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Barbados vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 184th vs. 191st).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Marshall Islands
Population
282698
36281
Population rank 175/197 192/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 158/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Barbados and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Barbados Marshall Islands
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 $8,408,486
1971 $186,826,503 $9,116,810
1972 $213,725,217 $9,973,652
1973 $260,767,828 $11,607,366
1974 $311,804,630 $15,217,532
1975 $402,178,605 $16,691,301
1976 $435,911,269 $18,153,647
1977 $495,097,668 $20,210,069
1978 $552,883,707 $22,209,370
1979 $670,362,452 $25,545,346
1980 $1,012,280,615 $26,710,653
1981 $1,114,204,743 $31,020,000
1982 $1,163,923,830 $34,918,000
1983 $1,236,016,507 $41,749,000
1984 $1,346,890,071 $45,144,000
1985 $1,409,536,121 $43,879,000
1986 $1,547,755,183 $55,989,000
1987 $1,704,370,308 $62,983,000
1988 $1,812,757,918 $70,688,000
1989 $2,006,165,167 $72,798,000
1990 $2,012,131,457 $78,476,000
1991 $2,020,583,702 $82,507,000
1992 $1,957,000,000 $91,063,000
1993 $2,063,342,117 $99,461,000
1994 $2,151,344,901 $108,071,000
1995 $2,216,974,096 $120,230,000
1996 $2,363,645,403 $110,858,000
1997 $2,498,384,130 $109,884,700
1998 $2,817,083,478 $112,070,100
1999 $2,951,822,205 $113,352,100
2000 $3,059,500,000 $114,838,500
2001 $3,054,500,000 $122,406,100
2002 $3,106,500,000 $131,960,000
2003 $3,209,500,000 $131,128,500
2004 $3,444,500,000 $132,900,000
2005 $3,819,500,000 $138,000,000
2006 $4,217,323,400 $143,200,000
2007 $4,675,767,950 $150,500,000
2008 $4,790,410,400 $146,600,000
2009 $4,466,809,600 $151,200,000
2010 $5,191,188,500 $161,100,000
2011 $5,342,183,800 $172,300,000
2012 $5,271,257,500 $180,700,000
2013 $5,361,158,350 $186,400,000
2014 $5,365,976,700 $186,000,000
2015 $5,288,057,750 $183,700,000
2016 $5,330,761,500 $201,800,000
2017 $5,517,340,450 $213,700,000
2018 $5,629,916,200 $220,000,000
2019 $5,788,288,000 $232,900,000
2020 $5,168,344,450 $241,800,000
2021 $5,275,242,050 $258,900,000
2022 $6,257,303,500 $253,400,000
2023 $6,720,733,200 $259,300,000
2024 $7,165,000,000 $280,357,844

Barbados and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Marshall Islands
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 -
1966 $462 -
1967 $508 -
1968 $506 -
1969 $567 -
1970 $666 $373
1971 $750 $390
1972 $856 $416
1973 $1,042 $472
1974 $1,243 $602
1975 $1,601 $638
1976 $1,734 $672
1977 $1,968 $724
1978 $2,198 $771
1979 $2,668 $859
1980 $4,025 $868
1981 $4,417 $969
1982 $4,599 $1,046
1983 $4,866 $1,199
1984 $5,284 $1,245
1985 $5,510 $1,162
1986 $6,031 $1,425
1987 $6,625 $1,543
1988 $7,033 $1,670
1989 $7,773 $1,670
1990 $7,781 $1,758
1991 $7,790 $1,811
1992 $7,519 $1,963
1993 $7,905 $2,112
1994 $8,223 $2,265
1995 $8,460 $2,491
1996 $9,012 $2,273
1997 $9,522 $2,231
1998 $10,734 $2,254
1999 $11,244 $2,258
2000 $11,675 $2,265
2001 $11,640 $2,394
2002 $11,760 $2,566
2003 $12,076 $2,539
2004 $12,886 $2,566
2005 $14,214 $2,659
2006 $15,620 $2,754
2007 $17,235 $2,892
2008 $17,566 $2,818
2009 $16,295 $2,907
2010 $18,860 $3,095
2011 $19,346 $3,319
2012 $19,034 $3,514
2013 $19,308 $3,678
2014 $19,278 $3,735
2015 $18,954 $3,764
2016 $19,066 $4,230
2017 $19,693 $4,593
2018 $20,056 $4,858
2019 $20,584 $5,292
2020 $18,347 $5,662
2021 $18,697 $6,259
2022 $22,164 $6,323
2023 $23,804 $6,678
2024 $25,366 $7,467

Barbados vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Marshall Islands
1950 53.6 52.6
1951 54.7 52.7
1952 55.9 52.7
1953 57 52.8
1954 58.3 52.9
1955 59 53
1956 60.5 53.2
1957 61.7 53.4
1958 62.4 53.6
1959 63.3 54
1960 64.1 54.4
1961 65 54.7
1962 65.7 55.2
1963 66.2 55.7
1964 66.7 56.3
1965 67.2 56.8
1966 67.7 57.3
1967 67.9 57.8
1968 68.2 58.2
1969 68.5 58.5
1970 68.5 58.8
1971 68.8 59.1
1972 69.1 59.5
1973 69.1 59.8
1974 69.4 60.1
1975 69.8 60.3
1976 70.1 60.4
1977 70.6 60.6
1978 71.1 60.7
1979 71.5 60.8
1980 72.1 61
1981 72.6 61.1
1982 72.9 61.3
1983 73.2 61.5
1984 73.3 61.6
1985 73.3 61.7
1986 73.4 61.8
1987 73.5 61.8
1988 73.4 61.8
1989 73.4 61.7
1990 73.5 61.8
1991 73.5 61.8
1992 73.6 61.9
1993 73.7 62.1
1994 73.8 62.3
1995 73.9 62.5
1996 74.1 62.8
1997 74 63
1998 74.5 63.2
1999 74.6 63.4
2000 74.6 63.3
2001 74.7 63.7
2002 74.8 63.8
2003 74.9 64
2004 75.1 64
2005 75 64.1
2006 75 64.2
2007 75.3 64.3
2008 75.3 64.3
2009 75.5 64.4
2010 75.5 64.5
2011 75.6 64.6
2012 75.7 64.8
2013 75.8 65
2014 75.9 65.1
2015 76.1 65.3
2016 76.2 65.5
2017 76.2 65.7
2018 76.4 65.9
2019 76.5 66
2020 76.6 65.4
2021 76.6 65.4
2022 75.7 66.7
2023 76.2 66.9
2024 76.3 67.1
2025 76.5 67.2

Barbados and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Barbados Marshall Islands
1960 230,893 14,703
1961 233,148 15,219
1962 235,224 15,755
1963 237,557 16,302
1964 239,958 16,852
1965 242,417 17,402
1966 244,996 17,927
1967 247,091 18,655
1968 248,540 19,862
1969 249,444 21,305
1970 249,387 22,530
1971 249,168 23,366
1972 249,658 23,992
1973 250,322 24,581
1974 250,777 25,296
1975 251,175 26,154
1976 251,442 27,021
1977 251,626 27,906
1978 251,551 28,809
1979 251,269 29,738
1980 251,524 30,774
1981 252,270 32,017
1982 253,095 33,397
1983 253,992 34,811
1984 254,920 36,264
1985 255,820 37,761
1986 256,618 39,286
1987 257,279 40,828
1988 257,763 42,321
1989 258,109 43,586
1990 258,582 44,629
1991 259,373 45,568
1992 260,267 46,388
1993 261,027 47,093
1994 261,620 47,712
1995 262,039 48,266
1996 262,284 48,775
1997 262,392 49,259
1998 262,436 49,717
1999 262,517 50,202
2000 262,063 50,706
2001 262,425 51,123
2002 264,148 51,425
2003 265,776 51,639
2004 267,298 51,791
2005 268,706 51,906
2006 270,002 51,992
2007 271,288 52,035
2008 272,714 52,030
2009 274,123 52,019
2010 275,243 52,044
2011 276,139 51,907
2012 276,938 51,419
2013 277,665 50,681
2014 278,348 49,796
2015 278,990 48,800
2016 279,598 47,709
2017 280,171 46,529
2018 280,711 45,285
2019 281,207 44,007
2020 281,698 42,706
2021 282,147 41,367
2022 282,318 40,077
2023 282,336 38,827
2024 282,467 37,548

Fertility rates in Barbados and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Barbados

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Marshall Islands
1960 4.71 8.08
1961 4.15 8.12
1962 4.3 8.12
1963 4.3 8.12
1964 4.21 8.14
1965 4.18 8.16
1966 4.14 8.2
1967 3.6 8.17
1968 3.57 8.14
1969 3.34 8.11
1970 3.08 8.07
1971 3.2 8.04
1972 3.15 8
1973 2.87 7.95
1974 2.65 7.9
1975 2.45 7.83
1976 2.24 7.76
1977 2.2 7.67
1978 1.84 7.58
1979 1.86 7.47
1980 1.78 7.37
1981 1.85 7.27
1982 1.86 7.18
1983 1.86 7.08
1984 1.75 6.99
1985 1.77 6.87
1986 1.69 6.73
1987 1.61 6.57
1988 1.58 6.38
1989 1.64 6.18
1990 1.84 5.97
1991 1.84 5.76
1992 1.8 5.55
1993 1.77 5.38
1994 1.73 5.23
1995 1.7 5.09
1996 1.67 5.02
1997 1.65 4.96
1998 1.62 4.87
1999 1.78 4.78
2000 1.93 4.7
2001 1.96 4.58
2002 1.86 4.49
2003 1.86 4.42
2004 1.8 4.34
2005 1.74 4.28
2006 1.7 4.2
2007 1.76 4.09
2008 1.76 3.97
2009 1.77 3.83
2010 1.79 3.67
2011 1.76 3.53
2012 1.73 3.38
2013 1.73 3.25
2014 1.73 3.18
2015 1.73 3.13
2016 1.72 3.09
2017 1.72 3.06
2018 1.72 3.04
2019 1.72 3.01
2020 1.71 2.99
2021 1.71 2.96
2022 1.71 2.94
2023 1.71 2.92

Barbados and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Barbados Marshall Islands
1960 21.9 17.4
1961 21.8 17
1962 21.8 16.7
1963 21.8 16.4
1964 21.8 16.3
1965 21.8 16.3
1966 21.8 16.4
1967 21.9 16.6
1968 22.1 16.9
1969 22.2 17.2
1970 22.4 17.4
1971 22.6 17.1
1972 22.8 16.6
1973 23 16.2
1974 23.2 16
1975 23.5 15.9
1976 23.8 15.7
1977 24.1 15.5
1978 24.5 15.3
1979 24.9 15.1
1980 25.3 15
1981 25.7 14.9
1982 26.1 14.9
1983 26.5 14.9
1984 26.9 14.8
1985 27.3 14.8
1986 27.7 14.7
1987 28 14.7
1988 28.4 14.7
1989 28.7 14.8
1990 29.1 14.9
1991 29.5 15.2
1992 29.9 15.4
1993 30.4 15.8
1994 30.8 16.1
1995 31.3 16.5
1996 31.7 16.9
1997 32.1 17.2
1998 32.6 17.6
1999 33 17.9
2000 33.3 18.2
2001 33.7 18.5
2002 34 18.8
2003 34.3 19.1
2004 34.6 19.4
2005 34.9 19.7
2006 35.3 19.9
2007 35.6 20.2
2008 36 20.4
2009 36.3 20.5
2010 36.5 20.6
2011 36.8 20.6
2012 37.1 20.8
2013 37.4 21
2014 37.7 21.3
2015 37.9 21.6
2016 38.2 21.9
2017 38.5 22.2
2018 38.7 22.4
2019 39 22.6
2020 39.2 22.6
2021 39.4 22.5
2022 39.6 22.2
2023 39.9 21.9
2024 40.2 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
7.7%
2022
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.8%
2019
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
15.6%
2018

Energy

Barbados Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
12.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
9
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
155
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
95.8%
2021
English speaking
100%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

Barbados Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Barbados Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
1,260 mi
2007

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