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Barbados vs Paraguay statistics compared

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Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 6.93M in Paraguay (ranked 107/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 152,901 sq mi for Paraguay (ranked 184th vs. 59th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Paraguay ranks 98/197 ($44.5B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Paraguay ranks 108/197 ($6,416).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Paraguay
Population
282698
7079103
Population rank 175/197 108/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$44.5B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 98/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$6,416
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 108/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$18,524
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$20.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
43.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$2,903
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 104/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$5,493
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
152,901 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
45.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
27.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
74.1 years
2025

Barbados and Paraguay: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Paraguay economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Paraguay
Year GDP
Barbados Paraguay
1960 $80,021,847 $288,884,368
1961 $85,363,759 $322,053,713
1962 $88,782,583 $360,698,413
1963 $99,893,761 $383,904,762
1964 $99,252,731 $408,349,206
1965 $105,021,997 $443,587,302
1966 $113,195,123 $465,888,889
1967 $125,554,009 $492,674,603
1968 $125,733,669 $517,650,794
1969 $141,393,142 $556,293,651
1970 $166,210,203 $594,611,111
1971 $186,826,503 $664,571,429
1972 $213,725,217 $769,039,683
1973 $260,767,828 $995,531,746
1974 $311,804,630 $1,333,475,397
1975 $402,178,605 $1,511,420,635
1976 $435,911,269 $1,698,960,317
1977 $495,097,668 $2,092,158,730
1978 $552,883,707 $2,559,857,143
1979 $670,362,452 $3,416,777,778
1980 $1,012,280,615 $4,448,087,302
1981 $1,114,204,743 $5,624,515,873
1982 $1,163,923,830 $5,419,411,765
1983 $1,236,016,507 $5,673,248,726
1984 $1,346,890,071 $4,502,462,807
1985 $1,409,536,121 $3,282,449,236
1986 $1,547,755,183 $3,723,993,943
1987 $1,704,370,308 $3,971,044,724
1988 $1,812,757,918 $4,255,683,528
1989 $2,006,165,167 $4,757,732,200
1990 $2,012,131,457 $5,812,114,523
1991 $2,020,583,702 $6,984,367,763
1992 $1,957,000,000 $7,157,424,031
1993 $2,063,342,117 $7,249,533,620
1994 $2,151,344,901 $7,870,982,005
1995 $2,216,974,096 $9,062,131,475
1996 $2,363,645,403 $9,788,391,781
1997 $2,498,384,130 $9,965,225,678
1998 $2,817,083,478 $9,260,481,572
1999 $2,951,822,205 $8,837,070,236
2000 $3,059,500,000 $8,855,705,140
2001 $3,054,500,000 $8,495,806,432
2002 $3,106,500,000 $7,196,260,657
2003 $3,209,500,000 $7,691,367,471
2004 $3,444,500,000 $9,624,440,836
2005 $3,819,500,000 $10,737,500,188
2006 $4,217,323,400 $13,429,430,050
2007 $4,675,767,950 $17,856,393,235
2008 $4,790,410,400 $24,615,267,664
2009 $4,466,809,600 $22,355,151,162
2010 $5,191,188,500 $27,260,886,405
2011 $5,342,183,800 $33,756,238,767
2012 $5,271,257,500 $33,271,921,136
2013 $5,361,158,350 $38,501,122,141
2014 $5,365,976,700 $40,377,929,296
2015 $5,288,057,750 $36,211,447,840
2016 $5,330,761,500 $36,089,700,223
2017 $5,517,340,450 $38,997,129,474
2018 $5,629,916,200 $40,225,448,341
2019 $5,788,288,000 $37,925,338,329
2020 $5,168,344,450 $35,432,178,068
2021 $5,275,242,050 $39,950,899,939
2022 $6,257,303,500 $41,952,910,858
2023 $6,720,733,200 $43,118,053,175
2024 $7,165,000,000 $44,458,118,400

Barbados and Paraguay economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Paraguay
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Paraguay
1960 $347 $153.4
1961 $366 $167.1
1962 $377 $182.8
1963 $421 $189.9
1964 $414 $197
1965 $433 $208.7
1966 $462 $213.9
1967 $508 $220.9
1968 $506 $226.8
1969 $567 $238.2
1970 $666 $249
1971 $750 $272.1
1972 $856 $308
1973 $1,042 $389
1974 $1,243 $508
1975 $1,601 $562
1976 $1,734 $616
1977 $1,968 $740
1978 $2,198 $883
1979 $2,668 $1,149
1980 $4,025 $1,457
1981 $4,417 $1,793
1982 $4,599 $1,680
1983 $4,866 $1,710
1984 $5,284 $1,319
1985 $5,510 $935
1986 $6,031 $1,031
1987 $6,625 $1,069
1988 $7,033 $1,114
1989 $7,773 $1,211
1990 $7,781 $1,440
1991 $7,790 $1,685
1992 $7,519 $1,683
1993 $7,905 $1,662
1994 $8,223 $1,760
1995 $8,460 $1,979
1996 $9,012 $2,088
1997 $9,522 $2,079
1998 $10,734 $1,890
1999 $11,244 $1,766
2000 $11,675 $1,736
2001 $11,640 $1,638
2002 $11,760 $1,368
2003 $12,076 $1,444
2004 $12,886 $1,786
2005 $14,214 $1,971
2006 $15,620 $2,439
2007 $17,235 $3,212
2008 $17,566 $4,385
2009 $16,295 $3,942
2010 $18,860 $4,751
2011 $19,346 $5,805
2012 $19,034 $5,642
2013 $19,308 $6,436
2014 $19,278 $6,652
2015 $18,954 $5,879
2016 $19,066 $5,775
2017 $19,693 $6,152
2018 $20,056 $6,258
2019 $20,584 $5,821
2020 $18,347 $5,365
2021 $18,697 $5,977
2022 $22,164 $6,206
2023 $23,804 $6,300
2024 $25,366 $6,416

Barbados vs. Paraguay life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Paraguay
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Paraguay
1950 53.6 58.1
1951 54.7 58.3
1952 55.9 58.4
1953 57 58.5
1954 58.3 58.6
1955 59 58.8
1956 60.5 59
1957 61.7 59.3
1958 62.4 59.6
1959 63.3 59.9
1960 64.1 60.2
1961 65 60.5
1962 65.7 60.8
1963 66.2 61.1
1964 66.7 61.4
1965 67.2 61.6
1966 67.7 61.8
1967 67.9 62
1968 68.2 62.2
1969 68.5 62.4
1970 68.5 62.6
1971 68.8 62.7
1972 69.1 62.9
1973 69.1 63.1
1974 69.4 63.2
1975 69.8 63.4
1976 70.1 63.7
1977 70.6 63.9
1978 71.1 64.1
1979 71.5 64.3
1980 72.1 64.6
1981 72.6 64.8
1982 72.9 65.1
1983 73.2 65.3
1984 73.3 65.6
1985 73.3 65.9
1986 73.4 66.2
1987 73.5 66.5
1988 73.4 66.7
1989 73.4 66.9
1990 73.5 67.3
1991 73.5 67.7
1992 73.6 68
1993 73.7 68.2
1994 73.8 68.5
1995 73.9 68.8
1996 74.1 69.1
1997 74 69.3
1998 74.5 69.5
1999 74.6 69.8
2000 74.6 70
2001 74.7 70.3
2002 74.8 70.5
2003 74.9 70.8
2004 75.1 71.1
2005 75 71.3
2006 75 71.6
2007 75.3 71.8
2008 75.3 72
2009 75.5 72.3
2010 75.5 72.6
2011 75.6 72.8
2012 75.7 73.1
2013 75.8 73.3
2014 75.9 73.4
2015 76.1 73.5
2016 76.2 73.5
2017 76.2 73.4
2018 76.4 73.6
2019 76.5 73.7
2020 76.6 72.7
2021 76.6 68.1
2022 75.7 72.3
2023 76.2 73.8
2024 76.3 74
2025 76.5 74.1

Barbados and Paraguay population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Paraguay
Year Population
Barbados Paraguay
1960 230,893 1,883,514
1961 233,148 1,927,394
1962 235,224 1,973,130
1963 237,557 2,021,909
1964 239,958 2,073,119
1965 242,417 2,125,177
1966 244,996 2,177,584
1967 247,091 2,229,994
1968 248,540 2,282,391
1969 249,444 2,334,992
1970 249,387 2,388,028
1971 249,168 2,442,537
1972 249,658 2,499,881
1973 250,322 2,561,102
1974 250,777 2,625,621
1975 251,175 2,691,648
1976 251,442 2,758,836
1977 251,626 2,827,874
1978 251,551 2,899,269
1979 251,269 2,973,968
1980 251,524 3,053,235
1981 252,270 3,137,604
1982 253,095 3,226,189
1983 253,992 3,318,068
1984 254,920 3,412,936
1985 255,820 3,510,671
1986 256,618 3,611,474
1987 257,279 3,714,889
1988 257,763 3,820,546
1989 258,109 3,927,802
1990 258,582 4,035,747
1991 259,373 4,144,364
1992 260,267 4,253,600
1993 261,027 4,362,696
1994 261,620 4,471,417
1995 262,039 4,579,806
1996 262,284 4,687,543
1997 262,392 4,794,412
1998 262,436 4,900,025
1999 262,517 5,003,135
2000 262,063 5,100,868
2001 262,425 5,187,689
2002 264,148 5,261,328
2003 265,776 5,326,436
2004 267,298 5,388,175
2005 268,706 5,448,097
2006 270,002 5,505,148
2007 271,288 5,559,386
2008 272,714 5,613,574
2009 274,123 5,671,236
2010 275,243 5,737,971
2011 276,139 5,814,626
2012 276,938 5,897,008
2013 277,665 5,982,445
2014 278,348 6,069,811
2015 278,990 6,159,103
2016 279,598 6,249,126
2017 280,171 6,338,660
2018 280,711 6,427,382
2019 281,207 6,515,058
2020 281,698 6,603,739
2021 282,147 6,684,182
2022 282,318 6,760,464
2023 282,336 6,844,146
2024 282,467 6,929,153

Fertility rates in Barbados and Paraguay

Fertility rate
Barbados

Paraguay
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Paraguay
1960 4.71 6.5
1961 4.15 6.49
1962 4.3 6.47
1963 4.3 6.45
1964 4.21 6.42
1965 4.18 6.35
1966 4.14 6.23
1967 3.6 6.1
1968 3.57 5.97
1969 3.34 5.84
1970 3.08 5.72
1971 3.2 5.59
1972 3.15 5.46
1973 2.87 5.35
1974 2.65 5.27
1975 2.45 5.18
1976 2.24 5.12
1977 2.2 5.08
1978 1.84 5.04
1979 1.86 5.06
1980 1.78 5.1
1981 1.85 5.15
1982 1.86 5.13
1983 1.86 5.09
1984 1.75 5.04
1985 1.77 4.97
1986 1.69 4.93
1987 1.61 4.85
1988 1.58 4.77
1989 1.64 4.68
1990 1.84 4.57
1991 1.84 4.48
1992 1.8 4.4
1993 1.77 4.28
1994 1.73 4.2
1995 1.7 4.11
1996 1.67 4.01
1997 1.65 3.91
1998 1.62 3.8
1999 1.78 3.67
2000 1.93 3.51
2001 1.96 3.36
2002 1.86 3.23
2003 1.86 3.12
2004 1.8 3.05
2005 1.74 2.97
2006 1.7 2.89
2007 1.76 2.82
2008 1.76 2.79
2009 1.77 2.76
2010 1.79 2.7
2011 1.76 2.67
2012 1.73 2.66
2013 1.73 2.64
2014 1.73 2.65
2015 1.73 2.65
2016 1.72 2.62
2017 1.72 2.59
2018 1.72 2.56
2019 1.72 2.53
2020 1.71 2.5
2021 1.71 2.47
2022 1.71 2.44
2023 1.71 2.42

Barbados and Paraguay demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Paraguay
Year Median age, years
Barbados Paraguay
1960 21.9 16.8
1961 21.8 16.8
1962 21.8 16.9
1963 21.8 16.9
1964 21.8 16.9
1965 21.8 16.9
1966 21.8 16.9
1967 21.9 17
1968 22.1 17
1969 22.2 17.1
1970 22.4 17.2
1971 22.6 17.3
1972 22.8 17.4
1973 23 17.5
1974 23.2 17.7
1975 23.5 17.9
1976 23.8 18
1977 24.1 18.2
1978 24.5 18.4
1979 24.9 18.6
1980 25.3 18.7
1981 25.7 18.8
1982 26.1 18.9
1983 26.5 18.9
1984 26.9 19
1985 27.3 19
1986 27.7 19.1
1987 28 19.1
1988 28.4 19.2
1989 28.7 19.2
1990 29.1 19.2
1991 29.5 19.3
1992 29.9 19.3
1993 30.4 19.3
1994 30.8 19.4
1995 31.3 19.4
1996 31.7 19.5
1997 32.1 19.6
1998 32.6 19.7
1999 33 19.9
2000 33.3 20.1
2001 33.7 20.3
2002 34 20.5
2003 34.3 20.8
2004 34.6 21.1
2005 34.9 21.5
2006 35.3 21.8
2007 35.6 22.2
2008 36 22.5
2009 36.3 22.9
2010 36.5 23.2
2011 36.8 23.6
2012 37.1 23.9
2013 37.4 24.3
2014 37.7 24.6
2015 37.9 24.9
2016 38.2 25.3
2017 38.5 25.6
2018 38.7 25.9
2019 39 26.2
2020 39.2 26.6
2021 39.4 26.8
2022 39.6 27.1
2023 39.9 27.4
2024 40.2 27.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Paraguay
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$43.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
20.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
3.41%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
29,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-1.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
5.69%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
48.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
32.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
35%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
55
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$313M
1999
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$9.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$878M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
1,077,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
0.84%
2020
Banked people share n/a
60.9%
2024

Energy

Barbados Paraguay
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
1,044 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
8.25 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
1.21 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
34.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
58.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
63.6%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-4.69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,389 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
100%
2012
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Barbados Paraguay
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-12,451
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
43.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
24
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
49
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
6.96
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
22
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
144
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
94.9%
2024
English speaking
100%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
81.6%
2024

Health

Barbados Paraguay
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$480
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$186.8
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
74.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
3.88
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
58
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
17
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
34%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
5.62 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Paraguay
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
22,066 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
82,730 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
58,936 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
10,333 mi
2023

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