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Barbados vs Oman statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 5.28M in Oman (ranked 124/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 119,499 sq mi for Oman (ranked 184th vs. 68th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Oman
Population
282698
5636678
Population rank 175/197 120/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$107B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 70/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$20,248
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 57/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$41,664
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
35.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$7,191
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 68/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$20,368
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
119,499 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
2.53
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
80.5 years
2025

Barbados and Oman: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Oman economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Oman
Year GDP
Barbados Oman
1960 $80,021,847 $44,234,656
1961 $85,363,759 $45,634,487
1962 $88,782,583 $56,273,202
1963 $99,893,761 $59,912,763
1964 $99,252,731 $61,872,526
1965 $105,021,997 $63,279,975
1966 $113,195,123 $67,759,973
1967 $125,554,009 $107,151,832
1968 $125,733,669 $188,879,849
1969 $141,393,142 $239,999,808
1970 $166,210,203 $256,319,795
1971 $186,826,503 $301,010,587
1972 $213,725,217 $366,883,548
1973 $260,767,828 $483,066,991
1974 $311,804,630 $1,645,917,776
1975 $402,178,605 $2,096,699,189
1976 $435,911,269 $2,560,220,035
1977 $495,097,668 $2,741,169,948
1978 $552,883,707 $2,740,301,390
1979 $670,362,452 $3,733,352,635
1980 $1,012,280,615 $5,981,760,278
1981 $1,114,204,743 $7,259,120,151
1982 $1,163,923,830 $7,554,719,456
1983 $1,236,016,507 $7,932,541,691
1984 $1,346,890,071 $8,821,443,151
1985 $1,409,536,121 $10,005,645,420
1986 $1,547,755,183 $7,324,167,369
1987 $1,704,370,308 $7,811,183,095
1988 $1,812,757,918 $8,386,215,865
1989 $2,006,165,167 $9,372,171,651
1990 $2,012,131,457 $13,310,273,082
1991 $2,020,583,702 $12,918,335,501
1992 $1,957,000,000 $14,183,615,085
1993 $2,063,342,117 $14,230,429,129
1994 $2,151,344,901 $14,715,214,564
1995 $2,216,974,096 $15,722,236,671
1996 $2,363,645,403 $17,402,080,624
1997 $2,498,384,130 $18,039,791,938
1998 $2,817,083,478 $16,044,213,264
1999 $2,951,822,205 $17,832,769,831
2000 $3,059,500,000 $22,259,557,867
2001 $3,054,500,000 $22,205,721,717
2002 $3,106,500,000 $23,065,539,662
2003 $3,209,500,000 $24,733,680,104
2004 $3,444,500,000 $28,378,933,680
2005 $3,819,500,000 $35,506,892,068
2006 $4,217,323,400 $42,577,633,290
2007 $4,675,767,950 $48,300,390,117
2008 $4,790,410,400 $69,804,681,404
2009 $4,466,809,600 $55,454,096,229
2010 $5,191,188,500 $64,993,498,049
2011 $5,342,183,800 $77,497,529,259
2012 $5,271,257,500 $87,408,842,653
2013 $5,361,158,350 $89,936,020,806
2014 $5,365,976,700 $92,699,089,727
2015 $5,288,057,750 $78,710,793,238
2016 $5,330,761,500 $75,128,738,622
2017 $5,517,340,450 $80,856,697,009
2018 $5,629,916,200 $91,505,851,756
2019 $5,788,288,000 $88,060,858,257
2020 $5,168,344,450 $75,909,492,848
2021 $5,275,242,050 $87,323,797,139
2022 $6,257,303,500 $109,852,795,839
2023 $6,720,733,200 $105,895,708,713
2024 $7,165,000,000 $106,942,782,835

Barbados and Oman economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Oman
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Oman
1960 $347 $83.4
1961 $366 $84.5
1962 $377 $102.3
1963 $421 $106.8
1964 $414 $108.1
1965 $433 $108.1
1966 $462 $113.2
1967 $508 $174.7
1968 $506 $300
1969 $567 $372
1970 $666 $387
1971 $750 $442
1972 $856 $524
1973 $1,042 $670
1974 $1,243 $2,203
1975 $1,601 $2,692
1976 $1,734 $3,143
1977 $1,968 $3,205
1978 $2,198 $3,044
1979 $2,668 $3,934
1980 $4,025 $5,974
1981 $4,417 $6,866
1982 $4,599 $6,759
1983 $4,866 $6,714
1984 $5,284 $7,070
1985 $5,510 $7,549
1986 $6,031 $5,182
1987 $6,625 $5,204
1988 $7,033 $5,279
1989 $7,773 $5,591
1990 $7,781 $7,546
1991 $7,790 $6,977
1992 $7,519 $7,318
1993 $7,905 $7,039
1994 $8,223 $7,068
1995 $8,460 $7,414
1996 $9,012 $8,068
1997 $9,522 $8,235
1998 $10,734 $7,219
1999 $11,244 $7,915
2000 $11,675 $9,754
2001 $11,640 $9,612
2002 $11,760 $9,869
2003 $12,076 $10,464
2004 $12,886 $11,801
2005 $14,214 $14,435
2006 $15,620 $16,931
2007 $17,235 $18,793
2008 $17,566 $26,577
2009 $16,295 $20,656
2010 $18,860 $23,570
2011 $19,346 $25,188
2012 $19,034 $24,642
2013 $19,308 $23,458
2014 $19,278 $23,161
2015 $18,954 $18,808
2016 $19,066 $17,110
2017 $19,693 $17,820
2018 $20,056 $19,902
2019 $20,584 $19,180
2020 $18,347 $16,785
2021 $18,697 $19,403
2022 $22,164 $23,224
2023 $23,804 $20,972
2024 $25,366 $20,248

Barbados vs. Oman life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Oman
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Oman
1950 53.6 29.3
1951 54.7 29.8
1952 55.9 30.2
1953 57 30.7
1954 58.3 31.2
1955 59 31.8
1956 60.5 32.4
1957 61.7 33
1958 62.4 33.8
1959 63.3 34.6
1960 64.1 35.4
1961 65 36.4
1962 65.7 37.4
1963 66.2 38.5
1964 66.7 39.6
1965 67.2 40.8
1966 67.7 42
1967 67.9 43.2
1968 68.2 44.4
1969 68.5 45.6
1970 68.5 46.6
1971 68.8 47.9
1972 69.1 48.7
1973 69.1 50
1974 69.4 51.2
1975 69.8 52.5
1976 70.1 54.4
1977 70.6 55.5
1978 71.1 57
1979 71.5 58.3
1980 72.1 59.6
1981 72.6 60.8
1982 72.9 62
1983 73.2 63.2
1984 73.3 64.3
1985 73.3 65.3
1986 73.4 66.2
1987 73.5 67
1988 73.4 67.7
1989 73.4 68.4
1990 73.5 69
1991 73.5 69.6
1992 73.6 70.1
1993 73.7 70.6
1994 73.8 71.1
1995 73.9 71.6
1996 74.1 72
1997 74 72.5
1998 74.5 72.9
1999 74.6 73.3
2000 74.6 73.6
2001 74.7 74
2002 74.8 74.3
2003 74.9 74.5
2004 75.1 74.8
2005 75 75.1
2006 75 75.4
2007 75.3 75.6
2008 75.3 76.1
2009 75.5 76.6
2010 75.5 77.2
2011 75.6 77.7
2012 75.7 78.2
2013 75.8 78.6
2014 75.9 79
2015 76.1 79.3
2016 76.2 79.6
2017 76.2 79.7
2018 76.4 79.9
2019 76.5 79.9
2020 76.6 77.8
2021 76.6 76
2022 75.7 77.9
2023 76.2 80
2024 76.3 80.2
2025 76.5 80.5

Barbados and Oman population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Oman
Year Population
Barbados Oman
1960 230,893 530,485
1961 233,148 539,854
1962 235,224 549,941
1963 237,557 560,827
1964 239,958 572,577
1965 242,417 585,236
1966 244,996 598,804
1967 247,091 613,318
1968 248,540 628,798
1969 249,444 645,255
1970 249,387 662,680
1971 249,168 681,119
1972 249,658 700,593
1973 250,322 721,179
1974 250,777 746,988
1975 251,175 778,864
1976 251,442 814,701
1977 251,626 855,314
1978 251,551 900,304
1979 251,269 949,116
1980 251,524 1,001,248
1981 252,270 1,057,320
1982 253,095 1,117,678
1983 253,992 1,181,459
1984 254,920 1,247,716
1985 255,820 1,325,480
1986 256,618 1,413,419
1987 257,279 1,500,996
1988 257,763 1,588,568
1989 258,109 1,676,228
1990 258,582 1,763,954
1991 259,373 1,851,473
1992 260,267 1,938,238
1993 261,027 2,021,675
1994 261,620 2,081,834
1995 262,039 2,120,528
1996 262,284 2,156,926
1997 262,392 2,190,720
1998 262,436 2,222,489
1999 262,517 2,252,909
2000 262,063 2,282,131
2001 262,425 2,310,217
2002 264,148 2,337,140
2003 265,776 2,363,796
2004 267,298 2,404,821
2005 268,706 2,459,802
2006 270,002 2,514,795
2007 271,288 2,570,174
2008 272,714 2,626,529
2009 274,123 2,684,659
2010 275,243 2,757,446
2011 276,139 3,076,763
2012 276,938 3,547,106
2013 277,665 3,833,913
2014 278,348 4,002,439
2015 278,990 4,184,895
2016 279,598 4,390,877
2017 280,171 4,537,396
2018 280,711 4,597,877
2019 281,207 4,591,241
2020 281,698 4,522,497
2021 282,147 4,500,424
2022 282,318 4,730,226
2023 282,336 5,049,269
2024 282,467 5,281,538

Fertility rates in Barbados and Oman

Fertility rate
Barbados

Oman
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Oman
1960 4.71 7.28
1961 4.15 7.29
1962 4.3 7.32
1963 4.3 7.33
1964 4.21 7.37
1965 4.18 7.39
1966 4.14 7.41
1967 3.6 7.44
1968 3.57 7.46
1969 3.34 7.49
1970 3.08 7.52
1971 3.2 7.56
1972 3.15 7.59
1973 2.87 7.63
1974 2.65 7.67
1975 2.45 7.71
1976 2.24 7.74
1977 2.2 7.78
1978 1.84 7.82
1979 1.86 7.85
1980 1.78 7.89
1981 1.85 7.9
1982 1.86 7.84
1983 1.86 7.75
1984 1.75 7.64
1985 1.77 7.51
1986 1.69 7.35
1987 1.61 7.18
1988 1.58 6.95
1989 1.64 6.72
1990 1.84 6.46
1991 1.84 6.2
1992 1.8 5.92
1993 1.77 5.64
1994 1.73 5.36
1995 1.7 5.07
1996 1.67 4.79
1997 1.65 4.52
1998 1.62 4.27
1999 1.78 4.06
2000 1.93 3.85
2001 1.96 3.66
2002 1.86 3.51
2003 1.86 3.37
2004 1.8 3.2
2005 1.74 3.03
2006 1.7 2.88
2007 1.76 2.76
2008 1.76 2.76
2009 1.77 2.83
2010 1.79 2.97
2011 1.76 2.96
2012 1.73 2.93
2013 1.73 2.95
2014 1.73 2.97
2015 1.73 2.97
2016 1.72 2.95
2017 1.72 2.92
2018 1.72 2.81
2019 1.72 2.7
2020 1.71 2.64
2021 1.71 2.59
2022 1.71 2.45
2023 1.71 2.53

Barbados and Oman demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Oman
Year Median age, years
Barbados Oman
1960 21.9 18.9
1961 21.8 18.8
1962 21.8 18.7
1963 21.8 18.6
1964 21.8 18.5
1965 21.8 18.4
1966 21.8 18.2
1967 21.9 18
1968 22.1 17.8
1969 22.2 17.5
1970 22.4 17.2
1971 22.6 16.9
1972 22.8 16.7
1973 23 16.4
1974 23.2 16.3
1975 23.5 16.2
1976 23.8 16.3
1977 24.1 16.3
1978 24.5 16.4
1979 24.9 16.4
1980 25.3 16.4
1981 25.7 16.5
1982 26.1 16.5
1983 26.5 16.5
1984 26.9 16.5
1985 27.3 16.6
1986 27.7 16.8
1987 28 17.1
1988 28.4 17.5
1989 28.7 17.9
1990 29.1 18.4
1991 29.5 18.8
1992 29.9 19.4
1993 30.4 19.9
1994 30.8 20.1
1995 31.3 20.1
1996 31.7 20.1
1997 32.1 20.2
1998 32.6 20.4
1999 33 20.6
2000 33.3 20.9
2001 33.7 21.3
2002 34 21.6
2003 34.3 22
2004 34.6 22.3
2005 34.9 22.7
2006 35.3 23.1
2007 35.6 23.5
2008 36 24
2009 36.3 24.6
2010 36.5 25.2
2011 36.8 26.5
2012 37.1 27.7
2013 37.4 28.2
2014 37.7 28.5
2015 37.9 28.8
2016 38.2 29.1
2017 38.5 29.4
2018 38.7 29.7
2019 39 29.9
2020 39.2 29.7
2021 39.4 29.7
2022 39.6 30
2023 39.9 30.3
2024 40.2 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Oman
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$102B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
28.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
4.3%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
47,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+1.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
3.3%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
46.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
54.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
65.4
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
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
110
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$22.3B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$18.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$39M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
869,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
1.87%
2020
Banked people share n/a
69.5%
2024

Energy

Barbados Oman
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
5,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$7.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
93.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
18.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.33%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-213.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
8,158 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
1.95%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Oman
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+154,219
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
89%
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
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
55
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.14
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
10.6
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
99
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
97.3%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
22%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
95.3%
2024

Health

Barbados Oman
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$707
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$52.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
80.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
2.06
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
13
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
32.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
17%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
8.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Oman
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
22,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
5,682 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
9.11 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
n/a

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