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Barbados vs Nigeria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 233M in Nigeria (ranked 6/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 351,650 sq mi for Nigeria (ranked 184th vs. 30th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Nigeria
Population
282698
241467099
Population rank 175/197 6/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$188B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 58/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$807
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 186/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$6,440
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$99.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
52.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$427
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 170/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$1,020
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
351,650 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
662 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
4.48
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
54.8 years
2025

Barbados and Nigeria: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Nigeria economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Nigeria
Year GDP
Barbados Nigeria
1960 $80,021,847 $4,196,174,502
1961 $85,363,759 $4,467,287,893
1962 $88,782,583 $4,909,399,176
1963 $99,893,761 $5,165,590,254
1964 $99,252,731 $5,552,931,319
1965 $105,021,997 $5,874,537,650
1966 $113,195,123 $6,366,917,453
1967 $125,554,009 $5,203,237,919
1968 $125,733,669 $5,200,997,920
1969 $141,393,142 $6,634,317,346
1970 $166,210,203 $12,546,094,982
1971 $186,826,503 $9,181,769,912
1972 $213,725,217 $12,274,416,018
1973 $260,767,828 $15,162,871,287
1974 $311,804,630 $24,846,641,318
1975 $402,178,605 $27,778,934,625
1976 $435,911,269 $36,308,883,249
1977 $495,097,668 $36,035,407,725
1978 $552,883,707 $36,527,862,209
1979 $670,362,452 $47,259,911,894
1980 $1,012,280,615 $64,201,788,123
1981 $1,114,204,743 $164,475,209,516
1982 $1,163,923,830 $142,769,363,314
1983 $1,236,016,507 $97,094,911,792
1984 $1,346,890,071 $73,484,359,521
1985 $1,409,536,121 $73,745,821,158
1986 $1,547,755,183 $54,805,852,581
1987 $1,704,370,308 $52,676,041,931
1988 $1,812,757,918 $49,648,470,440
1989 $2,006,165,167 $44,003,061,108
1990 $2,012,131,457 $54,035,795,388
1991 $2,020,583,702 $59,526,833,412
1992 $1,957,000,000 $52,058,181,854
1993 $2,063,342,117 $56,721,051,402
1994 $2,151,344,901 $80,399,613,064
1995 $2,216,974,096 $140,919,776,986
1996 $2,363,645,403 $185,730,236,700
1997 $2,498,384,130 $200,850,397,618
1998 $2,817,083,478 $218,416,200,673
1999 $2,951,822,205 $59,145,077,039
2000 $3,059,500,000 $69,171,451,627
2001 $3,054,500,000 $73,557,840,064
2002 $3,106,500,000 $95,054,059,303
2003 $3,209,500,000 $104,738,954,264
2004 $3,444,500,000 $135,764,731,646
2005 $3,819,500,000 $175,670,569,969
2006 $4,217,323,400 $238,454,997,161
2007 $4,675,767,950 $278,260,846,800
2008 $4,790,410,400 $339,476,276,258
2009 $4,466,809,600 $295,008,835,381
2010 $5,191,188,500 $366,990,417,129
2011 $5,342,183,800 $414,466,676,831
2012 $5,271,257,500 $463,971,018,239
2013 $5,361,158,350 $520,117,180,314
2014 $5,365,976,700 $574,183,763,412
2015 $5,288,057,750 $493,026,682,801
2016 $5,330,761,500 $404,649,125,252
2017 $5,517,340,450 $375,745,731,053
2018 $5,629,916,200 $421,739,251,509
2019 $5,788,288,000 $474,517,490,844
2020 $5,168,344,450 $432,198,898,468
2021 $5,275,242,050 $440,833,635,874
2022 $6,257,303,500 $477,403,400,101
2023 $6,720,733,200 $363,846,332,835
2024 $7,165,000,000 $187,759,703,100

Barbados and Nigeria economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Nigeria
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Nigeria
1960 $347 $93.1
1961 $366 $97.1
1962 $377 $104.5
1963 $421 $107.7
1964 $414 $113.3
1965 $433 $117.3
1966 $462 $124.4
1967 $508 $99.5
1968 $506 $97.3
1969 $567 $121.4
1970 $666 $224.5
1971 $750 $160.5
1972 $856 $209.5
1973 $1,042 $252.4
1974 $1,243 $403
1975 $1,601 $438
1976 $1,734 $556
1977 $1,968 $536
1978 $2,198 $527
1979 $2,668 $661
1980 $4,025 $870
1981 $4,417 $2,162
1982 $4,599 $1,822
1983 $4,866 $1,207
1984 $5,284 $890
1985 $5,510 $869
1986 $6,031 $628
1987 $6,625 $588
1988 $7,033 $540
1989 $7,773 $465
1990 $7,781 $556
1991 $7,790 $597
1992 $7,519 $509
1993 $7,905 $540
1994 $8,223 $745
1995 $8,460 $1,272
1996 $9,012 $1,633
1997 $9,522 $1,720
1998 $10,734 $1,822
1999 $11,244 $481
2000 $11,675 $547
2001 $11,640 $566
2002 $11,760 $712
2003 $12,076 $763
2004 $12,886 $962
2005 $14,214 $1,211
2006 $15,620 $1,600
2007 $17,235 $1,816
2008 $17,566 $2,154
2009 $16,295 $1,820
2010 $18,860 $2,202
2011 $19,346 $2,418
2012 $19,034 $2,633
2013 $19,308 $2,873
2014 $19,278 $3,089
2015 $18,954 $2,586
2016 $19,066 $2,070
2017 $19,693 $1,876
2018 $20,056 $2,058
2019 $20,584 $2,265
2020 $18,347 $2,020
2021 $18,697 $2,017
2022 $22,164 $2,139
2023 $23,804 $1,597
2024 $25,366 $807

Barbados vs. Nigeria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Nigeria
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Nigeria
1950 53.6 35.5
1951 54.7 35.7
1952 55.9 35.9
1953 57 36
1954 58.3 36.2
1955 59 36.3
1956 60.5 36.5
1957 61.7 36.6
1958 62.4 36.8
1959 63.3 37
1960 64.1 37.2
1961 65 37.4
1962 65.7 37.6
1963 66.2 37.8
1964 66.7 38
1965 67.2 38.2
1966 67.7 38.4
1967 67.9 37.5
1968 68.2 38.6
1969 68.5 38.9
1970 68.5 40
1971 68.8 40.6
1972 69.1 41.3
1973 69.1 41.8
1974 69.4 42.5
1975 69.8 43.1
1976 70.1 44.2
1977 70.6 44.8
1978 71.1 45.3
1979 71.5 45.7
1980 72.1 46
1981 72.6 46.3
1982 72.9 46.4
1983 73.2 46.4
1984 73.3 46.3
1985 73.3 46.2
1986 73.4 46
1987 73.5 45.9
1988 73.4 45.8
1989 73.4 45.8
1990 73.5 45.7
1991 73.5 45.5
1992 73.6 45.6
1993 73.7 45.8
1994 73.8 45.7
1995 73.9 45.9
1996 74.1 45.8
1997 74 46
1998 74.5 46.1
1999 74.6 46.6
2000 74.6 47.1
2001 74.7 47.5
2002 74.8 48
2003 74.9 48.6
2004 75.1 49.1
2005 75 49.5
2006 75 49.9
2007 75.3 50.4
2008 75.3 50.7
2009 75.5 51.1
2010 75.5 51.3
2011 75.6 51.5
2012 75.7 51.7
2013 75.8 51.8
2014 75.9 51.9
2015 76.1 51.9
2016 76.2 52.2
2017 76.2 52.4
2018 76.4 52.7
2019 76.5 53
2020 76.6 53.1
2021 76.6 53.5
2022 75.7 54.1
2023 76.2 54.5
2024 76.3 54.6
2025 76.5 54.8

Barbados and Nigeria population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Nigeria
Year Population
Barbados Nigeria
1960 230,893 45,053,782
1961 233,148 45,989,310
1962 235,224 46,965,292
1963 237,557 47,973,575
1964 239,958 49,012,016
1965 242,417 50,086,764
1966 244,996 51,188,234
1967 247,091 52,293,065
1968 248,540 53,432,783
1969 249,444 54,631,914
1970 249,387 55,893,838
1971 249,168 57,214,684
1972 249,658 58,601,748
1973 250,322 60,082,139
1974 250,777 61,679,144
1975 251,175 63,410,815
1976 251,442 65,258,009
1977 251,626 67,234,590
1978 251,551 69,326,532
1979 251,269 71,498,242
1980 251,524 73,764,641
1981 252,270 76,068,103
1982 253,095 78,378,701
1983 253,992 80,438,260
1984 254,920 82,526,443
1985 255,820 84,897,973
1986 256,618 87,235,953
1987 257,279 89,591,716
1988 257,763 92,020,090
1989 258,109 94,531,014
1990 258,582 97,120,925
1991 259,373 99,720,162
1992 260,267 102,372,770
1993 261,027 105,122,069
1994 261,620 107,935,714
1995 262,039 110,819,428
1996 262,284 113,754,779
1997 262,392 116,754,792
1998 262,436 119,846,254
1999 262,517 123,047,320
2000 262,063 126,382,494
2001 262,425 129,862,595
2002 264,148 133,471,989
2003 265,776 137,202,644
2004 267,298 141,057,045
2005 268,706 145,017,253
2006 270,002 149,077,334
2007 271,288 153,267,261
2008 272,714 157,595,014
2009 274,123 162,049,464
2010 275,243 166,642,886
2011 276,139 171,379,598
2012 276,938 176,200,625
2013 277,665 181,049,443
2014 278,348 185,896,915
2015 278,990 190,671,878
2016 279,598 195,443,700
2017 280,171 200,254,579
2018 280,711 204,938,755
2019 281,207 209,485,641
2020 281,698 213,996,181
2021 282,147 218,529,286
2022 282,318 223,150,896
2023 282,336 227,882,945
2024 282,467 232,679,478

Fertility rates in Barbados and Nigeria

Fertility rate
Barbados

Nigeria
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Nigeria
1960 4.71 6.36
1961 4.15 6.35
1962 4.3 6.36
1963 4.3 6.35
1964 4.21 6.36
1965 4.18 6.37
1966 4.14 6.39
1967 3.6 6.4
1968 3.57 6.42
1969 3.34 6.44
1970 3.08 6.47
1971 3.2 6.53
1972 3.15 6.58
1973 2.87 6.63
1974 2.65 6.7
1975 2.45 6.77
1976 2.24 6.81
1977 2.2 6.86
1978 1.84 6.92
1979 1.86 6.89
1980 1.78 6.85
1981 1.85 6.82
1982 1.86 6.8
1983 1.86 6.78
1984 1.75 6.7
1985 1.77 6.62
1986 1.69 6.56
1987 1.61 6.5
1988 1.58 6.5
1989 1.64 6.49
1990 1.84 6.46
1991 1.84 6.43
1992 1.8 6.39
1993 1.77 6.35
1994 1.73 6.32
1995 1.7 6.27
1996 1.67 6.22
1997 1.65 6.14
1998 1.62 6.07
1999 1.78 6.08
2000 1.93 6.12
2001 1.96 6.13
2002 1.86 6.12
2003 1.86 6.1
2004 1.8 6.09
2005 1.74 6.06
2006 1.7 6.05
2007 1.76 6.03
2008 1.76 6.02
2009 1.77 5.99
2010 1.79 5.95
2011 1.76 5.89
2012 1.73 5.8
2013 1.73 5.69
2014 1.73 5.62
2015 1.73 5.5
2016 1.72 5.34
2017 1.72 5.18
2018 1.72 5.02
2019 1.72 4.86
2020 1.71 4.7
2021 1.71 4.64
2022 1.71 4.55
2023 1.71 4.48

Barbados and Nigeria demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Nigeria
Year Median age, years
Barbados Nigeria
1960 21.9 19.3
1961 21.8 19.3
1962 21.8 19.3
1963 21.8 19.3
1964 21.8 19.3
1965 21.8 19.3
1966 21.8 19.3
1967 21.9 19.2
1968 22.1 19.2
1969 22.2 19.1
1970 22.4 18.9
1971 22.6 18.8
1972 22.8 18.7
1973 23 18.6
1974 23.2 18.5
1975 23.5 18.4
1976 23.8 18.3
1977 24.1 18.2
1978 24.5 18
1979 24.9 17.9
1980 25.3 17.8
1981 25.7 17.7
1982 26.1 17.6
1983 26.5 17.5
1984 26.9 17.4
1985 27.3 17.3
1986 27.7 17.3
1987 28 17.3
1988 28.4 17.3
1989 28.7 17.3
1990 29.1 17.3
1991 29.5 17.3
1992 29.9 17.4
1993 30.4 17.4
1994 30.8 17.5
1995 31.3 17.6
1996 31.7 17.6
1997 32.1 17.7
1998 32.6 17.8
1999 33 17.9
2000 33.3 17.9
2001 33.7 17.9
2002 34 17.9
2003 34.3 17.9
2004 34.6 17.9
2005 34.9 17.9
2006 35.3 17.9
2007 35.6 17.9
2008 36 17.8
2009 36.3 17.8
2010 36.5 17.8
2011 36.8 17.7
2012 37.1 17.7
2013 37.4 17.7
2014 37.7 17.7
2015 37.9 17.8
2016 38.2 17.8
2017 38.5 17.9
2018 38.7 18
2019 39 18.2
2020 39.2 18.3
2021 39.4 18.5
2022 39.6 18.7
2023 39.9 18.8
2024 40.2 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Nigeria
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$291B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
0.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
223,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-4.48%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
3.45%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
47%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
29.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
53.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
26.3%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
4
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.000004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
169
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$54.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$38.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$21.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
5,265,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
0.8%
2020
Banked people share n/a
63.3%
2024

Energy

Barbados Nigeria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
333 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$17.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.56 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
55.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
80.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-66.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
135.6 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
23.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
24.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.2%
2023

Society

Barbados Nigeria
% of world population
0.003%
2024
2.86%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-35,202
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
55%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
12.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
58
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
21.7
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
20.7
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
70.4%
2024
English speaking
100%
2023
60.6%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
39.2%
2023

Health

Barbados Nigeria
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$90.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$69.2
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
54.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
6.76%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.39
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
993
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
104.9
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
12.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
3.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
3.78 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Nigeria
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.61%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
1,511 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
267,948 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
81,611 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
121,167 mi
2017

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