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Barbados vs Kuwait statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 184th vs. 153rd).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Kuwait
Population
282698
5128257
Population rank 175/197 127/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$160B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 59/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$32,214
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 38/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$51,636
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$4.86B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
7.35%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$978
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 143/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$28,320
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
6,880 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
723 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
35.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
80.8 years
2025

Barbados and Kuwait: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Kuwait economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Kuwait
Year GDP
Barbados Kuwait
1960 $80,021,847 -
1961 $85,363,759 -
1962 $88,782,583 $1,828,107,503
1963 $99,893,761 $1,900,895,857
1964 $99,252,731 $2,071,668,533
1965 $105,021,997 $2,097,199,161
1966 $113,195,123 $2,391,199,044
1967 $125,554,009 $2,441,599,023
1968 $125,733,669 $2,662,798,935
1969 $141,393,142 $2,769,198,892
1970 $166,210,203 $2,873,638,851
1971 $186,826,503 $3,880,392,195
1972 $213,725,217 $4,450,537,925
1973 $260,767,828 $5,408,804,607
1974 $311,804,630 $13,006,948,296
1975 $402,178,605 $12,022,811,621
1976 $435,911,269 $13,132,252,802
1977 $495,097,668 $14,137,406,741
1978 $552,883,707 $15,503,557,496
1979 $670,362,452 $24,749,063,922
1980 $1,012,280,615 $28,638,868,356
1981 $1,114,204,743 $25,058,020,338
1982 $1,163,923,830 $21,577,153,356
1983 $1,236,016,507 $20,871,081,080
1984 $1,346,890,071 $21,700,082,753
1985 $1,409,536,121 $21,445,970,614
1986 $1,547,755,183 $17,903,989,745
1987 $1,704,370,308 $22,368,704,134
1988 $1,812,757,918 $20,690,322,153
1989 $2,006,165,167 $24,313,855,653
1990 $2,012,131,457 $18,427,777,778
1991 $2,020,583,702 $11,009,993,703
1992 $1,957,000,000 $19,858,555,215
1993 $2,063,342,117 $23,941,391,391
1994 $2,151,344,901 $24,848,483,838
1995 $2,216,974,096 $27,186,980,647
1996 $2,363,645,403 $31,492,373,309
1997 $2,498,384,130 $30,350,190,704
1998 $2,817,083,478 $25,943,705,784
1999 $2,951,822,205 $30,122,365,849
2000 $3,059,500,000 $37,718,743,480
2001 $3,054,500,000 $34,889,559,870
2002 $3,106,500,000 $38,135,788,414
2003 $3,209,500,000 $47,874,582,232
2004 $3,444,500,000 $59,439,090,601
2005 $3,819,500,000 $80,798,630,137
2006 $4,217,323,400 $101,557,330,723
2007 $4,675,767,950 $114,634,043,362
2008 $4,790,410,400 $147,379,737,230
2009 $4,466,809,600 $105,968,691,905
2010 $5,191,188,500 $115,416,245,238
2011 $5,342,183,800 $154,039,231,299
2012 $5,271,257,500 $174,047,662,555
2013 $5,361,158,350 $174,168,116,687
2014 $5,365,976,700 $162,650,450,785
2015 $5,288,057,750 $114,585,555,831
2016 $5,330,761,500 $109,406,674,088
2017 $5,517,340,450 $120,687,539,676
2018 $5,629,916,200 $138,646,316,322
2019 $5,788,288,000 $140,856,394,870
2020 $5,168,344,450 $111,045,470,461
2021 $5,275,242,050 $148,350,671,614
2022 $6,257,303,500 $183,502,046,669
2023 $6,720,733,200 $165,384,407,267
2024 $7,165,000,000 $160,227,273,001

Barbados and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Kuwait
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Kuwait
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 $4,748
1963 $421 $4,445
1964 $414 $4,379
1965 $433 $4,024
1966 $462 $4,176
1967 $508 $3,887
1968 $506 $3,872
1969 $567 $3,695
1970 $666 $3,552
1971 $750 $4,486
1972 $856 $4,836
1973 $1,042 $5,532
1974 $1,243 $12,527
1975 $1,601 $10,882
1976 $1,734 $11,141
1977 $1,968 $11,238
1978 $2,198 $11,567
1979 $2,668 $17,386
1980 $4,025 $19,032
1981 $4,417 $15,825
1982 $4,599 $12,979
1983 $4,866 $11,965
1984 $5,284 $11,919
1985 $5,510 $11,322
1986 $6,031 $9,077
1987 $6,625 $10,896
1988 $7,033 $9,692
1989 $7,773 $10,965
1990 $7,781 $10,938
1991 $7,790 $8,147
1992 $7,519 $12,146
1993 $7,905 $14,318
1994 $8,223 $14,930
1995 $8,460 $16,168
1996 $9,012 $18,201
1997 $9,522 $16,977
1998 $10,734 $14,067
1999 $11,244 $15,854
2000 $11,675 $19,296
2001 $11,640 $17,374
2002 $11,760 $18,513
2003 $12,076 $22,691
2004 $12,886 $27,552
2005 $14,214 $36,123
2006 $15,620 $42,947
2007 $17,235 $45,709
2008 $17,566 $55,585
2009 $16,295 $37,907
2010 $18,860 $39,212
2011 $19,346 $49,170
2012 $19,034 $52,155
2013 $19,308 $49,651
2014 $19,278 $44,369
2015 $18,954 $29,882
2016 $19,066 $27,324
2017 $19,693 $29,048
2018 $20,056 $32,068
2019 $20,584 $31,708
2020 $18,347 $25,236
2021 $18,697 $34,019
2022 $22,164 $39,982
2023 $23,804 $34,076
2024 $25,366 $32,214

Barbados vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Kuwait
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Kuwait
1950 53.6 49.7
1951 54.7 50.6
1952 55.9 51.4
1953 57 52.3
1954 58.3 53.1
1955 59 54
1956 60.5 54.9
1957 61.7 55.9
1958 62.4 56.9
1959 63.3 57.9
1960 64.1 58.9
1961 65 60
1962 65.7 61
1963 66.2 62
1964 66.7 63
1965 67.2 63.9
1966 67.7 64.9
1967 67.9 65.8
1968 68.2 66.6
1969 68.5 67.3
1970 68.5 68
1971 68.8 68.5
1972 69.1 68.9
1973 69.1 69.2
1974 69.4 69.4
1975 69.8 69.7
1976 70.1 69.9
1977 70.6 70.2
1978 71.1 70.5
1979 71.5 70.8
1980 72.1 71.1
1981 72.6 71.5
1982 72.9 71.9
1983 73.2 72.4
1984 73.3 72.9
1985 73.3 73.3
1986 73.4 73.8
1987 73.5 74.2
1988 73.4 74.6
1989 73.4 75
1990 73.5 72.9
1991 73.5 73.3
1992 73.6 75.7
1993 73.7 75.8
1994 73.8 75.7
1995 73.9 75.7
1996 74.1 75.6
1997 74 75.6
1998 74.5 75.6
1999 74.6 75.7
2000 74.6 75.9
2001 74.7 76
2002 74.8 76.2
2003 74.9 76.3
2004 75.1 76.4
2005 75 76.5
2006 75 76.6
2007 75.3 76.7
2008 75.3 76.9
2009 75.5 77.2
2010 75.5 77.5
2011 75.6 77.9
2012 75.7 78.2
2013 75.8 78.6
2014 75.9 78.9
2015 76.1 79.2
2016 76.2 79.5
2017 76.2 79.7
2018 76.4 79.9
2019 76.5 80
2020 76.6 78.2
2021 76.6 77.6
2022 75.7 78.8
2023 76.2 80.4
2024 76.3 80.6
2025 76.5 80.8

Barbados and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Kuwait
Year Population
Barbados Kuwait
1960 230,893 311,060
1961 233,148 345,945
1962 235,224 384,995
1963 237,557 427,694
1964 239,958 473,115
1965 242,417 521,174
1966 244,996 572,590
1967 247,091 628,089
1968 248,540 687,716
1969 249,444 749,452
1970 249,387 809,114
1971 249,168 865,076
1972 249,658 920,352
1973 250,322 977,654
1974 250,777 1,038,346
1975 251,175 1,104,863
1976 251,442 1,178,711
1977 251,626 1,258,023
1978 251,551 1,340,319
1979 251,269 1,423,514
1980 251,524 1,504,782
1981 252,270 1,583,426
1982 253,095 1,662,480
1983 253,992 1,744,295
1984 254,920 1,820,688
1985 255,820 1,894,242
1986 256,618 1,972,520
1987 257,279 2,052,994
1988 257,763 2,134,707
1989 258,109 2,217,468
1990 258,582 1,684,819
1991 259,373 1,351,399
1992 260,267 1,634,961
1993 261,027 1,672,151
1994 261,620 1,664,361
1995 262,039 1,681,513
1996 262,284 1,730,246
1997 262,392 1,787,683
1998 262,436 1,844,302
1999 262,517 1,900,030
2000 262,063 1,954,709
2001 262,425 2,008,121
2002 264,148 2,059,974
2003 265,776 2,109,881
2004 267,298 2,157,320
2005 268,706 2,236,788
2006 270,002 2,364,733
2007 271,288 2,507,887
2008 272,714 2,651,421
2009 274,123 2,795,484
2010 275,243 2,943,372
2011 276,139 3,132,814
2012 276,938 3,337,109
2013 277,665 3,507,844
2014 278,348 3,665,876
2015 278,990 3,834,574
2016 279,598 4,004,096
2017 280,171 4,154,812
2018 280,711 4,323,515
2019 281,207 4,442,316
2020 281,698 4,400,267
2021 282,147 4,360,865
2022 282,318 4,589,643
2023 282,336 4,853,420
2024 282,467 4,973,861

Fertility rates in Barbados and Kuwait

Fertility rate
Barbados

Kuwait
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Kuwait
1960 4.71 7.22
1961 4.15 7.25
1962 4.3 7.25
1963 4.3 7.28
1964 4.21 7.29
1965 4.18 7.31
1966 4.14 7.34
1967 3.6 7.33
1968 3.57 7.28
1969 3.34 7.18
1970 3.08 7.03
1971 3.2 6.84
1972 3.15 6.64
1973 2.87 6.43
1974 2.65 6.23
1975 2.45 6.06
1976 2.24 5.9
1977 2.2 5.71
1978 1.84 5.52
1979 1.86 5.33
1980 1.78 5.18
1981 1.85 5.02
1982 1.86 4.85
1983 1.86 4.66
1984 1.75 4.45
1985 1.77 4.22
1986 1.69 4
1987 1.61 3.83
1988 1.58 3.7
1989 1.64 3.59
1990 1.84 3.49
1991 1.84 3.4
1992 1.8 3.35
1993 1.77 3.31
1994 1.73 3.27
1995 1.7 3.25
1996 1.67 3.22
1997 1.65 3.14
1998 1.62 3.04
1999 1.78 2.95
2000 1.93 2.89
2001 1.96 2.84
2002 1.86 2.8
2003 1.86 2.77
2004 1.8 2.76
2005 1.74 2.73
2006 1.7 2.59
2007 1.76 2.41
2008 1.76 2.27
2009 1.77 2.15
2010 1.79 2.04
2011 1.76 1.96
2012 1.73 1.99
2013 1.73 1.97
2014 1.73 2.06
2015 1.73 2.03
2016 1.72 2.06
2017 1.72 2.16
2018 1.72 2.12
2019 1.72 2.08
2020 1.71 2.03
2021 1.71 2.15
2022 1.71 1.55
2023 1.71 1.52

Barbados and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Kuwait
Year Median age, years
Barbados Kuwait
1960 21.9 22
1961 21.8 21.8
1962 21.8 21.5
1963 21.8 21
1964 21.8 20.7
1965 21.8 20.4
1966 21.8 20
1967 21.9 19.6
1968 22.1 19.2
1969 22.2 18.8
1970 22.4 18.5
1971 22.6 18.3
1972 22.8 18.3
1973 23 18.3
1974 23.2 18.4
1975 23.5 18.4
1976 23.8 18.7
1977 24.1 19.2
1978 24.5 19.6
1979 24.9 20.1
1980 25.3 20.5
1981 25.7 20.9
1982 26.1 21.3
1983 26.5 21.7
1984 26.9 22.1
1985 27.3 22.4
1986 27.7 22.7
1987 28 22.8
1988 28.4 23
1989 28.7 23.2
1990 29.1 23.4
1991 29.5 23.6
1992 29.9 23.8
1993 30.4 24.2
1994 30.8 25.1
1995 31.3 25.5
1996 31.7 25.5
1997 32.1 25.5
1998 32.6 25.5
1999 33 25.6
2000 33.3 25.9
2001 33.7 26.3
2002 34 26.8
2003 34.3 27.3
2004 34.6 27.9
2005 34.9 28.3
2006 35.3 28.5
2007 35.6 28.6
2008 36 28.8
2009 36.3 29.2
2010 36.5 29.6
2011 36.8 30.5
2012 37.1 31.5
2013 37.4 32.3
2014 37.7 33
2015 37.9 33.8
2016 38.2 34.7
2017 38.5 35.6
2018 38.7 36.4
2019 39 37.1
2020 39.2 37.7
2021 39.4 35.8
2022 39.6 34.4
2023 39.9 35.5
2024 40.2 35.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Kuwait
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$200B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
52.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
6.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
4.9%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+23.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
2.16%
2016
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
57.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
59.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
138
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$141B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$50.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$20.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
2,161,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
1.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
74.5%
2024

Energy

Barbados Kuwait
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
9,130 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$6.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
111.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
23 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-283.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
16,571 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
0.27%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Kuwait
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+61,624
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
72.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.25
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
96.5%
2020
English speaking
100%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Barbados Kuwait
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$1,700
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$196.3
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
80.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
2.29
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
8.8
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
44.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
25.6%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
19.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Kuwait
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
1,383 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
24.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
3,572 mi
2018

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