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Barbados vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 184th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Lebanon
Population
282698
5888008
Population rank 175/197 115/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 158/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 47/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 27/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Barbados and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Lebanon
Year GDP
Barbados Lebanon
1960 $80,021,847 -
1961 $85,363,759 -
1962 $88,782,583 -
1963 $99,893,761 -
1964 $99,252,731 -
1965 $105,021,997 -
1966 $113,195,123 -
1967 $125,554,009 -
1968 $125,733,669 -
1969 $141,393,142 -
1970 $166,210,203 -
1971 $186,826,503 -
1972 $213,725,217 -
1973 $260,767,828 -
1974 $311,804,630 -
1975 $402,178,605 -
1976 $435,911,269 -
1977 $495,097,668 -
1978 $552,883,707 -
1979 $670,362,452 -
1980 $1,012,280,615 -
1981 $1,114,204,743 -
1982 $1,163,923,830 -
1983 $1,236,016,507 -
1984 $1,346,890,071 -
1985 $1,409,536,121 -
1986 $1,547,755,183 -
1987 $1,704,370,308 -
1988 $1,812,757,918 $3,313,540,068
1989 $2,006,165,167 $2,717,998,688
1990 $2,012,131,457 $2,838,485,354
1991 $2,020,583,702 $4,690,415,093
1992 $1,957,000,000 $5,843,579,161
1993 $2,063,342,117 $7,941,744,492
1994 $2,151,344,901 $9,599,127,050
1995 $2,216,974,096 $11,718,795,529
1996 $2,363,645,403 $13,690,217,334
1997 $2,498,384,130 $15,751,867,489
1998 $2,817,083,478 $17,247,179,006
1999 $2,951,822,205 $17,391,056,369
2000 $3,059,500,000 $17,260,364,842
2001 $3,054,500,000 $17,649,751,244
2002 $3,106,500,000 $19,152,238,806
2003 $3,209,500,000 $20,082,918,740
2004 $3,444,500,000 $21,159,827,992
2005 $3,819,500,000 $21,497,336,499
2006 $4,217,323,400 $22,022,709,851
2007 $4,675,767,950 $24,827,355,015
2008 $4,790,410,400 $29,118,916,105
2009 $4,466,809,600 $35,399,582,929
2010 $5,191,188,500 $38,443,907,042
2011 $5,342,183,800 $39,927,125,962
2012 $5,271,257,500 $44,016,799,516
2013 $5,361,158,350 $46,880,103,081
2014 $5,365,976,700 $48,095,213,747
2015 $5,288,057,750 $49,929,337,837
2016 $5,330,761,500 $51,147,308,774
2017 $5,517,340,450 $53,027,680,686
2018 $5,629,916,200 $54,901,519,156
2019 $5,788,288,000 $51,605,959,131
2020 $5,168,344,450 $31,712,128,254
2021 $5,275,242,050 $23,131,941,557
2022 $6,257,303,500 $20,992,421,949
2023 $6,720,733,200 $20,078,620,357
2024 $7,165,000,000 -

Barbados and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Lebanon
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 -
1966 $462 -
1967 $508 -
1968 $506 -
1969 $567 -
1970 $666 -
1971 $750 -
1972 $856 -
1973 $1,042 -
1974 $1,243 -
1975 $1,601 -
1976 $1,734 -
1977 $1,968 -
1978 $2,198 -
1979 $2,668 -
1980 $4,025 -
1981 $4,417 -
1982 $4,599 -
1983 $4,866 -
1984 $5,284 -
1985 $5,510 -
1986 $6,031 -
1987 $6,625 -
1988 $7,033 $959
1989 $7,773 $771
1990 $7,781 $790
1991 $7,790 $1,278
1992 $7,519 $1,559
1993 $7,905 $2,079
1994 $8,223 $2,468
1995 $8,460 $2,959
1996 $9,012 $3,393
1997 $9,522 $3,834
1998 $10,734 $4,125
1999 $11,244 $4,087
2000 $11,675 $3,987
2001 $11,640 $4,010
2002 $11,760 $4,291
2003 $12,076 $4,438
2004 $12,886 $4,601
2005 $14,214 $4,602
2006 $15,620 $4,635
2007 $17,235 $5,125
2008 $17,566 $5,912
2009 $16,295 $7,091
2010 $18,860 $7,626
2011 $19,346 $7,835
2012 $19,034 $8,407
2013 $19,308 $8,162
2014 $19,278 $7,578
2015 $18,954 $7,714
2016 $19,066 $8,089
2017 $19,693 $8,608
2018 $20,056 $9,175
2019 $20,584 $8,906
2020 $18,347 $5,561
2021 $18,697 $4,045
2022 $22,164 $3,654
2023 $23,804 $3,478
2024 $25,366 -

Barbados vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Lebanon
1950 53.6 59.9
1951 54.7 60.3
1952 55.9 60.8
1953 57 61.2
1954 58.3 61.6
1955 59 61.5
1956 60.5 62.2
1957 61.7 62.8
1958 62.4 61.2
1959 63.3 63.6
1960 64.1 63.9
1961 65 64.3
1962 65.7 64.6
1963 66.2 64.9
1964 66.7 65.1
1965 67.2 65.3
1966 67.7 65.5
1967 67.9 65.7
1968 68.2 65.8
1969 68.5 65.9
1970 68.5 66
1971 68.8 66.1
1972 69.1 66.2
1973 69.1 66.3
1974 69.4 66.4
1975 69.8 57.7
1976 70.1 36.4
1977 70.6 60.3
1978 71.1 60
1979 71.5 59.6
1980 72.1 59.9
1981 72.6 60.3
1982 72.9 47.2
1983 73.2 60.8
1984 73.3 61.2
1985 73.3 61.6
1986 73.4 62
1987 73.5 62.5
1988 73.4 62.9
1989 73.4 65.1
1990 73.5 65.5
1991 73.5 70.9
1992 73.6 71.2
1993 73.7 71.6
1994 73.8 72
1995 73.9 72.4
1996 74.1 72.6
1997 74 72.9
1998 74.5 73.2
1999 74.6 73.5
2000 74.6 73.9
2001 74.7 74.4
2002 74.8 74.8
2003 74.9 75.3
2004 75.1 75.7
2005 75 76.1
2006 75 75.7
2007 75.3 76.7
2008 75.3 77
2009 75.5 77.3
2010 75.5 77.5
2011 75.6 77.8
2012 75.7 77.9
2013 75.8 78
2014 75.9 78.1
2015 76.1 78.3
2016 76.2 78.3
2017 76.2 78.2
2018 76.4 78.3
2019 76.5 78.2
2020 76.6 76.3
2021 76.6 73.6
2022 75.7 78
2023 76.2 77.8
2024 76.3 77.9
2025 76.5 78.1

Barbados and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Lebanon
Year Population
Barbados Lebanon
1960 230,893 1,794,406
1961 233,148 1,850,084
1962 235,224 1,909,578
1963 237,557 1,970,316
1964 239,958 2,030,543
1965 242,417 2,088,831
1966 244,996 2,148,260
1967 247,091 2,206,731
1968 248,540 2,266,368
1969 249,444 2,328,159
1970 249,387 2,386,114
1971 249,168 2,446,314
1972 249,658 2,509,729
1973 250,322 2,572,935
1974 250,777 2,635,185
1975 251,175 2,693,191
1976 251,442 2,726,469
1977 251,626 2,762,155
1978 251,551 2,822,682
1979 251,269 2,882,635
1980 251,524 2,944,763
1981 252,270 3,008,981
1982 253,095 3,054,931
1983 253,992 3,094,996
1984 254,920 3,152,744
1985 255,820 3,217,376
1986 256,618 3,300,365
1987 257,279 3,385,555
1988 257,763 3,454,649
1989 258,109 3,525,285
1990 258,582 3,595,175
1991 259,373 3,668,912
1992 260,267 3,747,371
1993 261,027 3,820,647
1994 261,620 3,889,799
1995 262,039 3,960,735
1996 262,284 4,034,781
1997 262,392 4,108,405
1998 262,436 4,181,281
1999 262,517 4,255,277
2000 262,063 4,329,340
2001 262,425 4,401,918
2002 264,148 4,463,504
2003 265,776 4,525,508
2004 267,298 4,599,279
2005 268,706 4,671,102
2006 270,002 4,751,136
2007 271,288 4,844,118
2008 272,714 4,925,354
2009 274,123 4,992,287
2010 275,243 5,041,288
2011 276,139 5,096,020
2012 276,938 5,235,742
2013 277,665 5,743,436
2014 278,348 6,346,990
2015 278,990 6,472,469
2016 279,598 6,323,060
2017 280,171 6,160,128
2018 280,711 5,984,119
2019 281,207 5,794,594
2020 281,698 5,702,398
2021 282,147 5,718,122
2022 282,318 5,744,489
2023 282,336 5,773,493
2024 282,467 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Barbados and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Barbados

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Lebanon
1960 4.71 5.88
1961 4.15 5.89
1962 4.3 5.9
1963 4.3 5.91
1964 4.21 5.85
1965 4.18 5.77
1966 4.14 5.68
1967 3.6 5.57
1968 3.57 5.45
1969 3.34 5.32
1970 3.08 5.19
1971 3.2 5.05
1972 3.15 4.91
1973 2.87 4.79
1974 2.65 4.65
1975 2.45 4.52
1976 2.24 4.39
1977 2.2 4.28
1978 1.84 4.18
1979 1.86 4.08
1980 1.78 4.01
1981 1.85 3.95
1982 1.86 3.86
1983 1.86 3.73
1984 1.75 3.66
1985 1.77 3.53
1986 1.69 3.47
1987 1.61 3.42
1988 1.58 3.39
1989 1.64 3.36
1990 1.84 3.27
1991 1.84 3.16
1992 1.8 3.05
1993 1.77 2.94
1994 1.73 2.82
1995 1.7 2.73
1996 1.67 2.7
1997 1.65 2.67
1998 1.62 2.65
1999 1.78 2.63
2000 1.93 2.6
2001 1.96 2.58
2002 1.86 2.52
2003 1.86 2.46
2004 1.8 2.38
2005 1.74 2.29
2006 1.7 2.24
2007 1.76 2.2
2008 1.76 2.17
2009 1.77 2.19
2010 1.79 2.26
2011 1.76 2.32
2012 1.73 2.35
2013 1.73 2.36
2014 1.73 2.38
2015 1.73 2.38
2016 1.72 2.39
2017 1.72 2.37
2018 1.72 2.35
2019 1.72 2.33
2020 1.71 2.31
2021 1.71 2.28
2022 1.71 2.26
2023 1.71 2.24

Barbados and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Barbados Lebanon
1960 21.9 19.9
1961 21.8 19.5
1962 21.8 19.1
1963 21.8 18.7
1964 21.8 18.4
1965 21.8 18.2
1966 21.8 18.1
1967 21.9 18
1968 22.1 18
1969 22.2 18.1
1970 22.4 18.2
1971 22.6 18.3
1972 22.8 18.5
1973 23 18.7
1974 23.2 18.9
1975 23.5 19
1976 23.8 19.1
1977 24.1 19.2
1978 24.5 19.4
1979 24.9 19.6
1980 25.3 19.8
1981 25.7 19.9
1982 26.1 20.1
1983 26.5 20.3
1984 26.9 20.5
1985 27.3 20.7
1986 27.7 20.8
1987 28 21
1988 28.4 21.2
1989 28.7 21.4
1990 29.1 21.6
1991 29.5 21.8
1992 29.9 22
1993 30.4 22.3
1994 30.8 22.5
1995 31.3 22.8
1996 31.7 23.1
1997 32.1 23.4
1998 32.6 23.7
1999 33 24
2000 33.3 24.3
2001 33.7 24.6
2002 34 24.9
2003 34.3 25.2
2004 34.6 25.6
2005 34.9 26
2006 35.3 26.3
2007 35.6 26.7
2008 36 27.1
2009 36.3 27.5
2010 36.5 27.9
2011 36.8 28.2
2012 37.1 28.6
2013 37.4 28.9
2014 37.7 29.2
2015 37.9 29.4
2016 38.2 29.5
2017 38.5 29.4
2018 38.7 29.3
2019 39 29
2020 39.2 28.9
2021 39.4 29
2022 39.6 29.2
2023 39.9 29.4
2024 40.2 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
27%
2020
Banked people share n/a
23%
2024

Energy

Barbados Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Lebanon
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
92%
2019
English speaking
100%
2023
40%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Barbados Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
2.62
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Lebanon
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
13,487 mi
2017

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