Barbados vs North Korea statistics compared

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 184th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Barbados and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Barbados and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Barbados

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Barbados	North Korea
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	-
1971	$186,826,503	-
1972	$213,725,217	-
1973	$260,767,828	-
1974	$311,804,630	-
1975	$402,178,605	-
1976	$435,911,269	-
1977	$495,097,668	-
1978	$552,883,707	-
1979	$670,362,452	-
1980	$1,012,280,615	-
1981	$1,114,204,743	-
1982	$1,163,923,830	-
1983	$1,236,016,507	-
1984	$1,346,890,071	-
1985	$1,409,536,121	-
1986	$1,547,755,183	-
1987	$1,704,370,308	-
1988	$1,812,757,918	-
1989	$2,006,165,167	-
1990	$2,012,131,457	-
1991	$2,020,583,702	-
1992	$1,957,000,000	-
1993	$2,063,342,117	-
1994	$2,151,344,901	-
1995	$2,216,974,096	-
1996	$2,363,645,403	-
1997	$2,498,384,130	-
1998	$2,817,083,478	-
1999	$2,951,822,205	-
2000	$3,059,500,000	-
2001	$3,054,500,000	-
2002	$3,106,500,000	-
2003	$3,209,500,000	-
2004	$3,444,500,000	-
2005	$3,819,500,000	-
2006	$4,217,323,400	-
2007	$4,675,767,950	-
2008	$4,790,410,400	-
2009	$4,466,809,600	$23,356,470,000
2010	$5,191,188,500	$25,995,513,000
2011	$5,342,183,800	$29,005,020,000
2012	$5,271,257,500	$29,890,710,000
2013	$5,361,158,350	$30,588,922,000
2014	$5,365,976,700	$30,554,460,000
2015	$5,288,057,750	$30,723,030,000
2016	$5,330,761,500	$28,882,640,000
2017	$5,517,340,450	$29,105,440,000
2018	$5,629,916,200	$28,536,400,000
2019	$5,788,288,000	$28,222,880,000
2020	$5,168,344,450	$27,728,240,000
2021	$5,275,242,050	$32,301,720,000
2022	$6,257,303,500	$28,971,360,000
2023	$6,720,733,200	$32,155,360,000
2024	$7,165,000,000	$34,943,120,000

Barbados and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Barbados

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Barbados	North Korea
1960	$347	-
1961	$366	-
1962	$377	-
1963	$421	-
1964	$414	-
1965	$433	-
1966	$462	-
1967	$508	-
1968	$506	-
1969	$567	-
1970	$666	-
1971	$750	-
1972	$856	-
1973	$1,042	-
1974	$1,243	-
1975	$1,601	-
1976	$1,734	-
1977	$1,968	-
1978	$2,198	-
1979	$2,668	-
1980	$4,025	-
1981	$4,417	-
1982	$4,599	-
1983	$4,866	-
1984	$5,284	-
1985	$5,510	-
1986	$6,031	-
1987	$6,625	-
1988	$7,033	-
1989	$7,773	-
1990	$7,781	-
1991	$7,790	-
1992	$7,519	-
1993	$7,905	-
1994	$8,223	-
1995	$8,460	-
1996	$9,012	-
1997	$9,522	-
1998	$10,734	-
1999	$11,244	-
2000	$11,675	-
2001	$11,640	-
2002	$11,760	-
2003	$12,076	-
2004	$12,886	-
2005	$14,214	-
2006	$15,620	-
2007	$17,235	-
2008	$17,566	-
2009	$16,295	$939
2010	$18,860	$1,040
2011	$19,346	$1,156
2012	$19,034	$1,186
2013	$19,308	$1,208
2014	$19,278	$1,201
2015	$18,954	$1,201
2016	$19,066	$1,124
2017	$19,693	$1,127
2018	$20,056	$1,100
2019	$20,584	$1,084
2020	$18,347	$1,061
2021	$18,697	$1,231
2022	$22,164	$1,100
2023	$23,804	$1,217
2024	$25,366	$1,319

Barbados vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Barbados

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Barbados	North Korea
1950	53.6	14.2
1951	54.7	17.7
1952	55.9	32.8
1953	57	40.3
1954	58.3	50.6
1955	59	51.8
1956	60.5	52.8
1957	61.7	53.7
1958	62.4	54.5
1959	63.3	55.2
1960	64.1	55.8
1961	65	56.4
1962	65.7	57
1963	66.2	57.6
1964	66.7	58.2
1965	67.2	58.8
1966	67.7	59.4
1967	67.9	60.1
1968	68.2	60.8
1969	68.5	61.4
1970	68.5	62
1971	68.8	62.7
1972	69.1	63.3
1973	69.1	63.8
1974	69.4	64.3
1975	69.8	64.8
1976	70.1	65.3
1977	70.6	65.8
1978	71.1	66.3
1979	71.5	66.7
1980	72.1	67.2
1981	72.6	67.7
1982	72.9	68.1
1983	73.2	68.5
1984	73.3	68.9
1985	73.3	69.2
1986	73.4	69.5
1987	73.5	69.8
1988	73.4	70.1
1989	73.4	70.3
1990	73.5	70.5
1991	73.5	70.7
1992	73.6	71
1993	73.7	70.8
1994	73.8	70.5
1995	73.9	60.8
1996	74.1	60.8
1997	74	60.9
1998	74.5	60.9
1999	74.6	60.9
2000	74.6	60.9
2001	74.7	60.9
2002	74.8	60.9
2003	74.9	69.4
2004	75.1	69.3
2005	75	69.2
2006	75	69.1
2007	75.3	69
2008	75.3	69.3
2009	75.5	69.7
2010	75.5	70.2
2011	75.6	70.8
2012	75.7	71.3
2013	75.8	71.9
2014	75.9	72.5
2015	76.1	72.8
2016	76.2	73
2017	76.2	73
2018	76.4	73
2019	76.5	72.9
2020	76.6	72.8
2021	76.6	73.4
2022	75.7	73.6
2023	76.2	73.6
2024	76.3	73.7
2025	76.5	73.9

Barbados and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Barbados

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Barbados	North Korea
1960	230,893	11,722,953
1961	233,148	11,990,713
1962	235,224	12,262,882
1963	237,557	12,567,057
1964	239,958	12,889,770
1965	242,417	13,219,369
1966	244,996	13,569,094
1967	247,091	13,958,350
1968	248,540	14,365,596
1969	249,444	14,767,615
1970	249,387	15,172,775
1971	249,168	15,572,457
1972	249,658	15,975,069
1973	250,322	16,350,367
1974	250,777	16,673,121
1975	251,175	16,971,055
1976	251,442	17,243,450
1977	251,626	17,492,798
1978	251,551	17,735,995
1979	251,269	17,983,470
1980	251,524	18,236,786
1981	252,270	18,501,295
1982	253,095	18,776,357
1983	253,992	19,054,034
1984	254,920	19,335,043
1985	255,820	19,620,388
1986	256,618	19,910,855
1987	257,279	20,205,483
1988	257,763	20,503,161
1989	258,109	20,804,367
1990	258,582	21,112,137
1991	259,373	21,428,638
1992	260,267	21,750,911
1993	261,027	22,073,352
1994	261,620	22,393,975
1995	262,039	22,669,304
1996	262,284	22,895,746
1997	262,392	23,110,830
1998	262,436	23,311,564
1999	262,517	23,497,599
2000	262,063	23,665,910
2001	262,425	23,815,358
2002	264,148	23,943,973
2003	265,776	24,090,380
2004	267,298	24,254,943
2005	268,706	24,396,433
2006	270,002	24,524,507
2007	271,288	24,646,383
2008	272,714	24,764,618
2009	274,123	24,878,332
2010	275,243	24,987,258
2011	276,139	25,097,874
2012	276,938	25,211,728
2013	277,665	25,329,451
2014	278,348	25,451,262
2015	278,990	25,575,350
2016	279,598	25,698,326
2017	280,171	25,817,709
2018	280,711	25,931,147
2019	281,207	26,037,632
2020	281,698	26,136,312
2021	282,147	26,232,534
2022	282,318	26,328,845
2023	282,336	26,418,204
2024	282,467	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Barbados and North Korea

Fertility rate

Barbados

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	North Korea
1960	4.71	3.57
1961	4.15	3.26
1962	4.3	3.41
1963	4.3	3.63
1964	4.21	3.55
1965	4.18	3.56
1966	4.14	3.71
1967	3.6	4.05
1968	3.57	3.87
1969	3.34	3.86
1970	3.08	3.85
1971	3.2	3.74
1972	3.15	3.89
1973	2.87	3.35
1974	2.65	3.14
1975	2.45	3.05
1976	2.24	2.84
1977	2.2	2.77
1978	1.84	2.79
1979	1.86	2.85
1980	1.78	2.84
1981	1.85	2.92
1982	1.86	2.85
1983	1.86	2.78
1984	1.75	2.71
1985	1.77	2.65
1986	1.69	2.59
1987	1.61	2.53
1988	1.58	2.47
1989	1.64	2.41
1990	1.84	2.39
1991	1.84	2.35
1992	1.8	2.29
1993	1.77	2.22
1994	1.73	2.18
1995	1.7	2.15
1996	1.67	2.09
1997	1.65	2.03
1998	1.62	1.99
1999	1.78	1.97
2000	1.93	1.94
2001	1.96	1.94
2002	1.86	1.92
2003	1.86	1.91
2004	1.8	1.9
2005	1.74	1.87
2006	1.7	1.94
2007	1.76	1.94
2008	1.76	1.97
2009	1.77	1.91
2010	1.79	1.89
2011	1.76	1.88
2012	1.73	1.88
2013	1.73	1.88
2014	1.73	1.87
2015	1.73	1.86
2016	1.72	1.86
2017	1.72	1.85
2018	1.72	1.83
2019	1.72	1.83
2020	1.71	1.82
2021	1.71	1.81
2022	1.71	1.8
2023	1.71	1.78

Barbados and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Barbados

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Barbados	North Korea
1960	21.9	19.9
1961	21.8	20.2
1962	21.8	20.6
1963	21.8	20.8
1964	21.8	21
1965	21.8	21.2
1966	21.8	21.3
1967	21.9	21.4
1968	22.1	21.4
1969	22.2	21.4
1970	22.4	21.4
1971	22.6	21.2
1972	22.8	20.9
1973	23	20.7
1974	23.2	20.7
1975	23.5	20.9
1976	23.8	21.1
1977	24.1	21.4
1978	24.5	21.8
1979	24.9	22.2
1980	25.3	22.5
1981	25.7	22.8
1982	26.1	23.1
1983	26.5	23.5
1984	26.9	23.9
1985	27.3	24.2
1986	27.7	24.5
1987	28	24.8
1988	28.4	25.1
1989	28.7	25.6
1990	29.1	26
1991	29.5	26.4
1992	29.9	26.8
1993	30.4	27.2
1994	30.8	27.6
1995	31.3	28
1996	31.7	28.3
1997	32.1	28.8
1998	32.6	29.2
1999	33	29.6
2000	33.3	30.1
2001	33.7	30.5
2002	34	31
2003	34.3	31.4
2004	34.6	31.8
2005	34.9	32.1
2006	35.3	32.5
2007	35.6	32.9
2008	36	33.3
2009	36.3	33.7
2010	36.5	34
2011	36.8	34.3
2012	37.1	34.5
2013	37.4	34.7
2014	37.7	35
2015	37.9	35.2
2016	38.2	35.4
2017	38.5	35.7
2018	38.7	35.9
2019	39	36.2
2020	39.2	36.4
2021	39.4	36.6
2022	39.6	36.8
2023	39.9	37.1
2024	40.2	37.3

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