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Barbados vs Panama statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 184th vs. 115th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Panama
Population
282698
4614993
Population rank 175/197 128/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$86.3B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 77/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$19,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 61/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$41,405
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$48.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$10,816
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 55/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$10,503
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
28,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
80 years
2025

Barbados and Panama: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Panama economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Panama
Year GDP
Barbados Panama
1960 $80,021,847 $537,147,100
1961 $85,363,759 $599,026,300
1962 $88,782,583 $652,120,900
1963 $99,893,761 $722,784,500
1964 $99,252,731 $776,137,500
1965 $105,021,997 $852,485,300
1966 $113,195,123 $928,833,000
1967 $125,554,009 $1,034,376,400
1968 $125,733,669 $1,112,791,100
1969 $141,393,142 $1,221,305,700
1970 $166,210,203 $1,351,006,400
1971 $186,826,503 $1,523,917,200
1972 $213,725,217 $1,673,411,700
1973 $260,767,828 $1,913,793,400
1974 $311,804,630 $2,188,307,600
1975 $402,178,605 $2,435,304,100
1976 $435,911,269 $2,588,106,000
1977 $495,097,668 $2,738,261,900
1978 $552,883,707 $3,244,558,600
1979 $670,362,452 $3,704,551,600
1980 $1,012,280,615 $4,614,086,400
1981 $1,114,204,743 $5,222,421,500
1982 $1,163,923,830 $5,769,767,900
1983 $1,236,016,507 $5,923,755,900
1984 $1,346,890,071 $6,183,387,100
1985 $1,409,536,121 $6,541,517,100
1986 $1,547,755,183 $6,797,834,200
1987 $1,704,370,308 $6,827,665,300
1988 $1,812,757,918 $5,902,783,400
1989 $2,006,165,167 $5,918,469,800
1990 $2,012,131,457 $6,433,967,000
1991 $2,020,583,702 $7,074,675,500
1992 $1,957,000,000 $8,042,337,700
1993 $2,063,342,117 $8,782,585,400
1994 $2,151,344,901 $9,365,289,800
1995 $2,216,974,096 $9,573,813,700
1996 $2,363,645,403 $9,197,503,300
1997 $2,498,384,130 $10,058,854,400
1998 $2,817,083,478 $11,019,557,700
1999 $2,951,822,205 $11,660,704,800
2000 $3,059,500,000 $11,966,497,000
2001 $3,054,500,000 $12,252,906,300
2002 $3,106,500,000 $12,800,851,300
2003 $3,209,500,000 $13,603,456,000
2004 $3,444,500,000 $15,100,203,400
2005 $3,819,500,000 $16,623,906,700
2006 $4,217,323,400 $18,659,721,500
2007 $4,675,767,950 $21,717,433,800
2008 $4,790,410,400 $25,721,328,000
2009 $4,466,809,600 $27,791,215,500
2010 $5,191,188,500 $30,231,009,500
2011 $5,342,183,800 $35,687,738,300
2012 $5,271,257,500 $41,595,439,700
2013 $5,361,158,350 $46,949,496,500
2014 $5,365,976,700 $51,427,104,900
2015 $5,288,057,750 $55,767,806,100
2016 $5,330,761,500 $59,760,858,700
2017 $5,517,340,450 $64,327,688,800
2018 $5,629,916,200 $67,316,471,200
2019 $5,788,288,000 $69,778,991,200
2020 $5,168,344,450 $57,059,846,500
2021 $5,275,242,050 $67,396,392,500
2022 $6,257,303,500 $76,276,116,700
2023 $6,720,733,200 $83,318,176,900
2024 $7,165,000,000 $86,260,400,000

Barbados and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Panama
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Panama
1960 $347 $477
1961 $366 $516
1962 $377 $546
1963 $421 $587
1964 $414 $611
1965 $433 $651
1966 $462 $689
1967 $508 $745
1968 $506 $778
1969 $567 $830
1970 $666 $893
1971 $750 $979
1972 $856 $1,046
1973 $1,042 $1,164
1974 $1,243 $1,296
1975 $1,601 $1,406
1976 $1,734 $1,457
1977 $1,968 $1,503
1978 $2,198 $1,738
1979 $2,668 $1,938
1980 $4,025 $2,357
1981 $4,417 $2,605
1982 $4,599 $2,811
1983 $4,866 $2,819
1984 $5,284 $2,875
1985 $5,510 $2,972
1986 $6,031 $3,019
1987 $6,625 $2,966
1988 $7,033 $2,509
1989 $7,773 $2,462
1990 $7,781 $2,620
1991 $7,790 $2,821
1992 $7,519 $3,140
1993 $7,905 $3,358
1994 $8,223 $3,508
1995 $8,460 $3,514
1996 $9,012 $3,308
1997 $9,522 $3,546
1998 $10,734 $3,808
1999 $11,244 $3,950
2000 $11,675 $3,975
2001 $11,640 $3,992
2002 $11,760 $4,091
2003 $12,076 $4,265
2004 $12,886 $4,645
2005 $14,214 $5,018
2006 $15,620 $5,529
2007 $17,235 $6,318
2008 $17,566 $7,348
2009 $16,295 $7,797
2010 $18,860 $8,331
2011 $19,346 $9,662
2012 $19,034 $11,065
2013 $19,308 $12,273
2014 $19,278 $13,213
2015 $18,954 $14,083
2016 $19,066 $14,832
2017 $19,693 $15,695
2018 $20,056 $16,151
2019 $20,584 $16,478
2020 $18,347 $13,291
2021 $18,697 $15,510
2022 $22,164 $17,332
2023 $23,804 $18,686
2024 $25,366 $19,103

Barbados vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Panama
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Panama
1950 53.6 55.4
1951 54.7 55.9
1952 55.9 56.4
1953 57 56.8
1954 58.3 57.2
1955 59 57.5
1956 60.5 57.9
1957 61.7 58.3
1958 62.4 58.9
1959 63.3 59.6
1960 64.1 60.3
1961 65 60.9
1962 65.7 61.4
1963 66.2 61.8
1964 66.7 62.1
1965 67.2 62.3
1966 67.7 62.6
1967 67.9 62.9
1968 68.2 63.2
1969 68.5 63.7
1970 68.5 64.1
1971 68.8 64.7
1972 69.1 65.2
1973 69.1 65.8
1974 69.4 66.6
1975 69.8 67.2
1976 70.1 67.8
1977 70.6 68.3
1978 71.1 68.7
1979 71.5 69.1
1980 72.1 69.5
1981 72.6 69.8
1982 72.9 69.9
1983 73.2 70.1
1984 73.3 70.4
1985 73.3 70.5
1986 73.4 70.7
1987 73.5 70.8
1988 73.4 70.9
1989 73.4 70.1
1990 73.5 71.3
1991 73.5 71.3
1992 73.6 71.5
1993 73.7 71.8
1994 73.8 71.9
1995 73.9 72
1996 74.1 72.2
1997 74 72.5
1998 74.5 72.8
1999 74.6 73.1
2000 74.6 73.4
2001 74.7 73.8
2002 74.8 74.2
2003 74.9 74.6
2004 75.1 74.8
2005 75 75.2
2006 75 75.4
2007 75.3 75.7
2008 75.3 75.9
2009 75.5 76.2
2010 75.5 76.4
2011 75.6 76.7
2012 75.7 76.9
2013 75.8 77.1
2014 75.9 77.4
2015 76.1 77.6
2016 76.2 77.8
2017 76.2 77.9
2018 76.4 78.3
2019 76.5 78.5
2020 76.6 76.3
2021 76.6 77
2022 75.7 79.3
2023 76.2 79.6
2024 76.3 79.8
2025 76.5 80

Barbados and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Panama
Year Population
Barbados Panama
1960 230,893 1,126,005
1961 233,148 1,159,870
1962 235,224 1,195,301
1963 237,557 1,232,124
1964 239,958 1,270,065
1965 242,417 1,308,835
1966 244,996 1,348,388
1967 247,091 1,388,628
1968 248,540 1,429,447
1969 249,444 1,470,886
1970 249,387 1,513,070
1971 249,168 1,556,081
1972 249,658 1,599,723
1973 250,322 1,643,690
1974 250,777 1,687,926
1975 251,175 1,732,389
1976 251,442 1,776,935
1977 251,626 1,821,543
1978 251,551 1,866,311
1979 251,269 1,911,552
1980 251,524 1,957,534
1981 252,270 2,004,418
1982 253,095 2,052,271
1983 253,992 2,101,106
1984 254,920 2,150,782
1985 255,820 2,200,915
1986 256,618 2,251,325
1987 257,279 2,301,970
1988 257,763 2,352,848
1989 258,109 2,403,820
1990 258,582 2,455,583
1991 259,373 2,508,265
1992 260,267 2,561,336
1993 261,027 2,615,099
1994 261,620 2,669,546
1995 262,039 2,724,557
1996 262,284 2,780,227
1997 262,392 2,836,695
1998 262,436 2,893,914
1999 262,517 2,951,822
2000 262,063 3,010,369
2001 262,425 3,069,537
2002 264,148 3,129,344
2003 265,776 3,189,807
2004 267,298 3,251,155
2005 268,706 3,313,026
2006 270,002 3,375,024
2007 271,288 3,437,490
2008 272,714 3,500,648
2009 274,123 3,564,381
2010 275,243 3,628,535
2011 276,139 3,693,505
2012 276,938 3,759,256
2013 277,665 3,825,329
2014 278,348 3,892,101
2015 278,990 3,960,035
2016 279,598 4,029,086
2017 280,171 4,098,707
2018 280,711 4,167,860
2019 281,207 4,234,700
2020 281,698 4,293,261
2021 282,147 4,345,405
2022 282,318 4,400,773
2023 282,336 4,458,759
2024 282,467 4,515,577

Fertility rates in Barbados and Panama

Fertility rate
Barbados

Panama
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Panama
1960 4.71 5.83
1961 4.15 5.87
1962 4.3 5.87
1963 4.3 5.87
1964 4.21 5.81
1965 4.18 5.73
1966 4.14 5.65
1967 3.6 5.53
1968 3.57 5.41
1969 3.34 5.29
1970 3.08 5.18
1971 3.2 5.05
1972 3.15 4.91
1973 2.87 4.74
1974 2.65 4.58
1975 2.45 4.41
1976 2.24 4.26
1977 2.2 4.12
1978 1.84 3.98
1979 1.86 3.88
1980 1.78 3.8
1981 1.85 3.72
1982 1.86 3.66
1983 1.86 3.6
1984 1.75 3.52
1985 1.77 3.43
1986 1.69 3.34
1987 1.61 3.25
1988 1.58 3.17
1989 1.64 3.12
1990 1.84 3.07
1991 1.84 3
1992 1.8 2.95
1993 1.77 2.91
1994 1.73 2.88
1995 1.7 2.85
1996 1.67 2.83
1997 1.65 2.81
1998 1.62 2.79
1999 1.78 2.77
2000 1.93 2.74
2001 1.96 2.72
2002 1.86 2.7
2003 1.86 2.68
2004 1.8 2.68
2005 1.74 2.64
2006 1.7 2.62
2007 1.76 2.61
2008 1.76 2.61
2009 1.77 2.59
2010 1.79 2.59
2011 1.76 2.6
2012 1.73 2.59
2013 1.73 2.57
2014 1.73 2.55
2015 1.73 2.53
2016 1.72 2.5
2017 1.72 2.46
2018 1.72 2.4
2019 1.72 2.29
2020 1.71 2.18
2021 1.71 2.15
2022 1.71 2.14
2023 1.71 2.12

Barbados and Panama demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Panama
Year Median age, years
Barbados Panama
1960 21.9 17.8
1961 21.8 17.8
1962 21.8 17.7
1963 21.8 17.6
1964 21.8 17.6
1965 21.8 17.5
1966 21.8 17.5
1967 21.9 17.5
1968 22.1 17.5
1969 22.2 17.6
1970 22.4 17.6
1971 22.6 17.7
1972 22.8 17.7
1973 23 17.8
1974 23.2 18
1975 23.5 18.1
1976 23.8 18.3
1977 24.1 18.4
1978 24.5 18.6
1979 24.9 18.8
1980 25.3 19
1981 25.7 19.2
1982 26.1 19.5
1983 26.5 19.7
1984 26.9 19.9
1985 27.3 20.2
1986 27.7 20.4
1987 28 20.7
1988 28.4 21
1989 28.7 21.3
1990 29.1 21.5
1991 29.5 21.8
1992 29.9 22.1
1993 30.4 22.4
1994 30.8 22.7
1995 31.3 22.9
1996 31.7 23.2
1997 32.1 23.5
1998 32.6 23.7
1999 33 24
2000 33.3 24.3
2001 33.7 24.5
2002 34 24.8
2003 34.3 25.1
2004 34.6 25.3
2005 34.9 25.6
2006 35.3 25.9
2007 35.6 26.1
2008 36 26.4
2009 36.3 26.7
2010 36.5 27
2011 36.8 27.2
2012 37.1 27.5
2013 37.4 27.8
2014 37.7 28
2015 37.9 28.3
2016 38.2 28.5
2017 38.5 28.8
2018 38.7 29.1
2019 39 29.4
2020 39.2 29.7
2021 39.4 30
2022 39.6 30.3
2023 39.9 30.6
2024 40.2 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Panama
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$81.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
21.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
2.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.97%
1999
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-3.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
8.61%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
26.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
65.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
37.6%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
1.2%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
36
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$18.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$6.86B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$532M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
647,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
9.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
64.1%
2024

Energy

Barbados Panama
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
1,063 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$34.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
14.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
3.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
76.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
171.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
79.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
66.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97%
2023

Society

Barbados Panama
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+6,706
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
69.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
60
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
11.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
13.9
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
140
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
96.3%
2024
English speaking
100%
2023
14%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
68.5%
2023

Health

Barbados Panama
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$1,472
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$547
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0.41%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
1.73
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
37
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
37.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
4.66 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Panama
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
6,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
8,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
16,138 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
n/a

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