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Barbados vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 184th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Poland
Population
282698
36176920
Population rank 175/197 46/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
79 years
2025

Barbados and Poland: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Poland economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Poland
Year GDP
Barbados Poland
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 -
1971 $186,826,503 -
1972 $213,725,217 -
1973 $260,767,828 -
1974 $311,804,630 -
1975 $402,178,605 -
1976 $435,911,269 -
1977 $495,097,668 -
1978 $552,883,707 -
1979 $670,362,452 -
1980 $1,012,280,615 -
1981 $1,114,204,743 -
1982 $1,163,923,830 -
1983 $1,236,016,507 -
1984 $1,346,890,071 -
1985 $1,409,536,121 -
1986 $1,547,755,183 -
1987 $1,704,370,308 -
1988 $1,812,757,918 -
1989 $2,006,165,167 -
1990 $2,012,131,457 $65,977,748,211
1991 $2,020,583,702 $85,500,935,935
1992 $1,957,000,000 $94,337,050,693
1993 $2,063,342,117 $96,043,157,273
1994 $2,151,344,901 $110,803,635,288
1995 $2,216,974,096 $142,838,527,115
1996 $2,363,645,403 $160,813,026,223
1997 $2,498,384,130 $159,893,964,917
1998 $2,817,083,478 $175,282,269,667
1999 $2,951,822,205 $170,704,452,715
2000 $3,059,500,000 $172,953,527,033
2001 $3,054,500,000 $191,823,200,371
2002 $3,106,500,000 $199,694,463,256
2003 $3,209,500,000 $218,561,225,998
2004 $3,444,500,000 $256,268,656,145
2005 $3,819,500,000 $306,999,913,151
2006 $4,217,323,400 $345,897,630,736
2007 $4,675,767,950 $429,715,132,138
2008 $4,790,410,400 $535,612,030,672
2009 $4,466,809,600 $440,891,472,247
2010 $5,191,188,500 $478,111,630,684
2011 $5,342,183,800 $527,848,543,023
2012 $5,271,257,500 $498,148,649,703
2013 $5,361,158,350 $518,179,836,405
2014 $5,365,976,700 $542,134,167,179
2015 $5,288,057,750 $480,054,118,583
2016 $5,330,761,500 $473,259,623,976
2017 $5,517,340,450 $528,356,723,263
2018 $5,629,916,200 $594,616,632,477
2019 $5,788,288,000 $602,683,770,145
2020 $5,168,344,450 $605,914,186,118
2021 $5,275,242,050 $689,170,171,187
2022 $6,257,303,500 $695,607,522,885
2023 $6,720,733,200 $812,451,128,979
2024 $7,165,000,000 $914,696,430,325

Barbados and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Poland
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 -
1966 $462 -
1967 $508 -
1968 $506 -
1969 $567 -
1970 $666 -
1971 $750 -
1972 $856 -
1973 $1,042 -
1974 $1,243 -
1975 $1,601 -
1976 $1,734 -
1977 $1,968 -
1978 $2,198 -
1979 $2,668 -
1980 $4,025 -
1981 $4,417 -
1982 $4,599 -
1983 $4,866 -
1984 $5,284 -
1985 $5,510 -
1986 $6,031 -
1987 $6,625 -
1988 $7,033 -
1989 $7,773 -
1990 $7,781 $1,731
1991 $7,790 $2,236
1992 $7,519 $2,459
1993 $7,905 $2,497
1994 $8,223 $2,875
1995 $8,460 $3,701
1996 $9,012 $4,164
1997 $9,522 $4,137
1998 $10,734 $4,534
1999 $11,244 $4,416
2000 $11,675 $4,521
2001 $11,640 $5,015
2002 $11,760 $5,223
2003 $12,076 $5,721
2004 $12,886 $6,712
2005 $14,214 $8,044
2006 $15,620 $9,069
2007 $17,235 $11,273
2008 $17,566 $14,049
2009 $16,295 $11,556
2010 $18,860 $12,568
2011 $19,346 $13,868
2012 $19,034 $13,087
2013 $19,308 $13,622
2014 $19,278 $14,262
2015 $18,954 $12,638
2016 $19,066 $12,464
2017 $19,693 $13,913
2018 $20,056 $15,658
2019 $20,584 $15,875
2020 $18,347 $16,151
2021 $18,697 $18,636
2022 $22,164 $18,891
2023 $23,804 $22,145
2024 $25,366 $25,023

Barbados vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Poland
1950 53.6 58.3
1951 54.7 58.9
1952 55.9 59.7
1953 57 61.3
1954 58.3 62.3
1955 59 63.1
1956 60.5 63.4
1957 61.7 64.4
1958 62.4 64.9
1959 63.3 66.4
1960 64.1 67.1
1961 65 67.8
1962 65.7 68
1963 66.2 68.3
1964 66.7 68.9
1965 67.2 69.4
1966 67.7 69.7
1967 67.9 69.9
1968 68.2 69.8
1969 68.5 69.8
1970 68.5 69.6
1971 68.8 69.8
1972 69.1 70.1
1973 69.1 70.7
1974 69.4 70.7
1975 69.8 70.6
1976 70.1 70.4
1977 70.6 70.3
1978 71.1 70.4
1979 71.5 70.2
1980 72.1 70.5
1981 72.6 70.6
1982 72.9 70.9
1983 73.2 70.8
1984 73.3 70.6
1985 73.3 70.5
1986 73.4 70.6
1987 73.5 70.8
1988 73.4 70.8
1989 73.4 70.8
1990 73.5 70.6
1991 73.5 70.7
1992 73.6 70.9
1993 73.7 71.3
1994 73.8 71.7
1995 73.9 72
1996 74.1 72.3
1997 74 72.6
1998 74.5 72.8
1999 74.6 73.2
2000 74.6 73.6
2001 74.7 74.2
2002 74.8 74.5
2003 74.9 74.8
2004 75.1 74.9
2005 75 75.1
2006 75 75.3
2007 75.3 75.4
2008 75.3 75.6
2009 75.5 75.9
2010 75.5 76.3
2011 75.6 76.6
2012 75.7 76.8
2013 75.8 77.1
2014 75.9 77.3
2015 76.1 77.6
2016 76.2 77.6
2017 76.2 77.7
2018 76.4 77.6
2019 76.5 77.9
2020 76.6 76.6
2021 76.6 75.6
2022 75.7 77.9
2023 76.2 78.6
2024 76.3 78.8
2025 76.5 79

Barbados and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Poland
Year Population
Barbados Poland
1960 230,893 29,637,450
1961 233,148 29,964,000
1962 235,224 30,308,500
1963 237,557 30,712,000
1964 239,958 31,139,450
1965 242,417 31,444,950
1966 244,996 31,681,000
1967 247,091 31,987,155
1968 248,540 32,294,655
1969 249,444 32,548,300
1970 249,387 32,664,300
1971 249,168 32,783,500
1972 249,658 33,055,650
1973 250,322 33,357,200
1974 250,777 33,678,899
1975 251,175 34,015,199
1976 251,442 34,356,300
1977 251,626 34,689,050
1978 251,551 34,965,600
1979 251,269 35,247,217
1980 251,524 35,574,150
1981 252,270 35,898,587
1982 253,095 36,230,481
1983 253,992 36,571,808
1984 254,920 36,904,134
1985 255,820 37,201,885
1986 256,618 37,456,119
1987 257,279 37,668,045
1988 257,763 37,824,487
1989 258,109 37,961,529
1990 258,582 38,110,782
1991 259,373 38,246,193
1992 260,267 38,363,667
1993 261,027 38,461,408
1994 261,620 38,542,652
1995 262,039 38,594,998
1996 262,284 38,624,370
1997 262,392 38,649,660
1998 262,436 38,663,481
1999 262,517 38,660,271
2000 262,063 38,258,629
2001 262,425 38,248,076
2002 264,148 38,230,364
2003 265,776 38,204,570
2004 267,298 38,182,222
2005 268,706 38,165,445
2006 270,002 38,141,267
2007 271,288 38,120,560
2008 272,714 38,125,759
2009 274,123 38,151,603
2010 275,243 38,042,794
2011 276,139 38,063,255
2012 276,938 38,063,164
2013 277,665 38,040,196
2014 278,348 38,011,735
2015 278,990 37,986,412
2016 279,598 37,970,087
2017 280,171 37,974,826
2018 280,711 37,974,750
2019 281,207 37,965,475
2020 281,698 37,515,748
2021 282,147 36,981,559
2022 282,318 36,821,749
2023 282,336 36,687,353
2024 282,467 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Barbados and Poland

Fertility rate
Barbados

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Poland
1960 4.71 2.98
1961 4.15 2.83
1962 4.3 2.72
1963 4.3 2.7
1964 4.21 2.57
1965 4.18 2.52
1966 4.14 2.34
1967 3.6 2.33
1968 3.57 2.24
1969 3.34 2.2
1970 3.08 2.2
1971 3.2 2.25
1972 3.15 2.24
1973 2.87 2.26
1974 2.65 2.26
1975 2.45 2.27
1976 2.24 2.3
1977 2.2 2.23
1978 1.84 2.21
1979 1.86 2.28
1980 1.78 2.28
1981 1.85 2.24
1982 1.86 2.34
1983 1.86 2.42
1984 1.75 2.37
1985 1.77 2.33
1986 1.69 2.22
1987 1.61 2.15
1988 1.58 2.13
1989 1.64 2.08
1990 1.84 2.06
1991 1.84 2.07
1992 1.8 1.95
1993 1.77 1.87
1994 1.73 1.81
1995 1.7 1.62
1996 1.67 1.59
1997 1.65 1.51
1998 1.62 1.44
1999 1.78 1.37
2000 1.93 1.37
2001 1.96 1.31
2002 1.86 1.25
2003 1.86 1.22
2004 1.8 1.23
2005 1.74 1.24
2006 1.7 1.27
2007 1.76 1.31
2008 1.76 1.39
2009 1.77 1.4
2010 1.79 1.41
2011 1.76 1.33
2012 1.73 1.33
2013 1.73 1.29
2014 1.73 1.32
2015 1.73 1.32
2016 1.72 1.39
2017 1.72 1.48
2018 1.72 1.46
2019 1.72 1.44
2020 1.71 1.39
2021 1.71 1.33
2022 1.71 1.29
2023 1.71 1.16

Barbados and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Poland
Year Median age, years
Barbados Poland
1960 21.9 26.6
1961 21.8 26.8
1962 21.8 26.9
1963 21.8 27.1
1964 21.8 27.3
1965 21.8 27.5
1966 21.8 27.7
1967 21.9 27.8
1968 22.1 28
1969 22.2 28.1
1970 22.4 28.2
1971 22.6 28.4
1972 22.8 28.5
1973 23 28.5
1974 23.2 28.6
1975 23.5 28.6
1976 23.8 28.7
1977 24.1 28.9
1978 24.5 29.1
1979 24.9 29.3
1980 25.3 29.5
1981 25.7 29.8
1982 26.1 30.1
1983 26.5 30.3
1984 26.9 30.6
1985 27.3 30.8
1986 27.7 31.1
1987 28 31.4
1988 28.4 31.7
1989 28.7 32.1
1990 29.1 32.4
1991 29.5 32.6
1992 29.9 32.9
1993 30.4 33.2
1994 30.8 33.5
1995 31.3 33.9
1996 31.7 34.2
1997 32.1 34.4
1998 32.6 34.7
1999 33 35
2000 33.3 35.2
2001 33.7 35.5
2002 34 35.8
2003 34.3 36
2004 34.6 36.3
2005 34.9 36.6
2006 35.3 36.9
2007 35.6 37.2
2008 36 37.5
2009 36.3 37.8
2010 36.5 38.1
2011 36.8 38.2
2012 37.1 38.4
2013 37.4 38.7
2014 37.7 39
2015 37.9 39.3
2016 38.2 39.7
2017 38.5 40
2018 38.7 40.4
2019 39 40.8
2020 39.2 41.1
2021 39.4 41.5
2022 39.6 41.9
2023 39.9 42.4
2024 40.2 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
2.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
86.1%
2024

Energy

Barbados Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Poland
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
99.8%
2021
English speaking
100%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Barbados Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Poland
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
267,065 mi
2024

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