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Barbados vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 184th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Lesotho
Population
282698
2384217
Population rank 175/197 144/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Barbados and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Lesotho
Year GDP
Barbados Lesotho
1960 $80,021,847 $34,579,986
1961 $85,363,759 $35,699,986
1962 $88,782,583 $41,859,983
1963 $99,893,761 $47,039,981
1964 $99,252,731 $51,939,979
1965 $105,021,997 $54,879,978
1966 $113,195,123 $56,699,977
1967 $125,554,009 $59,261,976
1968 $125,733,669 $61,445,975
1969 $141,393,142 $65,967,974
1970 $166,210,203 $68,739,973
1971 $186,826,503 $76,480,285
1972 $213,725,217 $80,913,200
1973 $260,767,828 $121,188,716
1974 $311,804,630 $150,851,317
1975 $402,178,605 $149,558,896
1976 $435,911,269 $147,660,037
1977 $495,097,668 $193,315,048
1978 $552,883,707 $266,570,067
1979 $670,362,452 $290,134,593
1980 $1,012,280,615 $431,542,537
1981 $1,114,204,743 $434,188,034
1982 $1,163,923,830 $348,741,684
1983 $1,236,016,507 $386,699,309
1984 $1,346,890,071 $333,163,670
1985 $1,409,536,121 $268,629,926
1986 $1,547,755,183 $318,858,423
1987 $1,704,370,308 $402,768,324
1988 $1,812,757,918 $470,395,801
1989 $2,006,165,167 $495,409,233
1990 $2,012,131,457 $596,410,264
1991 $2,020,583,702 $704,325,367
1992 $1,957,000,000 $831,029,862
1993 $2,063,342,117 $835,582,062
1994 $2,151,344,901 $878,250,945
1995 $2,216,974,096 $1,001,894,000
1996 $2,363,645,403 $946,112,493
1997 $2,498,384,130 $998,004,259
1998 $2,817,083,478 $928,460,893
1999 $2,951,822,205 $912,773,681
2000 $3,059,500,000 $887,291,688
2001 $3,054,500,000 $825,706,961
2002 $3,106,500,000 $775,777,239
2003 $3,209,500,000 $1,157,825,435
2004 $3,444,500,000 $1,511,236,656
2005 $3,819,500,000 $1,682,343,527
2006 $4,217,323,400 $1,800,092,564
2007 $4,675,767,950 $1,682,131,785
2008 $4,790,410,400 $1,766,902,709
2009 $4,466,809,600 $1,740,894,965
2010 $5,191,188,500 $2,234,754,242
2011 $5,342,183,800 $2,579,409,620
2012 $5,271,257,500 $2,477,702,216
2013 $5,361,158,350 $2,367,112,932
2014 $5,365,976,700 $2,441,063,054
2015 $5,288,057,750 $2,359,686,725
2016 $5,330,761,500 $2,114,426,452
2017 $5,517,340,450 $2,306,741,672
2018 $5,629,916,200 $2,556,247,292
2019 $5,788,288,000 $2,390,702,296
2020 $5,168,344,450 $2,053,699,870
2021 $5,275,242,050 $2,412,130,022
2022 $6,257,303,500 $2,354,980,884
2023 $6,720,733,200 $2,117,962,430
2024 $7,165,000,000 $2,271,541,846

Barbados and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Lesotho
1960 $347 $47
1961 $366 $47
1962 $377 $53.5
1963 $421 $58.4
1964 $414 $62.6
1965 $433 $64.3
1966 $462 $64.3
1967 $508 $64.8
1968 $506 $64.8
1969 $567 $67.1
1970 $666 $67.4
1971 $750 $72.4
1972 $856 $74
1973 $1,042 $107
1974 $1,243 $128.7
1975 $1,601 $123.2
1976 $1,734 $117.8
1977 $1,968 $149.9
1978 $2,198 $200.8
1979 $2,668 $212.4
1980 $4,025 $307
1981 $4,417 $299.8
1982 $4,599 $233.9
1983 $4,866 $252
1984 $5,284 $211
1985 $5,510 $165.4
1986 $6,031 $191.4
1987 $6,625 $236.5
1988 $7,033 $270.4
1989 $7,773 $279
1990 $7,781 $330
1991 $7,790 $382
1992 $7,519 $444
1993 $7,905 $439
1994 $8,223 $456
1995 $8,460 $513
1996 $9,012 $480
1997 $9,522 $502
1998 $10,734 $465
1999 $11,244 $456
2000 $11,675 $443
2001 $11,640 $413
2002 $11,760 $389
2003 $12,076 $583
2004 $12,886 $767
2005 $14,214 $861
2006 $15,620 $925
2007 $17,235 $861
2008 $17,566 $898
2009 $16,295 $879
2010 $18,860 $1,119
2011 $19,346 $1,281
2012 $19,034 $1,218
2013 $19,308 $1,151
2014 $19,278 $1,174
2015 $18,954 $1,121
2016 $19,066 $992
2017 $19,693 $1,069
2018 $20,056 $1,171
2019 $20,584 $1,082
2020 $18,347 $919
2021 $18,697 $1,067
2022 $22,164 $1,030
2023 $23,804 $916
2024 $25,366 $972

Barbados vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Lesotho
1950 53.6 44.6
1951 54.7 45.2
1952 55.9 45.9
1953 57 46.6
1954 58.3 47.3
1955 59 48
1956 60.5 48.6
1957 61.7 49.2
1958 62.4 49.6
1959 63.3 49.9
1960 64.1 50.2
1961 65 50.3
1962 65.7 50.3
1963 66.2 50.3
1964 66.7 50.3
1965 67.2 50.3
1966 67.7 50.4
1967 67.9 50.5
1968 68.2 50.8
1969 68.5 51.1
1970 68.5 51.5
1971 68.8 51.8
1972 69.1 52.3
1973 69.1 52.6
1974 69.4 52.9
1975 69.8 53.5
1976 70.1 53.9
1977 70.6 54.5
1978 71.1 55.2
1979 71.5 55.8
1980 72.1 56.5
1981 72.6 57.3
1982 72.9 58
1983 73.2 58.5
1984 73.3 59
1985 73.3 59.2
1986 73.4 59.3
1987 73.5 59.6
1988 73.4 59.6
1989 73.4 59.5
1990 73.5 59.3
1991 73.5 59.1
1992 73.6 58.6
1993 73.7 58.1
1994 73.8 57.3
1995 73.9 56.4
1996 74.1 55.1
1997 74 53.7
1998 74.5 52
1999 74.6 50.4
2000 74.6 48.8
2001 74.7 47.2
2002 74.8 46
2003 74.9 44.9
2004 75.1 44
2005 75 43.6
2006 75 43.2
2007 75.3 43.7
2008 75.3 44.3
2009 75.5 45.1
2010 75.5 46
2011 75.6 46.9
2012 75.7 48.2
2013 75.8 49.5
2014 75.9 50.8
2015 76.1 51.8
2016 76.2 52.9
2017 76.2 53.9
2018 76.4 54.6
2019 76.5 55.2
2020 76.6 55.1
2021 76.6 54.2
2022 75.7 56.8
2023 76.2 57.4
2024 76.3 57.8
2025 76.5 58.2

Barbados and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Lesotho
Year Population
Barbados Lesotho
1960 230,893 736,500
1961 233,148 758,824
1962 235,224 781,814
1963 237,557 805,373
1964 239,958 829,437
1965 242,417 854,090
1966 244,996 881,870
1967 247,091 913,982
1968 248,540 948,105
1969 249,444 983,202
1970 249,387 1,019,273
1971 249,168 1,056,246
1972 249,658 1,094,063
1973 250,322 1,132,697
1974 250,777 1,172,420
1975 251,175 1,213,643
1976 251,442 1,253,214
1977 251,626 1,289,967
1978 251,551 1,327,240
1979 251,269 1,366,169
1980 251,524 1,406,521
1981 252,270 1,448,069
1982 253,095 1,490,732
1983 253,992 1,534,413
1984 254,920 1,578,986
1985 255,820 1,624,379
1986 256,618 1,666,138
1987 257,279 1,703,390
1988 257,763 1,739,841
1989 258,109 1,775,436
1990 258,582 1,809,696
1991 259,373 1,842,379
1992 260,267 1,873,274
1993 261,027 1,901,793
1994 261,620 1,927,707
1995 262,039 1,951,437
1996 262,284 1,972,418
1997 262,392 1,988,130
1998 262,436 1,998,049
1999 262,517 2,003,234
2000 262,063 2,003,913
2001 262,425 2,000,853
2002 264,148 1,994,679
2003 265,776 1,985,059
2004 267,298 1,971,129
2005 268,706 1,953,076
2006 270,002 1,945,063
2007 271,288 1,953,268
2008 272,714 1,966,541
2009 274,123 1,980,883
2010 275,243 1,996,251
2011 276,139 2,014,009
2012 276,938 2,034,354
2013 277,665 2,056,504
2014 278,348 2,080,089
2015 278,990 2,104,611
2016 279,598 2,130,422
2017 280,171 2,157,110
2018 280,711 2,183,603
2019 281,207 2,209,405
2020 281,698 2,235,727
2021 282,147 2,261,542
2022 282,318 2,286,110
2023 282,336 2,311,472
2024 282,467 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Barbados and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Barbados

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Lesotho
1960 4.71 5.78
1961 4.15 5.79
1962 4.3 5.79
1963 4.3 5.78
1964 4.21 5.77
1965 4.18 5.77
1966 4.14 5.76
1967 3.6 5.75
1968 3.57 5.73
1969 3.34 5.7
1970 3.08 5.7
1971 3.2 5.7
1972 3.15 5.69
1973 2.87 5.69
1974 2.65 5.75
1975 2.45 5.83
1976 2.24 5.87
1977 2.2 5.85
1978 1.84 5.82
1979 1.86 5.79
1980 1.78 5.75
1981 1.85 5.69
1982 1.86 5.63
1983 1.86 5.56
1984 1.75 5.48
1985 1.77 5.4
1986 1.69 5.32
1987 1.61 5.22
1988 1.58 5.1
1989 1.64 4.96
1990 1.84 4.81
1991 1.84 4.68
1992 1.8 4.54
1993 1.77 4.37
1994 1.73 4.21
1995 1.7 4.13
1996 1.67 4.06
1997 1.65 3.98
1998 1.62 3.82
1999 1.78 3.67
2000 1.93 3.61
2001 1.96 3.63
2002 1.86 3.68
2003 1.86 3.62
2004 1.8 3.51
2005 1.74 3.43
2006 1.7 3.41
2007 1.76 3.44
2008 1.76 3.39
2009 1.77 3.31
2010 1.79 3.25
2011 1.76 3.34
2012 1.73 3.3
2013 1.73 3.28
2014 1.73 3.24
2015 1.73 3.22
2016 1.72 3.18
2017 1.72 3.11
2018 1.72 3.02
2019 1.72 2.92
2020 1.71 2.85
2021 1.71 2.77
2022 1.71 2.72
2023 1.71 2.69

Barbados and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Barbados Lesotho
1960 21.9 17.5
1961 21.8 17.4
1962 21.8 17.4
1963 21.8 17.4
1964 21.8 17.5
1965 21.8 17.5
1966 21.8 17.5
1967 21.9 17.6
1968 22.1 17.8
1969 22.2 18
1970 22.4 18.2
1971 22.6 18.3
1972 22.8 18.5
1973 23 18.6
1974 23.2 18.8
1975 23.5 18.9
1976 23.8 19
1977 24.1 19
1978 24.5 18.9
1979 24.9 18.8
1980 25.3 18.8
1981 25.7 18.7
1982 26.1 18.6
1983 26.5 18.6
1984 26.9 18.5
1985 27.3 18.4
1986 27.7 18.6
1987 28 18.7
1988 28.4 18.6
1989 28.7 18.5
1990 29.1 18.4
1991 29.5 18.4
1992 29.9 18.4
1993 30.4 18.4
1994 30.8 18.5
1995 31.3 18.6
1996 31.7 18.6
1997 32.1 18.8
1998 32.6 18.9
1999 33 19.1
2000 33.3 19.2
2001 33.7 19.4
2002 34 19.5
2003 34.3 19.7
2004 34.6 19.8
2005 34.9 19.9
2006 35.3 20
2007 35.6 20.2
2008 36 20.4
2009 36.3 20.6
2010 36.5 20.7
2011 36.8 20.9
2012 37.1 21
2013 37.4 21.1
2014 37.7 21.2
2015 37.9 21.3
2016 38.2 21.4
2017 38.5 21.6
2018 38.7 21.7
2019 39 21.8
2020 39.2 22
2021 39.4 22.1
2022 39.6 22.3
2023 39.9 22.5
2024 40.2 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
1.7%
2017
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
10.1%
1999
Banked people share n/a
61.6%
2024

Energy

Barbados Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
34.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Barbados Lesotho
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
90.4%
2024
English speaking
100%
2023
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
48%
2023

Health

Barbados Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Lesotho
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
3,691 mi
2011

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