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Barbados vs Nicaragua statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 184th vs. 98th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Nicaragua
Population
282698
7079664
Population rank 175/197 107/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$19.7B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 131/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$2,848
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 141/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$8,709
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$7.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
38.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$1,114
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 139/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$2,445
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
46,464 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
26.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Barbados and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Nicaragua
Year GDP
Barbados Nicaragua
1960 $80,021,847 $227,223,322
1961 $85,363,759 $244,144,237
1962 $88,782,583 $269,283,804
1963 $99,893,761 $297,324,163
1964 $99,252,731 $347,119,918
1965 $105,021,997 $564,290,020
1966 $113,195,123 $607,140,010
1967 $125,554,009 $657,140,011
1968 $125,733,669 $692,859,985
1969 $141,393,142 $750,000,003
1970 $166,210,203 $778,569,939
1971 $186,826,503 $828,569,953
1972 $213,725,217 $878,570,045
1973 $260,767,828 $1,092,900,015
1974 $311,804,630 $1,521,400,012
1975 $402,178,605 $1,581,599,959
1976 $435,911,269 $1,836,899,999
1977 $495,097,668 $2,226,999,874
1978 $552,883,707 $2,127,699,979
1979 $670,362,452 $1,567,599,982
1980 $1,012,280,615 $2,144,300,006
1981 $1,114,204,743 $2,474,700,227
1982 $1,163,923,830 $2,454,499,872
1983 $1,236,016,507 $2,753,100,058
1984 $1,346,890,071 $3,117,599,872
1985 $1,409,536,121 $2,683,699,935
1986 $1,547,755,183 $2,885,799,994
1987 $1,704,370,308 $3,851,200,118
1988 $1,812,757,918 $2,630,900,096
1989 $2,006,165,167 $1,013,184,756
1990 $2,012,131,457 $1,009,455,484
1991 $2,020,583,702 $1,488,804,124
1992 $1,957,000,000 $1,792,800,000
1993 $2,063,342,117 $1,756,454,248
1994 $2,151,344,901 $3,863,185,119
1995 $2,216,974,096 $4,140,470,000
1996 $2,363,645,403 $4,308,351,903
1997 $2,498,384,130 $4,389,973,490
1998 $2,817,083,478 $4,635,347,386
1999 $2,951,822,205 $4,856,026,259
2000 $3,059,500,000 $5,109,587,050
2001 $3,054,500,000 $5,351,752,034
2002 $3,106,500,000 $5,223,727,303
2003 $3,209,500,000 $5,322,228,351
2004 $3,444,500,000 $5,792,932,838
2005 $3,819,500,000 $6,321,324,279
2006 $4,217,323,400 $6,763,672,381
2007 $4,675,767,950 $7,423,375,015
2008 $4,790,410,400 $8,496,967,597
2009 $4,466,809,600 $8,298,702,489
2010 $5,191,188,500 $8,758,602,233
2011 $5,342,183,800 $9,774,329,333
2012 $5,271,257,500 $10,532,017,232
2013 $5,361,158,350 $10,982,988,249
2014 $5,365,976,700 $11,880,438,824
2015 $5,288,057,750 $12,756,696,261
2016 $5,330,761,500 $13,286,093,388
2017 $5,517,340,450 $13,785,893,007
2018 $5,629,916,200 $13,025,221,974
2019 $5,788,288,000 $12,699,023,614
2020 $5,168,344,450 $12,726,422,432
2021 $5,275,242,050 $14,209,020,362
2022 $6,257,303,500 $15,634,572,502
2023 $6,720,733,200 $17,805,842,284
2024 $7,165,000,000 $19,693,982,968

Barbados and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Nicaragua
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Nicaragua
1960 $347 $127.5
1961 $366 $132.9
1962 $377 $142.3
1963 $421 $152.5
1964 $414 $172.7
1965 $433 $272.3
1966 $462 $284
1967 $508 $297.9
1968 $506 $304
1969 $567 $319
1970 $666 $321
1971 $750 $331
1972 $856 $341
1973 $1,042 $413
1974 $1,243 $557
1975 $1,601 $561
1976 $1,734 $633
1977 $1,968 $744
1978 $2,198 $691
1979 $2,668 $495
1980 $4,025 $659
1981 $4,417 $740
1982 $4,599 $714
1983 $4,866 $780
1984 $5,284 $861
1985 $5,510 $724
1986 $6,031 $761
1987 $6,625 $992
1988 $7,033 $662
1989 $7,773 $249.2
1990 $7,781 $242.5
1991 $7,790 $350
1992 $7,519 $411
1993 $7,905 $394
1994 $8,223 $849
1995 $8,460 $892
1996 $9,012 $911
1997 $9,522 $913
1998 $10,734 $949
1999 $11,244 $980
2000 $11,675 $1,017
2001 $11,640 $1,052
2002 $11,760 $1,014
2003 $12,076 $1,021
2004 $12,886 $1,099
2005 $14,214 $1,183
2006 $15,620 $1,248
2007 $17,235 $1,350
2008 $17,566 $1,524
2009 $16,295 $1,467
2010 $18,860 $1,527
2011 $19,346 $1,680
2012 $19,034 $1,785
2013 $19,308 $1,835
2014 $19,278 $1,958
2015 $18,954 $2,074
2016 $19,066 $2,132
2017 $19,693 $2,183
2018 $20,056 $2,035
2019 $20,584 $1,959
2020 $18,347 $1,938
2021 $18,697 $2,138
2022 $22,164 $2,323
2023 $23,804 $2,609
2024 $25,366 $2,848

Barbados vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Nicaragua
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Nicaragua
1950 53.6 40.6
1951 54.7 40.8
1952 55.9 41.9
1953 57 42.4
1954 58.3 43.1
1955 59 43.7
1956 60.5 44.3
1957 61.7 44.9
1958 62.4 45.5
1959 63.3 46.1
1960 64.1 46.4
1961 65 47.3
1962 65.7 48
1963 66.2 48.8
1964 66.7 49.6
1965 67.2 50.6
1966 67.7 51.6
1967 67.9 52.3
1968 68.2 52.9
1969 68.5 53.4
1970 68.5 53.8
1971 68.8 54.2
1972 69.1 48
1973 69.1 55
1974 69.4 55.4
1975 69.8 55.8
1976 70.1 56.1
1977 70.6 56.1
1978 71.1 53.5
1979 71.5 50.8
1980 72.1 58
1981 72.6 58.3
1982 72.9 58.7
1983 73.2 56.9
1984 73.3 56.1
1985 73.3 56.4
1986 73.4 57.6
1987 73.5 57.3
1988 73.4 59.8
1989 73.4 61.9
1990 73.5 62.5
1991 73.5 63.3
1992 73.6 63.7
1993 73.7 64.1
1994 73.8 64.5
1995 73.9 64.9
1996 74.1 65.2
1997 74 65.5
1998 74.5 64.1
1999 74.6 65.9
2000 74.6 66.4
2001 74.7 67
2002 74.8 68
2003 74.9 68.7
2004 75.1 69.5
2005 75 70.4
2006 75 71
2007 75.3 71.2
2008 75.3 71.4
2009 75.5 71.5
2010 75.5 71.8
2011 75.6 72
2012 75.7 72.4
2013 75.8 72.6
2014 75.9 72.8
2015 76.1 72.9
2016 76.2 73.2
2017 76.2 73.4
2018 76.4 73.9
2019 76.5 73.8
2020 76.6 70.8
2021 76.6 70.5
2022 75.7 74.5
2023 76.2 74.9
2024 76.3 75.1
2025 76.5 75.3

Barbados and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Nicaragua
Year Population
Barbados Nicaragua
1960 230,893 1,782,370
1961 233,148 1,836,451
1962 235,224 1,892,320
1963 237,557 1,950,159
1964 239,958 2,010,176
1965 242,417 2,072,681
1966 244,996 2,137,820
1967 247,091 2,205,567
1968 248,540 2,275,836
1969 249,444 2,348,398
1970 249,387 2,423,065
1971 249,168 2,499,825
1972 249,658 2,573,578
1973 250,322 2,649,278
1974 250,777 2,732,075
1975 251,175 2,816,943
1976 251,442 2,903,851
1977 251,626 2,992,534
1978 251,551 3,080,314
1979 251,269 3,164,525
1980 251,524 3,252,403
1981 252,270 3,345,674
1982 253,095 3,438,745
1983 253,992 3,530,282
1984 254,920 3,619,104
1985 255,820 3,706,479
1986 256,618 3,794,157
1987 257,279 3,882,164
1988 257,763 3,972,320
1989 258,109 4,066,476
1990 258,582 4,162,559
1991 259,373 4,259,637
1992 260,267 4,357,026
1993 261,027 4,453,732
1994 261,620 4,549,316
1995 262,039 4,642,931
1996 262,284 4,729,974
1997 262,392 4,809,573
1998 262,436 4,883,655
1999 262,517 4,954,018
2000 262,063 5,022,633
2001 262,425 5,087,825
2002 264,148 5,149,909
2003 265,776 5,210,963
2004 267,298 5,272,912
2005 268,706 5,342,105
2006 270,002 5,418,855
2007 271,288 5,497,243
2008 272,714 5,576,593
2009 274,123 5,656,601
2010 275,243 5,737,450
2011 276,139 5,819,051
2012 276,938 5,901,287
2013 277,665 5,983,845
2014 278,348 6,066,492
2015 278,990 6,149,417
2016 279,598 6,232,666
2017 280,171 6,316,231
2018 280,711 6,400,080
2019 281,207 6,483,657
2020 281,698 6,565,267
2021 282,147 6,644,741
2022 282,318 6,730,654
2023 282,336 6,823,613
2024 282,467 6,916,140

Fertility rates in Barbados and Nicaragua

Fertility rate
Barbados

Nicaragua
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Nicaragua
1960 4.71 7.16
1961 4.15 7.11
1962 4.3 7.1
1963 4.3 7.08
1964 4.21 7.06
1965 4.18 7.03
1966 4.14 6.99
1967 3.6 6.94
1968 3.57 6.89
1969 3.34 6.83
1970 3.08 6.77
1971 3.2 6.71
1972 3.15 6.65
1973 2.87 6.59
1974 2.65 6.52
1975 2.45 6.45
1976 2.24 6.37
1977 2.2 6.28
1978 1.84 6.16
1979 1.86 6.07
1980 1.78 5.96
1981 1.85 5.84
1982 1.86 5.74
1983 1.86 5.61
1984 1.75 5.49
1985 1.77 5.36
1986 1.69 5.22
1987 1.61 5.07
1988 1.58 4.93
1989 1.64 4.76
1990 1.84 4.6
1991 1.84 4.43
1992 1.8 4.27
1993 1.77 4.1
1994 1.73 3.94
1995 1.7 3.78
1996 1.67 3.62
1997 1.65 3.47
1998 1.62 3.34
1999 1.78 3.22
2000 1.93 3.12
2001 1.96 3
2002 1.86 2.89
2003 1.86 2.83
2004 1.8 2.78
2005 1.74 2.77
2006 1.7 2.73
2007 1.76 2.7
2008 1.76 2.66
2009 1.77 2.63
2010 1.79 2.6
2011 1.76 2.56
2012 1.73 2.53
2013 1.73 2.49
2014 1.73 2.46
2015 1.73 2.43
2016 1.72 2.41
2017 1.72 2.38
2018 1.72 2.35
2019 1.72 2.32
2020 1.71 2.3
2021 1.71 2.27
2022 1.71 2.24
2023 1.71 2.22

Barbados and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Nicaragua
Year Median age, years
Barbados Nicaragua
1960 21.9 16.2
1961 21.8 16.1
1962 21.8 16
1963 21.8 15.9
1964 21.8 15.9
1965 21.8 15.9
1966 21.8 16
1967 21.9 16
1968 22.1 16
1969 22.2 16.1
1970 22.4 16.1
1971 22.6 16.1
1972 22.8 16.2
1973 23 16.2
1974 23.2 16.2
1975 23.5 16.2
1976 23.8 16.2
1977 24.1 16.2
1978 24.5 16.2
1979 24.9 16.2
1980 25.3 16.2
1981 25.7 16.2
1982 26.1 16.2
1983 26.5 16.3
1984 26.9 16.3
1985 27.3 16.3
1986 27.7 16.3
1987 28 16.4
1988 28.4 16.4
1989 28.7 16.5
1990 29.1 16.7
1991 29.5 16.8
1992 29.9 17
1993 30.4 17.2
1994 30.8 17.4
1995 31.3 17.6
1996 31.7 17.9
1997 32.1 18.1
1998 32.6 18.4
1999 33 18.8
2000 33.3 19.1
2001 33.7 19.4
2002 34 19.7
2003 34.3 20.1
2004 34.6 20.4
2005 34.9 20.8
2006 35.3 21.1
2007 35.6 21.4
2008 36 21.7
2009 36.3 22
2010 36.5 22.2
2011 36.8 22.5
2012 37.1 22.8
2013 37.4 23.1
2014 37.7 23.4
2015 37.9 23.7
2016 38.2 24
2017 38.5 24.3
2018 38.7 24.7
2019 39 25
2020 39.2 25.3
2021 39.4 25.6
2022 39.6 25.9
2023 39.9 26.3
2024 40.2 26.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Nicaragua
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$17.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
27.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+0.86%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
5.2%
2018
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
46.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
27.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
54
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
37.2%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2%
2014
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
$6.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$5.25B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
474,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
15.2%
1999
Banked people share n/a
23.5%
2024

Energy

Barbados Nicaragua
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
608 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$12.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
5.73 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.84 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
39.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
50.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
46.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
682 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
69.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
14.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.3%
2023

Society

Barbados Nicaragua
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-8,189
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
60.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
14
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
16.9
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
82.6%
2015
English speaking
100%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
58.2%
2023

Health

Barbados Nicaragua
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$208.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$74.3
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
5.16%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.66
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
60
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
13.4
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
10.4%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
58
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
3.67 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Nicaragua
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
6,718 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
19,656 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
11,998 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
14,849 mi
2014

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