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Barbados vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 184th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Palau
Population
282698
17663
Population rank 175/197 194/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 158/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 47/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 27/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Barbados and Palau: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Palau economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Palau
Year GDP
Barbados Palau
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 $11,563,041
1971 $186,826,503 $12,706,874
1972 $213,725,217 $13,956,474
1973 $260,767,828 $15,331,889
1974 $311,804,630 $16,848,759
1975 $402,178,605 $18,521,112
1976 $435,911,269 $20,364,420
1977 $495,097,668 $22,308,104
1978 $552,883,707 $24,530,015
1979 $670,362,452 $27,004,251
1980 $1,012,280,615 $29,728,054
1981 $1,114,204,743 $32,726,594
1982 $1,163,923,830 $36,027,583
1983 $1,236,016,507 $39,661,530
1984 $1,346,890,071 $44,814,259
1985 $1,409,536,121 $51,030,637
1986 $1,547,755,183 $58,109,314
1987 $1,704,370,308 $66,169,905
1988 $1,812,757,918 $75,348,615
1989 $2,006,165,167 $85,800,543
1990 $2,012,131,457 $97,702,303
1991 $2,020,583,702 $106,555,300
1992 $1,957,000,000 $104,771,300
1993 $2,063,342,117 $96,455,700
1994 $2,151,344,901 $106,138,500
1995 $2,216,974,096 $121,018,500
1996 $2,363,645,403 $137,494,600
1997 $2,498,384,130 $143,860,800
1998 $2,817,083,478 $149,079,600
1999 $2,951,822,205 $144,206,500
2000 $3,059,500,000 $149,535,800
2001 $3,054,500,000 $159,453,500
2002 $3,106,500,000 $162,665,500
2003 $3,209,500,000 $154,559,900
2004 $3,444,500,000 $166,391,600
2005 $3,819,500,000 $191,048,400
2006 $4,217,323,400 $193,679,700
2007 $4,675,767,950 $200,903,600
2008 $4,790,410,400 $201,167,300
2009 $4,466,809,600 $189,998,000
2010 $5,191,188,500 $188,174,300
2011 $5,342,183,800 $198,873,900
2012 $5,271,257,500 $215,762,400
2013 $5,361,158,350 $225,345,700
2014 $5,365,976,700 $243,156,500
2015 $5,288,057,750 $278,824,800
2016 $5,330,761,500 $298,323,500
2017 $5,517,340,450 $285,600,000
2018 $5,629,916,200 $288,546,300
2019 $5,788,288,000 $281,941,600
2020 $5,168,344,450 $258,990,800
2021 $5,275,242,050 $235,752,900
2022 $6,257,303,500 $255,591,100
2023 $6,720,733,200 $281,849,100
2024 $7,165,000,000 -

Barbados and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Palau
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 -
1966 $462 -
1967 $508 -
1968 $506 -
1969 $567 -
1970 $666 $1,017
1971 $750 $1,081
1972 $856 $1,145
1973 $1,042 $1,221
1974 $1,243 $1,328
1975 $1,601 $1,464
1976 $1,734 $1,616
1977 $1,968 $1,781
1978 $2,198 $1,972
1979 $2,668 $2,189
1980 $4,025 $2,423
1981 $4,417 $2,639
1982 $4,599 $2,838
1983 $4,866 $3,049
1984 $5,284 $3,360
1985 $5,510 $3,728
1986 $6,031 $4,144
1987 $6,625 $4,616
1988 $7,033 $5,145
1989 $7,773 $5,741
1990 $7,781 $6,403
1991 $7,790 $6,824
1992 $7,519 $6,553
1993 $7,905 $5,892
1994 $8,223 $6,329
1995 $8,460 $7,038
1996 $9,012 $7,788
1997 $9,522 $7,945
1998 $10,734 $8,048
1999 $11,244 $7,630
2000 $11,675 $7,797
2001 $11,640 $8,240
2002 $11,760 $8,341
2003 $12,076 $7,862
2004 $12,886 $8,395
2005 $14,214 $9,640
2006 $15,620 $9,885
2007 $17,235 $10,408
2008 $17,566 $10,583
2009 $16,295 $10,155
2010 $18,860 $10,229
2011 $19,346 $11,001
2012 $19,034 $12,145
2013 $19,308 $12,769
2014 $19,278 $13,726
2015 $18,954 $15,691
2016 $19,066 $16,763
2017 $19,693 $16,034
2018 $20,056 $16,198
2019 $20,584 $15,841
2020 $18,347 $14,557
2021 $18,697 $13,257
2022 $22,164 $14,392
2023 $23,804 $15,899
2024 $25,366 -

Barbados vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Palau
1950 53.6 52.7
1951 54.7 52.9
1952 55.9 53.1
1953 57 53.3
1954 58.3 53.5
1955 59 53.7
1956 60.5 53.9
1957 61.7 54.1
1958 62.4 54.4
1959 63.3 54.6
1960 64.1 54.9
1961 65 55.1
1962 65.7 55.4
1963 66.2 55.6
1964 66.7 55.8
1965 67.2 55.9
1966 67.7 56.2
1967 67.9 56.5
1968 68.2 56.9
1969 68.5 57.3
1970 68.5 57.7
1971 68.8 58.1
1972 69.1 58.6
1973 69.1 59
1974 69.4 59.5
1975 69.8 60
1976 70.1 60.5
1977 70.6 60.9
1978 71.1 61.3
1979 71.5 61.6
1980 72.1 61.9
1981 72.6 62.1
1982 72.9 62.3
1983 73.2 62.5
1984 73.3 62.6
1985 73.3 62.7
1986 73.4 62.8
1987 73.5 62.8
1988 73.4 62.8
1989 73.4 62.8
1990 73.5 62.8
1991 73.5 62.8
1992 73.6 62.9
1993 73.7 63
1994 73.8 63.1
1995 73.9 63.3
1996 74.1 63.5
1997 74 63.7
1998 74.5 64
1999 74.6 64.2
2000 74.6 64.5
2001 74.7 64.8
2002 74.8 65.1
2003 74.9 65.4
2004 75.1 65.8
2005 75 66.2
2006 75 66.6
2007 75.3 67.1
2008 75.3 67.6
2009 75.5 68
2010 75.5 68.3
2011 75.6 68.6
2012 75.7 68.9
2013 75.8 69
2014 75.9 69.1
2015 76.1 69.1
2016 76.2 69
2017 76.2 69
2018 76.4 69
2019 76.5 69
2020 76.6 68.7
2021 76.6 68.6
2022 75.7 68.9
2023 76.2 69.3
2024 76.3 69.4
2025 76.5 69.5

Barbados and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Palau
Year Population
Barbados Palau
1960 230,893 9,328
1961 233,148 9,555
1962 235,224 9,793
1963 237,557 10,037
1964 239,958 10,292
1965 242,417 10,547
1966 244,996 10,805
1967 247,091 10,988
1968 248,540 11,080
1969 249,444 11,159
1970 249,387 11,368
1971 249,168 11,759
1972 249,658 12,194
1973 250,322 12,552
1974 250,777 12,687
1975 251,175 12,655
1976 251,442 12,598
1977 251,626 12,525
1978 251,551 12,440
1979 251,269 12,337
1980 251,524 12,271
1981 252,270 12,402
1982 253,095 12,694
1983 253,992 13,006
1984 254,920 13,337
1985 255,820 13,688
1986 256,618 14,024
1987 257,279 14,334
1988 257,763 14,645
1989 258,109 14,945
1990 258,582 15,259
1991 259,373 15,614
1992 260,267 15,989
1993 261,027 16,372
1994 261,620 16,770
1995 262,039 17,195
1996 262,284 17,654
1997 262,392 18,108
1998 262,436 18,524
1999 262,517 18,901
2000 262,063 19,178
2001 262,425 19,352
2002 264,148 19,503
2003 265,776 19,659
2004 267,298 19,820
2005 268,706 19,819
2006 270,002 19,593
2007 271,288 19,302
2008 272,714 19,009
2009 274,123 18,709
2010 275,243 18,396
2011 276,139 18,078
2012 276,938 17,765
2013 277,665 17,648
2014 278,348 17,715
2015 278,990 17,770
2016 279,598 17,797
2017 280,171 17,812
2018 280,711 17,814
2019 281,207 17,798
2020 281,698 17,792
2021 282,147 17,783
2022 282,318 17,759
2023 282,336 17,727
2024 282,467 17,695

Fertility rates in Barbados and Palau

Fertility rate
Barbados

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Palau
1960 4.71 7.19
1961 4.15 7.17
1962 4.3 7.15
1963 4.3 7.12
1964 4.21 7.08
1965 4.18 7.01
1966 4.14 6.93
1967 3.6 6.84
1968 3.57 6.71
1969 3.34 6.58
1970 3.08 6.39
1971 3.2 6.16
1972 3.15 5.9
1973 2.87 5.59
1974 2.65 5.26
1975 2.45 4.9
1976 2.24 4.53
1977 2.2 4.09
1978 1.84 3.74
1979 1.86 3.49
1980 1.78 3.35
1981 1.85 3.28
1982 1.86 3.22
1983 1.86 3.14
1984 1.75 3.08
1985 1.77 3.01
1986 1.69 2.98
1987 1.61 2.93
1988 1.58 2.91
1989 1.64 2.92
1990 1.84 2.88
1991 1.84 2.74
1992 1.8 2.71
1993 1.77 2.73
1994 1.73 2.66
1995 1.7 2.55
1996 1.67 2.39
1997 1.65 2.19
1998 1.62 2.01
1999 1.78 1.91
2000 1.93 1.82
2001 1.96 1.87
2002 1.86 1.92
2003 1.86 1.96
2004 1.8 1.99
2005 1.74 2.02
2006 1.7 2
2007 1.76 1.97
2008 1.76 1.95
2009 1.77 1.94
2010 1.79 1.94
2011 1.76 1.97
2012 1.73 2.01
2013 1.73 2.05
2014 1.73 2.03
2015 1.73 2
2016 1.72 2.06
2017 1.72 2.02
2018 1.72 1.97
2019 1.72 1.98
2020 1.71 1.97
2021 1.71 1.95
2022 1.71 1.93
2023 1.71 1.91

Barbados and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Palau
Year Median age, years
Barbados Palau
1960 21.9 16.7
1961 21.8 16.1
1962 21.8 15.5
1963 21.8 15.1
1964 21.8 15
1965 21.8 14.9
1966 21.8 14.9
1967 21.9 15.2
1968 22.1 15.7
1969 22.2 16.1
1970 22.4 16.5
1971 22.6 16.6
1972 22.8 16.6
1973 23 16.8
1974 23.2 17.1
1975 23.5 17.4
1976 23.8 17.8
1977 24.1 18.1
1978 24.5 18.3
1979 24.9 18.6
1980 25.3 18.9
1981 25.7 19.3
1982 26.1 19.9
1983 26.5 20.5
1984 26.9 21.1
1985 27.3 21.6
1986 27.7 22.2
1987 28 23.1
1988 28.4 24
1989 28.7 24.9
1990 29.1 25.6
1991 29.5 26
1992 29.9 26.4
1993 30.4 26.9
1994 30.8 27.4
1995 31.3 27.8
1996 31.7 28.3
1997 32.1 28.8
1998 32.6 29.4
1999 33 30.2
2000 33.3 30.8
2001 33.7 31.2
2002 34 31.5
2003 34.3 31.8
2004 34.6 32
2005 34.9 32.3
2006 35.3 32.7
2007 35.6 33.1
2008 36 33.5
2009 36.3 33.9
2010 36.5 34.2
2011 36.8 34.6
2012 37.1 35
2013 37.4 35.3
2014 37.7 35.6
2015 37.9 36
2016 38.2 36.3
2017 38.5 36.7
2018 38.7 37
2019 39 37.4
2020 39.2 37.8
2021 39.4 38.1
2022 39.6 38.5
2023 39.9 38.8
2024 40.2 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
3.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
62
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
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
93.5%
2017

Energy

Barbados Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
0.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Palau
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
9
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
155
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
100%
2020
English speaking
100%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Barbados Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
1.78
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Barbados Palau
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
n/a

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