1971 3.2 7.94
1972 3.15 7.94
1973 2.87 7.94
1974 2.65 7.93
1975 2.45 7.91
1976 2.24 7.88
1977 2.2 7.83
1978 1.84 7.67
1979 1.86 7.63
1980 1.78 7.59
1981 1.85 7.54
1982 1.86 7.49
1983 1.86 7.42
1984 1.75 7.35
1985 1.77 7.27
1986 1.69 7.19
1987 1.61 7.09
1988 1.58 6.97
1989 1.64 6.85
1990 1.84 6.72
1991 1.84 6.59
1992 1.8 6.43
1993 1.77 6.27
1994 1.73 6.13
1995 1.7 6.04
1996 1.67 5.95
1997 1.65 5.9
1998 1.62 5.85
1999 1.78 5.81
2000 1.93 5.77
2001 1.96 5.7
2002 1.86 5.64
2003 1.86 5.57
2004 1.8 5.53
2005 1.74 5.5
2006 1.7 5.45
2007 1.76 5.4
2008 1.76 5.36
2009 1.77 5.33
2010 1.79 5.29
2011 1.76 5.24
2012 1.73 5.19
2013 1.73 5.14
2014 1.73 5.07
2015 1.73 4.97
2016 1.72 4.87
2017 1.72 4.76
2018 1.72 4.6
2019 1.72 4.52
2020 1.71 4.46
2021 1.71 4.41
2022 1.71 4.35
2023 1.71 4.28

Barbados and Ivory Coast demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Ivory Coast
Year Median age, years
Barbados Ivory Coast
1960 21.9 18.5
1961 21.8 18.5
1962 21.8 18.5
1963 21.8 18.5
1964 21.8 18.4
1965 21.8 18.3
1966 21.8 18.2
1967 21.9 18.1
1968 22.1 18
1969 22.2 17.8
1970 22.4 17.7
1971 22.6 17.7
1972 22.8 17.7
1973 23 17.6
1974 23.2 17.6
1975 23.5 17.5
1976 23.8 17.4
1977 24.1 17.1
1978 24.5 16.9
1979 24.9 16.7
1980 25.3 16.5
1981 25.7 16.4
1982 26.1 16.3
1983 26.5 16.2
1984 26.9 16.1
1985 27.3 16
1986 27.7 16
1987 28 15.9
1988 28.4 15.9
1989 28.7 16
1990 29.1 16
1991 29.5 16.1
1992 29.9 16.2
1993 30.4 16.3
1994 30.8 16.4
1995 31.3 16.5
1996 31.7 16.6
1997 32.1 16.7
1998 32.6 16.8
1999 33 16.8
2000 33.3 16.8
2001 33.7 16.8
2002 34 16.7
2003 34.3 16.7
2004 34.6 16.7
2005 34.9 16.7
2006 35.3 16.6
2007 35.6 16.6
2008 36 16.9
2009 36.3 17.3
2010 36.5 17.7
2011 36.8 18.2
2012 37.1 18.6
2013 37.4 19
2014 37.7 19.1
2015 37.9 19
2016 38.2 18.9
2017 38.5 18.9
2018 38.7 18.9
2019 39 18.9
2020 39.2 18.9
2021 39.4 19
2022 39.6 19.1
2023 39.9 19.2
2024 40.2 19.3

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Barbados and Ivory Coast.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Ivory Coast
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$80.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
20.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
3.43%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.89%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
27,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-3.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
2.31%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
22.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
57.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
27.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3.1%
2021
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
46
2020
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$7.33B
2020
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
668,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
1.51%
2020
Banked people share n/a
57.6%
2024

Energy

Barbados Ivory Coast
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
472 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$14.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
14.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.46 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
37.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
58.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.71%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
14.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
324 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
22.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
22.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
72.4%
2023

Society

Barbados Ivory Coast
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.39%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+7,838
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
53.6%
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
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
22.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
31
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
11.6
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
24.1
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
50%
2021
English speaking
100%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
40.7%
2023

Health

Barbados Ivory Coast
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$86.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$24.8
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
62.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
359
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
67.1
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
12.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
5%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
25
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
8.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
2.85 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Ivory Coast
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
3,845 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
106,175 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
9,645 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
n/a

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Barbados vs Ivory Coast
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare