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Barbados vs New Zealand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 184th vs. 74th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados New Zealand
Population
282698
5406623
Population rank 175/197 124/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$260B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 53/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$48,747
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 26/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$55,094
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$133B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
55.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$24,936
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 28/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$36,132
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
101,665 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
38.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Barbados and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Barbados and New Zealand economies compared

GDP
Barbados

New Zealand
Year GDP
Barbados New Zealand
1960 $80,021,847 $5,536,098,360
1961 $85,363,759 $5,721,994,864
1962 $88,782,583 $6,133,158,532
1963 $99,893,761 $6,699,741,645
1964 $99,252,731 $7,340,766,415
1965 $105,021,997 $5,706,251,400
1966 $113,195,123 $5,917,437,693
1967 $125,554,009 $6,016,017,227
1968 $125,733,669 $5,228,045,415
1969 $141,393,142 $5,814,357,709
1970 $166,210,203 $6,495,605,331
1971 $186,826,503 $7,911,136,757
1972 $213,725,217 $9,567,331,065
1973 $260,767,828 $12,802,281,898
1974 $311,804,630 $13,940,981,798
1975 $402,178,605 $12,861,983,284
1976 $435,911,269 $13,604,832,424
1977 $495,097,668 $15,446,825,318
1978 $552,883,707 $18,530,518,395
1979 $670,362,452 $20,731,243,113
1980 $1,012,280,615 $23,244,547,385
1981 $1,114,204,743 $24,417,617,184
1982 $1,163,923,830 $24,164,603,059
1983 $1,236,016,507 $24,309,279,706
1984 $1,346,890,071 $21,665,975,319
1985 $1,409,536,121 $24,679,795,396
1986 $1,547,755,183 $30,604,668,357
1987 $1,704,370,308 $40,376,354,070
1988 $1,812,757,918 $45,176,811,594
1989 $2,006,165,167 $43,920,222,525
1990 $2,012,131,457 $45,495,129,385
1991 $2,020,583,702 $42,745,329,732
1992 $1,957,000,000 $41,649,829,860
1993 $2,063,342,117 $46,775,620,817
1994 $2,151,344,901 $55,314,732,279
1995 $2,216,974,096 $63,918,703,507
1996 $2,363,645,403 $70,140,835,299
1997 $2,498,384,130 $66,075,143,415
1998 $2,817,083,478 $56,227,169,851
1999 $2,951,822,205 $58,762,260,626
2000 $3,059,500,000 $52,623,281,957
2001 $3,054,500,000 $53,872,425,917
2002 $3,106,500,000 $66,627,729,311
2003 $3,209,500,000 $88,250,885,550
2004 $3,444,500,000 $103,905,210,084
2005 $3,819,500,000 $114,720,129,550
2006 $4,217,323,400 $111,538,810,713
2007 $4,675,767,950 $137,188,946,866
2008 $4,790,410,400 $133,437,126,590
2009 $4,466,809,600 $121,663,439,315
2010 $5,191,188,500 $146,887,902,524
2011 $5,342,183,800 $168,484,908,960
2012 $5,271,257,500 $176,560,711,239
2013 $5,361,158,350 $191,012,364,177
2014 $5,365,976,700 $201,518,402,787
2015 $5,288,057,750 $178,224,167,088
2016 $5,330,761,500 $189,100,085,275
2017 $5,517,340,450 $206,745,969,246
2018 $5,629,916,200 $211,985,631,173
2019 $5,788,288,000 $213,006,341,102
2020 $5,168,344,450 $213,029,554,654
2021 $5,275,242,050 $253,977,931,815
2022 $6,257,303,500 $249,509,991,440
2023 $6,720,733,200 $255,194,972,673
2024 $7,165,000,000 $260,235,932,559

Barbados and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

New Zealand
Year GDP per capita
Barbados New Zealand
1960 $347 $2,334
1961 $366 $2,365
1962 $377 $2,471
1963 $421 $2,646
1964 $414 $2,839
1965 $433 $2,171
1966 $462 $2,211
1967 $508 $2,208
1968 $506 $1,902
1969 $567 $2,097
1970 $666 $2,311
1971 $750 $2,773
1972 $856 $3,295
1973 $1,042 $4,323
1974 $1,243 $4,611
1975 $1,601 $4,172
1976 $1,734 $4,374
1977 $1,968 $4,951
1978 $2,198 $5,937
1979 $2,668 $6,668
1980 $4,025 $7,467
1981 $4,417 $7,814
1982 $4,599 $7,656
1983 $4,866 $7,598
1984 $5,284 $6,714
1985 $5,510 $7,601
1986 $6,031 $9,428
1987 $6,625 $12,331
1988 $7,033 $13,759
1989 $7,773 $13,312
1990 $7,781 $13,663
1991 $7,790 $12,230
1992 $7,519 $11,793
1993 $7,905 $13,094
1994 $8,223 $15,280
1995 $8,460 $17,400
1996 $9,012 $18,794
1997 $9,522 $17,474
1998 $10,734 $14,738
1999 $11,244 $15,322
2000 $11,675 $13,641
2001 $11,640 $13,883
2002 $11,760 $16,874
2003 $12,076 $21,914
2004 $12,886 $25,420
2005 $14,214 $27,751
2006 $15,620 $26,655
2007 $17,235 $32,480
2008 $17,566 $31,325
2009 $16,295 $28,277
2010 $18,860 $33,762
2011 $19,346 $38,432
2012 $19,034 $40,054
2013 $19,308 $43,000
2014 $19,278 $44,618
2015 $18,954 $38,665
2016 $19,066 $40,114
2017 $19,693 $42,950
2018 $20,056 $43,257
2019 $20,584 $42,779
2020 $18,347 $41,851
2021 $18,697 $49,689
2022 $22,164 $48,760
2023 $23,804 $48,655
2024 $25,366 $48,747

Barbados vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

New Zealand
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados New Zealand
1950 53.6 69.3
1951 54.7 69.1
1952 55.9 69.4
1953 57 70.2
1954 58.3 70.3
1955 59 70.5
1956 60.5 70.7
1957 61.7 70.3
1958 62.4 70.9
1959 63.3 70.8
1960 64.1 71.2
1961 65 70.9
1962 65.7 71.2
1963 66.2 71.3
1964 66.7 71.3
1965 67.2 71.2
1966 67.7 71.1
1967 67.9 71.4
1968 68.2 71.1
1969 68.5 71.5
1970 68.5 71.2
1971 68.8 71.7
1972 69.1 71.8
1973 69.1 71.7
1974 69.4 71.9
1975 69.8 72.2
1976 70.1 72.4
1977 70.6 72.1
1978 71.1 73
1979 71.5 73.1
1980 72.1 72.9
1981 72.6 73.6
1982 72.9 73.7
1983 73.2 73.8
1984 73.3 74.4
1985 73.3 73.9
1986 73.4 74.1
1987 73.5 74.2
1988 73.4 74.5
1989 73.4 74.9
1990 73.5 75.4
1991 73.5 76.1
1992 73.6 76.2
1993 73.7 76.5
1994 73.8 76.9
1995 73.9 76.8
1996 74.1 76.8
1997 74 77.3
1998 74.5 78.2
1999 74.6 77.9
2000 74.6 78.7
2001 74.7 78.7
2002 74.8 78.9
2003 74.9 79.1
2004 75.1 79.4
2005 75 80
2006 75 80
2007 75.3 80.1
2008 75.3 80.2
2009 75.5 80.5
2010 75.5 81.1
2011 75.6 80.8
2012 75.7 81.2
2013 75.8 81.6
2014 75.9 81.4
2015 76.1 81.6
2016 76.2 82
2017 76.2 81.6
2018 76.4 81.9
2019 76.5 81.8
2020 76.6 82.7
2021 76.6 82.3
2022 75.7 81
2023 76.2 82.1
2024 76.3 82.2
2025 76.5 82.4

Barbados and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

New Zealand
Year Population
Barbados New Zealand
1960 230,893 2,371,800
1961 233,148 2,419,700
1962 235,224 2,482,000
1963 237,557 2,531,800
1964 239,958 2,585,400
1965 242,417 2,628,400
1966 244,996 2,675,900
1967 247,091 2,724,100
1968 248,540 2,748,100
1969 249,444 2,772,800
1970 249,387 2,810,700
1971 249,168 2,853,000
1972 249,658 2,903,900
1973 250,322 2,961,300
1974 250,777 3,023,700
1975 251,175 3,083,100
1976 251,442 3,110,500
1977 251,626 3,120,200
1978 251,551 3,121,200
1979 251,269 3,109,000
1980 251,524 3,112,900
1981 252,270 3,124,900
1982 253,095 3,156,100
1983 253,992 3,199,300
1984 254,920 3,227,100
1985 255,820 3,247,100
1986 256,618 3,246,300
1987 257,279 3,274,400
1988 257,763 3,283,400
1989 258,109 3,299,200
1990 258,582 3,329,800
1991 259,373 3,495,100
1992 260,267 3,531,700
1993 261,027 3,572,200
1994 261,620 3,620,000
1995 262,039 3,673,400
1996 262,284 3,732,000
1997 262,392 3,781,300
1998 262,436 3,815,000
1999 262,517 3,835,100
2000 262,063 3,857,700
2001 262,425 3,880,500
2002 264,148 3,948,500
2003 265,776 4,027,200
2004 267,298 4,087,500
2005 268,706 4,133,900
2006 270,002 4,184,600
2007 271,288 4,223,800
2008 272,714 4,259,800
2009 274,123 4,302,600
2010 275,243 4,350,700
2011 276,139 4,384,000
2012 276,938 4,408,100
2013 277,665 4,442,100
2014 278,348 4,516,500
2015 278,990 4,609,400
2016 279,598 4,714,100
2017 280,171 4,813,600
2018 280,711 4,900,600
2019 281,207 4,979,200
2020 281,698 5,090,200
2021 282,147 5,111,300
2022 282,318 5,117,100
2023 282,336 5,245,000
2024 282,467 5,338,500

Fertility rates in Barbados and New Zealand

Fertility rate
Barbados

New Zealand
Year Fertility rate
Barbados New Zealand
1960 4.71 4.24
1961 4.15 4.31
1962 4.3 4.19
1963 4.3 4.05
1964 4.21 3.8
1965 4.18 3.54
1966 4.14 3.41
1967 3.6 3.35
1968 3.57 3.34
1969 3.34 3.28
1970 3.08 3.17
1971 3.2 3.18
1972 3.15 3
1973 2.87 2.76
1974 2.65 2.58
1975 2.45 2.37
1976 2.24 2.27
1977 2.2 2.21
1978 1.84 2.07
1979 1.86 2.12
1980 1.78 2.03
1981 1.85 2.01
1982 1.86 1.95
1983 1.86 1.92
1984 1.75 1.93
1985 1.77 1.93
1986 1.69 1.96
1987 1.61 2.03
1988 1.58 2.1
1989 1.64 2.12
1990 1.84 2.18
1991 1.84 2.09
1992 1.8 2.06
1993 1.77 2.04
1994 1.73 1.98
1995 1.7 1.98
1996 1.67 1.96
1997 1.65 1.96
1998 1.62 1.89
1999 1.78 1.97
2000 1.93 1.98
2001 1.96 1.97
2002 1.86 1.89
2003 1.86 1.93
2004 1.8 1.98
2005 1.74 1.97
2006 1.7 2.01
2007 1.76 2.18
2008 1.76 2.19
2009 1.77 2.13
2010 1.79 2.17
2011 1.76 2.09
2012 1.73 2.1
2013 1.73 2.01
2014 1.73 1.92
2015 1.73 1.99
2016 1.72 1.87
2017 1.72 1.81
2018 1.72 1.71
2019 1.72 1.72
2020 1.71 1.61
2021 1.71 1.64
2022 1.71 1.66
2023 1.71 1.56

Barbados and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

New Zealand
Year Median age, years
Barbados New Zealand
1960 21.9 27.5
1961 21.8 27.1
1962 21.8 26.8
1963 21.8 26.4
1964 21.8 26.2
1965 21.8 26
1966 21.8 25.9
1967 21.9 25.8
1968 22.1 25.7
1969 22.2 25.7
1970 22.4 25.6
1971 22.6 25.7
1972 22.8 25.9
1973 23 26
1974 23.2 26.2
1975 23.5 26.3
1976 23.8 26.5
1977 24.1 26.8
1978 24.5 27.1
1979 24.9 27.5
1980 25.3 27.9
1981 25.7 28.2
1982 26.1 28.5
1983 26.5 28.8
1984 26.9 29.1
1985 27.3 29.4
1986 27.7 29.8
1987 28 30.1
1988 28.4 30.4
1989 28.7 30.8
1990 29.1 31.1
1991 29.5 31.4
1992 29.9 31.7
1993 30.4 32
1994 30.8 32.3
1995 31.3 32.6
1996 31.7 32.8
1997 32.1 33.2
1998 32.6 33.6
1999 33 34
2000 33.3 34.3
2001 33.7 34.6
2002 34 34.8
2003 34.3 35
2004 34.6 35.2
2005 34.9 35.5
2006 35.3 35.8
2007 35.6 36.1
2008 36 36.4
2009 36.3 36.6
2010 36.5 36.8
2011 36.8 37
2012 37.1 37.2
2013 37.4 37.4
2014 37.7 37.5
2015 37.9 37.4
2016 38.2 37.3
2017 38.5 37.2
2018 38.7 37.3
2019 39 37.3
2020 39.2 37.5
2021 39.4 37.8
2022 39.6 38.1
2023 39.9 38.3
2024 40.2 38.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados New Zealand
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$247B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
43%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
5.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-5.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
4.72%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
67.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
19.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
78.1
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
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
112
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$22.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$598M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
996,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
18.8%
2018
Banked people share n/a
97.9%
2024

Energy

Barbados New Zealand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
3,629 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$14.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
35.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
6.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
55.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
28.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
39.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
31.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,952 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
81.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados New Zealand
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+18,766
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
87.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
89
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
83
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
1.11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
9.6
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
99%
2003
English speaking
100%
2023
97.8%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
96.2%
2023

Health

Barbados New Zealand
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$4,804
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$561
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
3.57
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
4.7
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
34.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
10 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados New Zealand
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
19,044 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
37,494 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
38,418 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
60,159 mi
2020

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