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Barbados vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 184th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Papua New Guinea
Population
282698
10911445
Population rank 175/197 90/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
52%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Barbados and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Barbados Papua New Guinea
1960 $80,021,847 $230,496,037
1961 $85,363,759 $244,832,039
1962 $88,782,583 $261,184,042
1963 $99,893,761 $275,968,044
1964 $99,252,731 $305,312,049
1965 $105,021,997 $344,176,055
1966 $113,195,123 $390,992,063
1967 $125,554,009 $441,728,183
1968 $125,733,669 $485,184,190
1969 $141,393,142 $551,263,864
1970 $166,210,203 $645,568,215
1971 $186,826,503 $717,750,278
1972 $213,725,217 $858,761,926
1973 $260,767,828 $1,299,079,410
1974 $311,804,630 $1,467,417,672
1975 $402,178,605 $1,356,603,608
1976 $435,911,269 $1,511,843,235
1977 $495,097,668 $1,640,746,619
1978 $552,883,707 $1,947,878,831
1979 $670,362,452 $2,293,760,511
1980 $1,012,280,615 $2,545,808,456
1981 $1,114,204,743 $2,498,190,847
1982 $1,163,923,830 $2,368,719,683
1983 $1,236,016,507 $2,562,351,551
1984 $1,346,890,071 $2,552,662,617
1985 $1,409,536,121 $2,423,339,172
1986 $1,547,755,183 $2,647,995,602
1987 $1,704,370,308 $3,143,851,794
1988 $1,812,757,918 $3,656,177,881
1989 $2,006,165,167 $3,546,472,566
1990 $2,012,131,457 $3,219,729,083
1991 $2,020,583,702 $3,787,394,958
1992 $1,957,000,000 $4,377,980,510
1993 $2,063,342,117 $4,974,550,286
1994 $2,151,344,901 $5,502,786,070
1995 $2,216,974,096 $4,636,057,476
1996 $2,363,645,403 $5,155,311,077
1997 $2,498,384,130 $4,936,615,299
1998 $2,817,083,478 $3,789,443,015
1999 $2,951,822,205 $3,477,038,204
2000 $3,059,500,000 $3,521,339,699
2001 $3,054,500,000 $3,081,024,212
2002 $3,106,500,000 $2,999,511,040
2003 $3,209,500,000 $3,536,411,824
2004 $3,444,500,000 $3,927,157,867
2005 $3,819,500,000 $4,865,892,972
2006 $4,217,323,400 $8,354,911,041
2007 $4,675,767,950 $9,545,028,944
2008 $4,790,410,400 $11,670,892,801
2009 $4,466,809,600 $11,619,456,449
2010 $5,191,188,500 $14,250,786,675
2011 $5,342,183,800 $17,985,138,066
2012 $5,271,257,500 $21,295,168,666
2013 $5,361,158,350 $21,261,338,065
2014 $5,365,976,700 $23,210,823,987
2015 $5,288,057,750 $21,723,437,010
2016 $5,330,761,500 $20,758,876,953
2017 $5,517,340,450 $22,742,699,138
2018 $5,629,916,200 $24,109,780,708
2019 $5,788,288,000 $24,750,626,030
2020 $5,168,344,450 $23,848,447,850
2021 $5,275,242,050 $26,109,413,521
2022 $6,257,303,500 $31,653,185,953
2023 $6,720,733,200 $30,816,367,067
2024 $7,165,000,000 $32,538,480,024

Barbados and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Papua New Guinea
1960 $347 $115.5
1961 $366 $119.7
1962 $377 $124.7
1963 $421 $128.9
1964 $414 $139.5
1965 $433 $153.9
1966 $462 $171.1
1967 $508 $189
1968 $506 $202.9
1969 $567 $225.3
1970 $666 $257.6
1971 $750 $279.7
1972 $856 $327
1973 $1,042 $483
1974 $1,243 $533
1975 $1,601 $482
1976 $1,734 $525
1977 $1,968 $558
1978 $2,198 $648
1979 $2,668 $748
1980 $4,025 $813
1981 $4,417 $781
1982 $4,599 $726
1983 $4,866 $769
1984 $5,284 $750
1985 $5,510 $697
1986 $6,031 $745
1987 $6,625 $865
1988 $7,033 $985
1989 $7,773 $934
1990 $7,781 $826
1991 $7,790 $942
1992 $7,519 $1,051
1993 $7,905 $1,151
1994 $8,223 $1,228
1995 $8,460 $998
1996 $9,012 $1,071
1997 $9,522 $990
1998 $10,734 $733
1999 $11,244 $650
2000 $11,675 $636
2001 $11,640 $538
2002 $11,760 $506
2003 $12,076 $577
2004 $12,886 $621
2005 $14,214 $744
2006 $15,620 $1,238
2007 $17,235 $1,371
2008 $17,566 $1,625
2009 $16,295 $1,569
2010 $18,860 $1,867
2011 $19,346 $2,288
2012 $19,034 $2,635
2013 $19,308 $2,561
2014 $19,278 $2,723
2015 $18,954 $2,485
2016 $19,066 $2,316
2017 $19,693 $2,478
2018 $20,056 $2,566
2019 $20,584 $2,576
2020 $18,347 $2,430
2021 $18,697 $2,608
2022 $22,164 $3,102
2023 $23,804 $2,966
2024 $25,366 $3,076

Barbados vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Papua New Guinea
1950 53.6 39.4
1951 54.7 35.5
1952 55.9 40.7
1953 57 41.3
1954 58.3 42
1955 59 42.6
1956 60.5 43.3
1957 61.7 43.9
1958 62.4 44.6
1959 63.3 45.1
1960 64.1 45.8
1961 65 46.4
1962 65.7 46.7
1963 66.2 47.7
1964 66.7 48.3
1965 67.2 48.9
1966 67.7 49.6
1967 67.9 50.2
1968 68.2 50.9
1969 68.5 51.5
1970 68.5 52.1
1971 68.8 52.6
1972 69.1 53.3
1973 69.1 53.9
1974 69.4 54.4
1975 69.8 55
1976 70.1 55.5
1977 70.6 56
1978 71.1 56.5
1979 71.5 57
1980 72.1 57.4
1981 72.6 57.8
1982 72.9 58.1
1983 73.2 58.3
1984 73.3 58.6
1985 73.3 58.8
1986 73.4 59
1987 73.5 59.2
1988 73.4 59.4
1989 73.4 59.6
1990 73.5 59.8
1991 73.5 59.9
1992 73.6 60.3
1993 73.7 60.5
1994 73.8 60.7
1995 73.9 60.9
1996 74.1 61.1
1997 74 61.3
1998 74.5 60.4
1999 74.6 61.5
2000 74.6 61.6
2001 74.7 61.6
2002 74.8 61.6
2003 74.9 61.7
2004 75.1 61.8
2005 75 61.9
2006 75 62
2007 75.3 62.2
2008 75.3 62.5
2009 75.5 62.8
2010 75.5 63.1
2011 75.6 63.4
2012 75.7 63.6
2013 75.8 63.9
2014 75.9 64.2
2015 76.1 64.5
2016 76.2 64.7
2017 76.2 64.9
2018 76.4 65.1
2019 76.5 65.3
2020 76.6 65.1
2021 76.6 64.4
2022 75.7 65.3
2023 76.2 66.1
2024 76.3 66.3
2025 76.5 66.4

Barbados and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Barbados Papua New Guinea
1960 230,893 1,995,110
1961 233,148 2,046,127
1962 235,224 2,093,919
1963 237,557 2,141,376
1964 239,958 2,188,325
1965 242,417 2,235,820
1966 244,996 2,285,774
1967 247,091 2,337,532
1968 248,540 2,390,803
1969 249,444 2,446,927
1970 249,387 2,505,628
1971 249,168 2,566,421
1972 249,658 2,628,432
1973 250,322 2,690,629
1974 250,777 2,752,671
1975 251,175 2,814,820
1976 251,442 2,877,327
1977 251,626 2,940,327
1978 251,551 3,003,714
1979 251,269 3,067,341
1980 251,524 3,131,512
1981 252,270 3,197,019
1982 253,095 3,264,291
1983 253,992 3,333,633
1984 254,920 3,405,198
1985 255,820 3,478,936
1986 256,618 3,554,793
1987 257,279 3,632,543
1988 257,763 3,711,880
1989 258,109 3,796,078
1990 258,582 3,896,481
1991 259,373 4,021,837
1992 260,267 4,166,699
1993 261,027 4,320,872
1994 261,620 4,480,208
1995 262,039 4,644,278
1996 262,284 4,813,361
1997 262,392 4,987,883
1998 262,436 5,166,390
1999 262,517 5,349,333
2000 262,063 5,537,064
2001 262,425 5,728,435
2002 264,148 5,924,003
2003 265,776 6,123,997
2004 267,298 6,328,041
2005 268,706 6,535,905
2006 270,002 6,747,720
2007 271,288 6,963,345
2008 272,714 7,183,002
2009 274,123 7,406,438
2010 275,243 7,633,523
2011 276,139 7,859,346
2012 276,938 8,081,390
2013 277,665 8,302,698
2014 278,348 8,523,441
2015 278,990 8,743,246
2016 279,598 8,961,718
2017 280,171 9,178,714
2018 280,711 9,394,513
2019 281,207 9,609,010
2020 281,698 9,815,746
2021 282,147 10,012,896
2022 282,318 10,203,169
2023 282,336 10,389,635
2024 282,467 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Barbados and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Barbados

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Papua New Guinea
1960 4.71 6.02
1961 4.15 6.07
1962 4.3 6.14
1963 4.3 6.15
1964 4.21 6.19
1965 4.18 6.2
1966 4.14 6.23
1967 3.6 6.24
1968 3.57 6.25
1969 3.34 6.26
1970 3.08 6.25
1971 3.2 6.23
1972 3.15 6.2
1973 2.87 6.16
1974 2.65 6.11
1975 2.45 6.07
1976 2.24 6.02
1977 2.2 5.96
1978 1.84 5.88
1979 1.86 5.79
1980 1.78 5.71
1981 1.85 5.65
1982 1.86 5.59
1983 1.86 5.56
1984 1.75 5.51
1985 1.77 5.47
1986 1.69 5.42
1987 1.61 5.36
1988 1.58 5.3
1989 1.64 5.24
1990 1.84 5.18
1991 1.84 5.11
1992 1.8 5.03
1993 1.77 4.96
1994 1.73 4.87
1995 1.7 4.78
1996 1.67 4.73
1997 1.65 4.68
1998 1.62 4.63
1999 1.78 4.59
2000 1.93 4.53
2001 1.96 4.47
2002 1.86 4.42
2003 1.86 4.36
2004 1.8 4.28
2005 1.74 4.22
2006 1.7 4.15
2007 1.76 4.08
2008 1.76 4.01
2009 1.77 3.94
2010 1.79 3.88
2011 1.76 3.82
2012 1.73 3.75
2013 1.73 3.68
2014 1.73 3.63
2015 1.73 3.56
2016 1.72 3.5
2017 1.72 3.43
2018 1.72 3.38
2019 1.72 3.32
2020 1.71 3.27
2021 1.71 3.22
2022 1.71 3.17
2023 1.71 3.1

Barbados and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Barbados Papua New Guinea
1960 21.9 18.5
1961 21.8 18.4
1962 21.8 18.3
1963 21.8 18.1
1964 21.8 18
1965 21.8 17.9
1966 21.8 17.8
1967 21.9 17.6
1968 22.1 17.5
1969 22.2 17.4
1970 22.4 17.3
1971 22.6 17.2
1972 22.8 17.1
1973 23 17.2
1974 23.2 17.2
1975 23.5 17.3
1976 23.8 17.4
1977 24.1 17.5
1978 24.5 17.7
1979 24.9 17.8
1980 25.3 18
1981 25.7 18.1
1982 26.1 18.2
1983 26.5 18.3
1984 26.9 18.3
1985 27.3 18.4
1986 27.7 18.5
1987 28 18.5
1988 28.4 18.6
1989 28.7 18.6
1990 29.1 18.7
1991 29.5 18.8
1992 29.9 18.9
1993 30.4 19
1994 30.8 19.1
1995 31.3 19.2
1996 31.7 19.4
1997 32.1 19.5
1998 32.6 19.6
1999 33 19.7
2000 33.3 19.8
2001 33.7 19.9
2002 34 19.9
2003 34.3 20
2004 34.6 20.2
2005 34.9 20.3
2006 35.3 20.4
2007 35.6 20.6
2008 36 20.7
2009 36.3 20.9
2010 36.5 21
2011 36.8 21.2
2012 37.1 21.3
2013 37.4 21.5
2014 37.7 21.7
2015 37.9 21.9
2016 38.2 22
2017 38.5 22.2
2018 38.7 22.4
2019 39 22.6
2020 39.2 22.8
2021 39.4 23
2022 39.6 23.2
2023 39.9 23.4
2024 40.2 23.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
1.9%
2009
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
0.04%
2018

Energy

Barbados Papua New Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
54.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Barbados Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
87.1%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
24.1%
2023

Health

Barbados Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Papua New Guinea
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
5,809 mi
2011

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