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Barbados vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 184th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Rwanda
Population
282698
14826674
Population rank 175/197 77/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Barbados and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Rwanda
Year GDP
Barbados Rwanda
1960 $80,021,847 $119,000,024
1961 $85,363,759 $122,000,016
1962 $88,782,583 $125,000,008
1963 $99,893,761 $128,000,000
1964 $99,252,731 $129,999,994
1965 $105,021,997 $148,799,980
1966 $113,195,123 $124,525,703
1967 $125,554,009 $159,560,018
1968 $125,733,669 $172,200,018
1969 $141,393,142 $188,700,037
1970 $166,210,203 $219,900,006
1971 $186,826,503 $222,952,504
1972 $213,725,217 $246,457,838
1973 $260,767,828 $290,746,157
1974 $311,804,630 $308,458,423
1975 $402,178,605 $571,863,500
1976 $435,911,269 $637,753,853
1977 $495,097,668 $746,650,613
1978 $552,883,707 $905,709,076
1979 $670,362,452 $1,109,346,131
1980 $1,012,280,615 $1,254,765,642
1981 $1,114,204,743 $1,407,062,527
1982 $1,163,923,830 $1,407,243,139
1983 $1,236,016,507 $1,479,687,587
1984 $1,346,890,071 $1,587,413,084
1985 $1,409,536,121 $1,715,626,331
1986 $1,547,755,183 $1,944,710,684
1987 $1,704,370,308 $2,157,432,668
1988 $1,812,757,918 $2,395,492,687
1989 $2,006,165,167 $2,405,022,593
1990 $2,012,131,457 $2,550,185,679
1991 $2,020,583,702 $1,911,600,237
1992 $1,957,000,000 $2,029,026,962
1993 $2,063,342,117 $1,971,525,712
1994 $2,151,344,901 $753,636,370
1995 $2,216,974,096 $1,293,535,193
1996 $2,363,645,403 $1,382,334,879
1997 $2,498,384,130 $1,851,558,197
1998 $2,817,083,478 $1,989,343,546
1999 $2,951,822,205 $2,157,108,263
2000 $3,059,500,000 $2,068,836,754
2001 $3,054,500,000 $1,966,600,715
2002 $3,106,500,000 $1,966,003,468
2003 $3,209,500,000 $2,138,237,279
2004 $3,444,500,000 $2,376,496,067
2005 $3,819,500,000 $2,933,819,766
2006 $4,217,323,400 $3,319,784,539
2007 $4,675,767,950 $4,070,507,895
2008 $4,790,410,400 $5,179,854,065
2009 $4,466,809,600 $5,674,476,969
2010 $5,191,188,500 $6,124,756,654
2011 $5,342,183,800 $6,884,913,658
2012 $5,271,257,500 $7,654,761,045
2013 $5,361,158,350 $7,819,964,024
2014 $5,365,976,700 $8,238,966,120
2015 $5,288,057,750 $8,543,760,206
2016 $5,330,761,500 $8,695,272,061
2017 $5,517,340,450 $9,252,833,894
2018 $5,629,916,200 $9,637,904,519
2019 $5,788,288,000 $10,349,300,277
2020 $5,168,344,450 $10,174,386,855
2021 $5,275,242,050 $11,078,787,095
2022 $6,257,303,500 $13,316,161,006
2023 $6,720,733,200 $14,331,722,700
2024 $7,165,000,000 $14,251,642,231

Barbados and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Rwanda
1960 $347 $39.4
1961 $366 $39.3
1962 $377 $39.2
1963 $421 $39.3
1964 $414 $39
1965 $433 $43.5
1966 $462 $35.4
1967 $508 $44
1968 $506 $46
1969 $567 $48.9
1970 $666 $55.2
1971 $750 $54.4
1972 $856 $58.4
1973 $1,042 $66.9
1974 $1,243 $68.9
1975 $1,601 $124.1
1976 $1,734 $134.4
1977 $1,968 $152.7
1978 $2,198 $179.9
1979 $2,668 $213.8
1980 $4,025 $234.4
1981 $4,417 $254.6
1982 $4,599 $246.4
1983 $4,866 $250.6
1984 $5,284 $259.9
1985 $5,510 $271.6
1986 $6,031 $297.7
1987 $6,625 $320
1988 $7,033 $344
1989 $7,773 $335
1990 $7,781 $346
1991 $7,790 $254
1992 $7,519 $264.1
1993 $7,905 $247
1994 $8,223 $111
1995 $8,460 $228
1996 $9,012 $206
1997 $9,522 $238.7
1998 $10,734 $246.2
1999 $11,244 $264.7
2000 $11,675 $251.9
2001 $11,640 $237.3
2002 $11,760 $234
2003 $12,076 $249
2004 $12,886 $269.5
2005 $14,214 $324
2006 $15,620 $357
2007 $17,235 $426
2008 $17,566 $528
2009 $16,295 $564
2010 $18,860 $594
2011 $19,346 $651
2012 $19,034 $707
2013 $19,308 $705
2014 $19,278 $725
2015 $18,954 $734
2016 $19,066 $730
2017 $19,693 $758
2018 $20,056 $772
2019 $20,584 $810
2020 $18,347 $779
2021 $18,697 $830
2022 $22,164 $975
2023 $23,804 $1,027
2024 $25,366 $1,000

Barbados vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Rwanda
1950 53.6 43.2
1951 54.7 43.5
1952 55.9 43.8
1953 57 44.1
1954 58.3 44.4
1955 59 44.8
1956 60.5 45.2
1957 61.7 45.6
1958 62.4 46.1
1959 63.3 46.5
1960 64.1 47
1961 65 47.5
1962 65.7 47.8
1963 66.2 44
1964 66.7 48.1
1965 67.2 48.2
1966 67.7 48.1
1967 67.9 48
1968 68.2 47.7
1969 68.5 47.4
1970 68.5 47.1
1971 68.8 46.8
1972 69.1 46.3
1973 69.1 45.9
1974 69.4 45.6
1975 69.8 45.3
1976 70.1 45.3
1977 70.6 45.6
1978 71.1 46.2
1979 71.5 47.1
1980 72.1 48.1
1981 72.6 49.2
1982 72.9 50.2
1983 73.2 50.9
1984 73.3 51.4
1985 73.3 51.7
1986 73.4 51.7
1987 73.5 51.5
1988 73.4 50.9
1989 73.4 49.5
1990 73.5 47.8
1991 73.5 46.2
1992 73.6 44.4
1993 73.7 42.9
1994 73.8 12.2
1995 73.9 41.5
1996 74.1 42.5
1997 74 42
1998 74.5 43.1
1999 74.6 45.7
2000 74.6 47.8
2001 74.7 49.5
2002 74.8 51.3
2003 74.9 53.5
2004 75.1 55.5
2005 75 57
2006 75 58.3
2007 75.3 59.5
2008 75.3 60.6
2009 75.5 61.8
2010 75.5 62.8
2011 75.6 63.5
2012 75.7 64.2
2013 75.8 64.7
2014 75.9 65.1
2015 76.1 65.4
2016 76.2 65.7
2017 76.2 66.1
2018 76.4 66.4
2019 76.5 66.7
2020 76.6 67
2021 76.6 66.8
2022 75.7 67.5
2023 76.2 67.8
2024 76.3 68
2025 76.5 68.2

Barbados and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Rwanda
Year Population
Barbados Rwanda
1960 230,893 3,022,294
1961 233,148 3,106,779
1962 235,224 3,186,025
1963 237,557 3,258,890
1964 239,958 3,334,834
1965 242,417 3,423,210
1966 244,996 3,521,626
1967 247,091 3,629,577
1968 248,540 3,744,010
1969 249,444 3,861,271
1970 249,387 3,980,669
1971 249,168 4,100,044
1972 249,658 4,220,335
1973 250,322 4,345,047
1974 250,777 4,474,228
1975 251,175 4,607,728
1976 251,442 4,745,954
1977 251,626 4,888,240
1978 251,551 5,035,171
1979 251,269 5,189,541
1980 251,524 5,353,259
1981 252,270 5,527,230
1982 253,095 5,711,549
1983 253,992 5,905,311
1984 254,920 6,107,627
1985 255,820 6,317,228
1986 256,618 6,531,881
1987 257,279 6,749,493
1988 257,763 6,968,071
1989 258,109 7,184,706
1990 258,582 7,375,307
1991 259,373 7,526,966
1992 260,267 7,683,266
1993 261,027 7,981,132
1994 261,620 6,792,352
1995 262,039 5,674,118
1996 262,284 6,708,764
1997 262,392 7,755,238
1998 262,436 8,081,681
1999 262,517 8,147,912
2000 262,063 8,213,931
2001 262,425 8,287,094
2002 264,148 8,400,180
2003 265,776 8,586,875
2004 267,298 8,816,844
2005 268,706 9,054,528
2006 270,002 9,299,246
2007 271,288 9,549,933
2008 272,714 9,804,269
2009 274,123 10,060,432
2010 275,243 10,317,553
2011 276,139 10,573,733
2012 276,938 10,829,901
2013 277,665 11,093,340
2014 278,348 11,364,757
2015 278,990 11,640,022
2016 279,598 11,919,183
2017 280,171 12,202,060
2018 280,711 12,487,996
2019 281,207 12,776,103
2020 281,698 13,065,837
2021 282,147 13,355,260
2022 282,318 13,651,030
2023 282,336 13,954,471
2024 282,467 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Barbados and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Barbados

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Rwanda
1960 4.71 8.28
1961 4.15 8.28
1962 4.3 8.27
1963 4.3 8.27
1964 4.21 8.27
1965 4.18 8.25
1966 4.14 8.23
1967 3.6 8.21
1968 3.57 8.19
1969 3.34 8.18
1970 3.08 8.15
1971 3.2 8.09
1972 3.15 8.09
1973 2.87 8.09
1974 2.65 8.1
1975 2.45 8.1
1976 2.24 8.12
1977 2.2 8.14
1978 1.84 8.16
1979 1.86 8.13
1980 1.78 8.12
1981 1.85 8.1
1982 1.86 8.06
1983 1.86 8
1984 1.75 7.91
1985 1.77 7.79
1986 1.69 7.61
1987 1.61 7.43
1988 1.58 7.23
1989 1.64 7.03
1990 1.84 6.8
1991 1.84 6.62
1992 1.8 6.54
1993 1.77 6.48
1994 1.73 6.42
1995 1.7 6.35
1996 1.67 6.29
1997 1.65 6.24
1998 1.62 6.17
1999 1.78 6.06
2000 1.93 5.97
2001 1.96 5.89
2002 1.86 5.82
2003 1.86 5.74
2004 1.8 5.64
2005 1.74 5.5
2006 1.7 5.34
2007 1.76 5.14
2008 1.76 4.92
2009 1.77 4.71
2010 1.79 4.52
2011 1.76 4.33
2012 1.73 4.2
2013 1.73 4.14
2014 1.73 4.12
2015 1.73 4.11
2016 1.72 4.11
2017 1.72 4.08
2018 1.72 4.05
2019 1.72 3.99
2020 1.71 3.91
2021 1.71 3.84
2022 1.71 3.78
2023 1.71 3.7

Barbados and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Barbados Rwanda
1960 21.9 15.5
1961 21.8 15.1
1962 21.8 14.9
1963 21.8 14.8
1964 21.8 14.7
1965 21.8 14.8
1966 21.8 14.9
1967 21.9 15.1
1968 22.1 15.3
1969 22.2 15.5
1970 22.4 15.7
1971 22.6 15.9
1972 22.8 16
1973 23 16.2
1974 23.2 16.3
1975 23.5 16.4
1976 23.8 16.5
1977 24.1 16.6
1978 24.5 16.6
1979 24.9 16.5
1980 25.3 16.5
1981 25.7 16.4
1982 26.1 16.2
1983 26.5 16.1
1984 26.9 16
1985 27.3 15.8
1986 27.7 15.7
1987 28 15.6
1988 28.4 15.6
1989 28.7 15.5
1990 29.1 15.5
1991 29.5 15.5
1992 29.9 15.6
1993 30.4 15.7
1994 30.8 15
1995 31.3 14.3
1996 31.7 14.6
1997 32.1 14.8
1998 32.6 15.3
1999 33 15.8
2000 33.3 16.3
2001 33.7 16.8
2002 34 17.1
2003 34.3 17.4
2004 34.6 17.6
2005 34.9 17.8
2006 35.3 18
2007 35.6 18.1
2008 36 18.3
2009 36.3 18.4
2010 36.5 18.5
2011 36.8 18.7
2012 37.1 18.8
2013 37.4 19
2014 37.7 19.1
2015 37.9 19.3
2016 38.2 19.4
2017 38.5 19.6
2018 38.7 19.7
2019 39 19.8
2020 39.2 19.9
2021 39.4 20
2022 39.6 20.3
2023 39.9 20.5
2024 40.2 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3.1%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
50%
2017

Energy

Barbados Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Barbados Rwanda
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
78.8%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Barbados Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Rwanda
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
2,920 mi
2021

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