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Barbados vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 184th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Qatar
Population
282698
2964497
Population rank 175/197 137/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Barbados and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Qatar
Year GDP
Barbados Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $186,826,503 $387,703,106
1972 $213,725,217 $510,262,500
1973 $260,767,828 $793,885,560
1974 $311,804,630 $2,401,403,227
1975 $402,178,605 $2,512,773,166
1976 $435,911,269 $3,284,273,987
1977 $495,097,668 $3,617,564,638
1978 $552,883,707 $4,052,000,413
1979 $670,362,452 $5,632,962,997
1980 $1,012,280,615 $7,829,165,262
1981 $1,114,204,743 $8,661,263,764
1982 $1,163,923,830 $7,596,703,214
1983 $1,236,016,507 $6,467,582,308
1984 $1,346,890,071 $6,704,395,824
1985 $1,409,536,121 $6,153,296,456
1986 $1,547,755,183 $5,053,021,951
1987 $1,704,370,308 $5,446,428,681
1988 $1,812,757,918 $6,038,187,033
1989 $2,006,165,167 $6,487,912,088
1990 $2,012,131,457 $7,360,439,423
1991 $2,020,583,702 $6,883,516,484
1992 $1,957,000,000 $7,646,153,984
1993 $2,063,342,117 $7,156,593,654
1994 $2,151,344,901 $7,374,450,769
1995 $2,216,974,096 $8,137,911,978
1996 $2,363,645,403 $9,059,340,385
1997 $2,498,384,130 $11,297,802,115
1998 $2,817,083,478 $10,255,495,027
1999 $2,951,822,205 $12,393,131,868
2000 $3,059,500,000 $17,759,890,110
2001 $3,054,500,000 $17,538,461,538
2002 $3,106,500,000 $19,363,736,264
2003 $3,209,500,000 $23,533,791,209
2004 $3,444,500,000 $31,734,065,934
2005 $3,819,500,000 $44,530,494,505
2006 $4,217,323,400 $60,882,142,857
2007 $4,675,767,950 $79,712,087,912
2008 $4,790,410,400 $115,270,054,945
2009 $4,466,809,600 $97,798,351,648
2010 $5,191,188,500 $125,122,306,346
2011 $5,342,183,800 $167,775,268,626
2012 $5,271,257,500 $186,833,502,363
2013 $5,361,158,350 $198,727,642,967
2014 $5,365,976,700 $206,224,598,571
2015 $5,288,057,750 $161,739,955,577
2016 $5,330,761,500 $151,732,181,868
2017 $5,517,340,450 $161,099,122,225
2018 $5,629,916,200 $183,334,953,819
2019 $5,788,288,000 $176,371,267,692
2020 $5,168,344,450 $144,411,363,352
2021 $5,275,242,050 $179,732,009,560
2022 $6,257,303,500 $235,709,325,714
2023 $6,720,733,200 $213,002,809,341
2024 $7,165,000,000 $217,982,967,033

Barbados and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Qatar
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 -
1966 $462 -
1967 $508 -
1968 $506 -
1969 $567 -
1970 $666 $2,594
1971 $750 $2,952
1972 $856 $3,483
1973 $1,042 $4,905
1974 $1,243 $13,540
1975 $1,601 $13,014
1976 $1,734 $15,710
1977 $1,968 $16,058
1978 $2,198 $16,757
1979 $2,668 $21,777
1980 $4,025 $28,375
1981 $4,417 $29,505
1982 $4,599 $24,385
1983 $4,866 $19,616
1984 $5,284 $19,272
1985 $5,510 $16,815
1986 $6,031 $13,213
1987 $6,625 $13,719
1988 $7,033 $14,682
1989 $7,773 $15,243
1990 $7,781 $16,722
1991 $7,790 $15,133
1992 $7,519 $16,280
1993 $7,905 $14,770
1994 $8,223 $14,765
1995 $8,460 $15,823
1996 $9,012 $17,125
1997 $9,522 $20,523
1998 $10,734 $17,665
1999 $11,244 $20,234
2000 $11,675 $27,535
2001 $11,640 $25,871
2002 $11,760 $27,227
2003 $12,076 $31,602
2004 $12,886 $41,036
2005 $14,214 $53,950
2006 $15,620 $62,582
2007 $17,235 $65,954
2008 $17,566 $80,781
2009 $16,295 $60,786
2010 $18,860 $77,387
2011 $19,346 $103,262
2012 $19,034 $108,470
2013 $19,308 $103,697
2014 $19,278 $95,841
2015 $18,954 $68,985
2016 $19,066 $61,254
2017 $19,693 $63,280
2018 $20,056 $71,040
2019 $20,584 $66,841
2020 $18,347 $51,684
2021 $18,697 $71,752
2022 $22,164 $88,701
2023 $23,804 $80,196
2024 $25,366 $76,276

Barbados vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Qatar
1950 53.6 50.8
1951 54.7 51.5
1952 55.9 52.1
1953 57 52.8
1954 58.3 53.5
1955 59 54.2
1956 60.5 54.9
1957 61.7 55.6
1958 62.4 56.3
1959 63.3 57
1960 64.1 57.8
1961 65 58.5
1962 65.7 59.2
1963 66.2 60
1964 66.7 60.7
1965 67.2 61.4
1966 67.7 62.2
1967 67.9 62.9
1968 68.2 63.6
1969 68.5 64.2
1970 68.5 64.9
1971 68.8 65.5
1972 69.1 66.1
1973 69.1 66.6
1974 69.4 67.2
1975 69.8 67.7
1976 70.1 68.2
1977 70.6 68.6
1978 71.1 69.1
1979 71.5 69.5
1980 72.1 69.9
1981 72.6 70.3
1982 72.9 70.7
1983 73.2 71.1
1984 73.3 71.5
1985 73.3 71.8
1986 73.4 72.2
1987 73.5 72.5
1988 73.4 72.8
1989 73.4 73.1
1990 73.5 73.4
1991 73.5 73.7
1992 73.6 73.9
1993 73.7 74.1
1994 73.8 74.2
1995 73.9 74.4
1996 74.1 74.6
1997 74 74.7
1998 74.5 74.9
1999 74.6 75
2000 74.6 75.3
2001 74.7 75.5
2002 74.8 75.8
2003 74.9 76.1
2004 75.1 76.5
2005 75 76.9
2006 75 77.3
2007 75.3 77.7
2008 75.3 78.3
2009 75.5 78.8
2010 75.5 79.4
2011 75.6 80
2012 75.7 80.5
2013 75.8 81
2014 75.9 81.4
2015 76.1 81.8
2016 76.2 82.1
2017 76.2 82.5
2018 76.4 82.7
2019 76.5 82.9
2020 76.6 80.4
2021 76.6 81.1
2022 75.7 81.9
2023 76.2 82.4
2024 76.3 82.5
2025 76.5 82.7

Barbados and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Qatar
Year Population
Barbados Qatar
1960 230,893 36,010
1961 233,148 39,680
1962 235,224 44,630
1963 237,557 50,380
1964 239,958 56,867
1965 242,417 64,065
1966 244,996 72,192
1967 247,091 81,439
1968 248,540 91,749
1969 249,444 103,025
1970 249,387 116,350
1971 249,168 131,346
1972 249,658 146,506
1973 250,322 161,841
1974 250,777 177,362
1975 251,175 193,087
1976 251,442 209,052
1977 251,626 225,285
1978 251,551 241,808
1979 251,269 258,670
1980 251,524 275,913
1981 252,270 293,553
1982 253,095 311,537
1983 253,992 329,709
1984 254,920 347,878
1985 255,820 365,940
1986 256,618 382,422
1987 257,279 397,005
1988 257,763 411,264
1989 258,109 425,646
1990 258,582 440,175
1991 259,373 454,853
1992 260,267 469,657
1993 261,027 484,545
1994 261,620 499,459
1995 262,039 514,325
1996 262,284 529,019
1997 262,392 550,500
1998 262,436 580,540
1999 262,517 612,500
2000 262,063 644,989
2001 262,425 677,925
2002 264,148 711,205
2003 265,776 744,682
2004 267,298 773,332
2005 268,706 825,408
2006 270,002 972,831
2007 271,288 1,208,595
2008 272,714 1,426,938
2009 274,123 1,608,903
2010 275,243 1,616,832
2011 276,139 1,624,761
2012 276,938 1,722,438
2013 277,665 1,916,426
2014 278,348 2,151,745
2015 278,990 2,344,557
2016 279,598 2,477,113
2017 280,171 2,545,820
2018 280,711 2,580,734
2019 281,207 2,638,657
2020 281,698 2,794,148
2021 282,147 2,504,910
2022 282,318 2,657,333
2023 282,336 2,656,032
2024 282,467 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Barbados and Qatar

Fertility rate
Barbados

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Qatar
1960 4.71 6.53
1961 4.15 6.53
1962 4.3 6.53
1963 4.3 6.53
1964 4.21 6.53
1965 4.18 6.53
1966 4.14 6.52
1967 3.6 6.46
1968 3.57 6.39
1969 3.34 6.31
1970 3.08 6.23
1971 3.2 6.15
1972 3.15 6.07
1973 2.87 6.01
1974 2.65 5.94
1975 2.45 5.86
1976 2.24 5.78
1977 2.2 5.69
1978 1.84 5.58
1979 1.86 5.46
1980 1.78 5.33
1981 1.85 5.2
1982 1.86 5.04
1983 1.86 4.9
1984 1.75 4.76
1985 1.77 4.64
1986 1.69 4.57
1987 1.61 4.54
1988 1.58 4.51
1989 1.64 4.41
1990 1.84 4.23
1991 1.84 3.99
1992 1.8 3.85
1993 1.77 3.77
1994 1.73 3.67
1995 1.7 3.56
1996 1.67 3.44
1997 1.65 3.33
1998 1.62 3.21
1999 1.78 3.12
2000 1.93 3.07
2001 1.96 3.08
2002 1.86 3.01
2003 1.86 2.93
2004 1.8 2.79
2005 1.74 2.64
2006 1.7 2.51
2007 1.76 2.44
2008 1.76 2.37
2009 1.77 2.25
2010 1.79 2.14
2011 1.76 2.07
2012 1.73 2.04
2013 1.73 2.03
2014 1.73 2.03
2015 1.73 1.98
2016 1.72 1.86
2017 1.72 1.83
2018 1.72 1.76
2019 1.72 1.73
2020 1.71 1.68
2021 1.71 1.61
2022 1.71 1.74
2023 1.71 1.73

Barbados and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Barbados Qatar
1960 21.9 18
1961 21.8 19
1962 21.8 20.1
1963 21.8 21.1
1964 21.8 21.8
1965 21.8 22.5
1966 21.8 23
1967 21.9 23.5
1968 22.1 24
1969 22.2 24.4
1970 22.4 23.7
1971 22.6 22.2
1972 22.8 21.3
1973 23 20.9
1974 23.2 20.8
1975 23.5 21
1976 23.8 21.3
1977 24.1 21.8
1978 24.5 22.3
1979 24.9 22.9
1980 25.3 23.5
1981 25.7 24.1
1982 26.1 24.8
1983 26.5 25.6
1984 26.9 26.3
1985 27.3 27
1986 27.7 27.4
1987 28 27.5
1988 28.4 27.5
1989 28.7 27.6
1990 29.1 27.7
1991 29.5 27.9
1992 29.9 28.1
1993 30.4 28.4
1994 30.8 28.7
1995 31.3 29.1
1996 31.7 29.6
1997 32.1 29.9
1998 32.6 29.8
1999 33 29.8
2000 33.3 29.9
2001 33.7 30.1
2002 34 30.5
2003 34.3 30.9
2004 34.6 31
2005 34.9 30.9
2006 35.3 30.6
2007 35.6 30.1
2008 36 30.1
2009 36.3 30.8
2010 36.5 31.3
2011 36.8 31.2
2012 37.1 31
2013 37.4 30.9
2014 37.7 31.1
2015 37.9 31.2
2016 38.2 31.4
2017 38.5 31.6
2018 38.7 31.9
2019 39 32.3
2020 39.2 32.6
2021 39.4 32.9
2022 39.6 33.4
2023 39.9 34.1
2024 40.2 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
20.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
65.9%
2011

Energy

Barbados Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Qatar
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
97.8%
2014
English speaking
100%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Barbados Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
2.5
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Qatar
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
4,374 mi
2016

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