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Barbados vs Kenya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 184th vs. 45th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Kenya
Population
282698
58419239
Population rank 175/197 26/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$124B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 64/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$2,206
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 152/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$6,619
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$81.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
68.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$1,447
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 131/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$2,811
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
224,278 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
64 years
2025

Barbados and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Kenya economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Kenya
Year GDP
Barbados Kenya
1960 $80,021,847 $791,265,459
1961 $85,363,759 $792,959,473
1962 $88,782,583 $868,111,401
1963 $99,893,761 $926,589,349
1964 $99,252,731 $998,759,334
1965 $105,021,997 $997,919,321
1966 $113,195,123 $1,164,519,674
1967 $125,554,009 $1,232,559,507
1968 $125,733,669 $1,353,295,459
1969 $141,393,142 $1,458,379,417
1970 $166,210,203 $1,603,447,359
1971 $186,826,503 $1,778,391,289
1972 $213,725,217 $2,107,279,157
1973 $260,767,828 $2,509,001,324
1974 $311,804,630 $2,969,958,812
1975 $402,178,605 $3,259,345,083
1976 $435,911,269 $3,474,542,392
1977 $495,097,668 $4,494,378,764
1978 $552,883,707 $5,303,735,111
1979 $670,362,452 $6,234,391,113
1980 $1,012,280,615 $7,265,315,820
1981 $1,114,204,743 $6,854,491,706
1982 $1,163,923,830 $6,431,579,357
1983 $1,236,016,507 $5,979,198,314
1984 $1,346,890,071 $6,191,437,070
1985 $1,409,536,121 $6,135,034,214
1986 $1,547,755,183 $7,239,126,568
1987 $1,704,370,308 $7,970,820,369
1988 $1,812,757,918 $8,355,380,879
1989 $2,006,165,167 $8,283,114,514
1990 $2,012,131,457 $8,572,359,038
1991 $2,020,583,702 $8,151,488,783
1992 $1,957,000,000 $8,209,120,763
1993 $2,063,342,117 $5,751,786,643
1994 $2,151,344,901 $7,148,148,564
1995 $2,216,974,096 $9,046,320,255
1996 $2,363,645,403 $12,045,865,396
1997 $2,498,384,130 $13,115,764,358
1998 $2,817,083,478 $14,093,998,844
1999 $2,951,822,205 $12,896,010,459
2000 $3,059,500,000 $12,705,350,098
2001 $3,054,500,000 $12,986,007,426
2002 $3,106,500,000 $13,147,736,899
2003 $3,209,500,000 $14,904,517,650
2004 $3,444,500,000 $16,095,337,094
2005 $3,819,500,000 $18,737,895,513
2006 $4,217,323,400 $25,825,512,284
2007 $4,675,767,950 $31,958,195,182
2008 $4,790,410,400 $35,895,153,328
2009 $4,466,809,600 $42,347,217,913
2010 $5,191,188,500 $45,405,615,064
2011 $5,342,183,800 $46,869,473,151
2012 $5,271,257,500 $56,396,704,672
2013 $5,361,158,350 $61,671,440,408
2014 $5,365,976,700 $68,285,796,514
2015 $5,288,057,750 $70,120,446,897
2016 $5,330,761,500 $74,815,144,164
2017 $5,517,340,450 $82,036,510,877
2018 $5,629,916,200 $92,202,979,985
2019 $5,788,288,000 $100,378,436,207
2020 $5,168,344,450 $100,657,505,751
2021 $5,275,242,050 $109,703,658,905
2022 $6,257,303,500 $114,448,978,153
2023 $6,720,733,200 $108,038,588,971
2024 $7,165,000,000 $124,498,691,699

Barbados and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Kenya
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Kenya
1960 $347 $102.8
1961 $366 $99.3
1962 $377 $104.6
1963 $421 $107.4
1964 $414 $111.3
1965 $433 $106.9
1966 $462 $119.8
1967 $508 $121.9
1968 $506 $128.7
1969 $567 $133.3
1970 $666 $141
1971 $750 $150.9
1972 $856 $172.6
1973 $1,042 $198.6
1974 $1,243 $227.2
1975 $1,601 $241.2
1976 $1,734 $248.9
1977 $1,968 $311
1978 $2,198 $355
1979 $2,668 $403
1980 $4,025 $454
1981 $4,417 $413
1982 $4,599 $374
1983 $4,866 $335
1984 $5,284 $334
1985 $5,510 $320
1986 $6,031 $364
1987 $6,625 $387
1988 $7,033 $391
1989 $7,773 $374
1990 $7,781 $374
1991 $7,790 $345
1992 $7,519 $337
1993 $7,905 $229
1994 $8,223 $276.4
1995 $8,460 $340
1996 $9,012 $441
1997 $9,522 $467
1998 $10,734 $488
1999 $11,244 $434
2000 $11,675 $415
2001 $11,640 $411
2002 $11,760 $403
2003 $12,076 $443
2004 $12,886 $464
2005 $14,214 $523
2006 $15,620 $700
2007 $17,235 $840
2008 $17,566 $916
2009 $16,295 $1,048
2010 $18,860 $1,092
2011 $19,346 $1,096
2012 $19,034 $1,285
2013 $19,308 $1,371
2014 $19,278 $1,483
2015 $18,954 $1,489
2016 $19,066 $1,554
2017 $19,693 $1,667
2018 $20,056 $1,836
2019 $20,584 $1,960
2020 $18,347 $1,928
2021 $18,697 $2,061
2022 $22,164 $2,110
2023 $23,804 $1,952
2024 $25,366 $2,206

Barbados vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Kenya
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Kenya
1950 53.6 36.9
1951 54.7 38
1952 55.9 38.6
1953 57 39.8
1954 58.3 41
1955 59 42.3
1956 60.5 43.5
1957 61.7 45.3
1958 62.4 46.5
1959 63.3 47.5
1960 64.1 48.5
1961 65 49.3
1962 65.7 50.1
1963 66.2 50.8
1964 66.7 51.3
1965 67.2 51.9
1966 67.7 52.4
1967 67.9 52.8
1968 68.2 53.3
1969 68.5 53.7
1970 68.5 54.1
1971 68.8 54.5
1972 69.1 55
1973 69.1 55.5
1974 69.4 56
1975 69.8 56.6
1976 70.1 57.2
1977 70.6 57.7
1978 71.1 58.2
1979 71.5 58.7
1980 72.1 59.2
1981 72.6 59.6
1982 72.9 59.9
1983 73.2 60.3
1984 73.3 60.6
1985 73.3 60.9
1986 73.4 60.8
1987 73.5 60.7
1988 73.4 60.3
1989 73.4 60
1990 73.5 58.3
1991 73.5 57.8
1992 73.6 57.1
1993 73.7 56.7
1994 73.8 56.1
1995 73.9 55.9
1996 74.1 55.6
1997 74 55.5
1998 74.5 55.6
1999 74.6 55.9
2000 74.6 56.1
2001 74.7 56.5
2002 74.8 56.8
2003 74.9 57.4
2004 75.1 57.9
2005 75 58.5
2006 75 59.1
2007 75.3 59.4
2008 75.3 60
2009 75.5 60.5
2010 75.5 60.9
2011 75.6 61.3
2012 75.7 61.5
2013 75.8 61.7
2014 75.9 62
2015 76.1 62.3
2016 76.2 62.5
2017 76.2 62.7
2018 76.4 62.8
2019 76.5 62.9
2020 76.6 61.6
2021 76.6 61.2
2022 75.7 63.5
2023 76.2 63.6
2024 76.3 63.8
2025 76.5 64

Barbados and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Kenya
Year Population
Barbados Kenya
1960 230,893 7,695,307
1961 233,148 7,987,770
1962 235,224 8,299,308
1963 237,557 8,627,971
1964 239,958 8,973,535
1965 242,417 9,338,078
1966 244,996 9,717,816
1967 247,091 10,111,057
1968 248,540 10,518,823
1969 249,444 10,939,695
1970 249,387 11,368,791
1971 249,168 11,788,904
1972 249,658 12,206,060
1973 250,322 12,634,835
1974 250,777 13,070,078
1975 251,175 13,511,671
1976 251,442 13,957,623
1977 251,626 14,428,819
1978 251,551 14,934,126
1979 251,269 15,460,666
1980 251,524 16,018,459
1981 252,270 16,601,507
1982 253,095 17,206,175
1983 253,992 17,846,374
1984 254,920 18,514,906
1985 255,820 19,201,768
1986 256,618 19,901,646
1987 257,279 20,616,096
1988 257,763 21,356,219
1989 258,109 22,118,434
1990 258,582 22,892,651
1991 259,373 23,646,514
1992 260,267 24,382,460
1993 261,027 25,117,188
1994 261,620 25,857,130
1995 262,039 26,601,751
1996 262,284 27,344,211
1997 262,392 28,101,768
1998 262,436 28,888,057
1999 262,517 29,733,408
2000 262,063 30,642,890
2001 262,425 31,619,170
2002 264,148 32,629,808
2003 265,776 33,652,223
2004 267,298 34,713,455
2005 268,706 35,796,484
2006 270,002 36,904,008
2007 271,288 38,036,349
2008 272,714 39,206,351
2009 274,123 40,408,891
2010 275,243 41,598,567
2011 276,139 42,758,461
2012 276,938 43,888,303
2013 277,665 44,986,791
2014 278,348 46,051,440
2015 278,990 47,088,526
2016 279,598 48,139,687
2017 280,171 49,197,766
2018 280,711 50,207,107
2019 281,207 51,202,827
2020 281,698 52,217,334
2021 282,147 53,219,166
2022 282,318 54,252,461
2023 282,336 55,339,003
2024 282,467 56,432,944

Fertility rates in Barbados and Kenya

Fertility rate
Barbados

Kenya
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Kenya
1960 4.71 7.65
1961 4.15 7.72
1962 4.3 7.77
1963 4.3 7.82
1964 4.21 7.87
1965 4.18 7.92
1966 4.14 7.96
1967 3.6 7.95
1968 3.57 7.95
1969 3.34 7.95
1970 3.08 7.94
1971 3.2 7.92
1972 3.15 7.89
1973 2.87 7.86
1974 2.65 7.82
1975 2.45 7.8
1976 2.24 7.77
1977 2.2 7.73
1978 1.84 7.67
1979 1.86 7.6
1980 1.78 7.53
1981 1.85 7.45
1982 1.86 7.35
1983 1.86 7.22
1984 1.75 7.08
1985 1.77 6.96
1986 1.69 6.84
1987 1.61 6.69
1988 1.58 6.52
1989 1.64 6.33
1990 1.84 6.14
1991 1.84 5.94
1992 1.8 5.74
1993 1.77 5.57
1994 1.73 5.44
1995 1.7 5.37
1996 1.67 5.31
1997 1.65 5.27
1998 1.62 5.24
1999 1.78 5.18
2000 1.93 5.14
2001 1.96 5.09
2002 1.86 5.03
2003 1.86 4.94
2004 1.8 4.86
2005 1.74 4.8
2006 1.7 4.75
2007 1.76 4.72
2008 1.76 4.66
2009 1.77 4.57
2010 1.79 4.45
2011 1.76 4.28
2012 1.73 4.12
2013 1.73 3.96
2014 1.73 3.84
2015 1.73 3.77
2016 1.72 3.69
2017 1.72 3.61
2018 1.72 3.54
2019 1.72 3.43
2020 1.71 3.36
2021 1.71 3.31
2022 1.71 3.26
2023 1.71 3.21

Barbados and Kenya demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Kenya
Year Median age, years
Barbados Kenya
1960 21.9 15.7
1961 21.8 15.5
1962 21.8 15.3
1963 21.8 15.2
1964 21.8 15.1
1965 21.8 14.9
1966 21.8 14.8
1967 21.9 14.6
1968 22.1 14.5
1969 22.2 14.5
1970 22.4 14.4
1971 22.6 14.4
1972 22.8 14.3
1973 23 14.3
1974 23.2 14.3
1975 23.5 14.3
1976 23.8 14.3
1977 24.1 14.3
1978 24.5 14.3
1979 24.9 14.4
1980 25.3 14.5
1981 25.7 14.5
1982 26.1 14.6
1983 26.5 14.7
1984 26.9 14.8
1985 27.3 14.9
1986 27.7 15
1987 28 15
1988 28.4 15.1
1989 28.7 15.2
1990 29.1 15.3
1991 29.5 15.5
1992 29.9 15.6
1993 30.4 15.7
1994 30.8 15.9
1995 31.3 16
1996 31.7 16.1
1997 32.1 16.2
1998 32.6 16.4
1999 33 16.5
2000 33.3 16.7
2001 33.7 16.8
2002 34 17
2003 34.3 17.1
2004 34.6 17.3
2005 34.9 17.4
2006 35.3 17.5
2007 35.6 17.6
2008 36 17.7
2009 36.3 17.8
2010 36.5 17.9
2011 36.8 18.1
2012 37.1 18.2
2013 37.4 18.4
2014 37.7 18.5
2015 37.9 18.7
2016 38.2 18.9
2017 38.5 19.1
2018 38.7 19.3
2019 39 19.6
2020 39.2 19.8
2021 39.4 20
2022 39.6 20.3
2023 39.9 20.6
2024 40.2 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Kenya
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$119B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
23%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
4.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
24,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-5.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
5.44%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
16.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.9%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
59
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$15B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$10.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
2,049,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
15.4%
2019
Banked people share n/a
90.1%
2024

Energy

Barbados Kenya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
545 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$11.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
21.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
19.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
67.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
18.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
22.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
190.1 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
78.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
21%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
76.2%
2023

Society

Barbados Kenya
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.69%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-19,781
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
30%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
39.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
66
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
4.89
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
28.3
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
82.9%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
78.7%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
35%
2024

Health

Barbados Kenya
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$21.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
18.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.1
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
149
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
39.9
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
12.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
3.1%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
2.47 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Kenya
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
3,974 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
111,076 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
13,942 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
110,480 mi
2018

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