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Barbados vs Saint Vincent statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 101K in Saint Vincent (ranked 184/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 150.6 sq mi for Saint Vincent (ranked 184th vs. 185th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Saint Vincent ranks 186/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Saint Vincent ranks 82/197 ($11,501).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Saint Vincent
Population
282698
99920
Population rank 175/197 184/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 186/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$11,501
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 82/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$21,272
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$1.07B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
93.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$10,661
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 56/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$14,935
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
150.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
668 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Barbados and Saint Vincent: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Saint Vincent economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Saint Vincent
Year GDP
Barbados Saint Vincent
1960 $80,021,847 $13,066,634
1961 $85,363,759 $13,999,965
1962 $88,782,583 $14,524,964
1963 $99,893,761 $13,708,299
1964 $99,252,731 $14,758,296
1965 $105,021,997 $15,108,296
1966 $113,195,123 $16,099,960
1967 $125,554,009 $15,835,106
1968 $125,733,669 $15,350,000
1969 $141,393,142 $16,650,000
1970 $166,210,203 $18,450,000
1971 $186,826,503 $20,051,922
1972 $213,725,217 $27,585,805
1973 $260,767,828 $30,165,081
1974 $311,804,630 $32,923,703
1975 $402,178,605 $33,237,226
1976 $435,911,269 $32,792,845
1977 $495,097,668 $49,353,162
1978 $552,883,707 $60,844,771
1979 $670,362,452 $71,096,360
1980 $1,012,280,615 $82,340,340
1981 $1,114,204,743 $102,086,539
1982 $1,163,923,830 $113,759,203
1983 $1,236,016,507 $122,255,350
1984 $1,346,890,071 $135,024,988
1985 $1,409,536,121 $145,641,705
1986 $1,547,755,183 $160,846,657
1987 $1,704,370,308 $175,580,647
1988 $1,812,757,918 $200,726,713
1989 $2,006,165,167 $214,745,002
1990 $2,012,131,457 $240,366,667
1991 $2,020,583,702 $254,829,630
1992 $1,957,000,000 $277,955,556
1993 $2,063,342,117 $286,307,407
1994 $2,151,344,901 $289,437,037
1995 $2,216,974,096 $316,007,407
1996 $2,363,645,403 $331,488,889
1997 $2,498,384,130 $347,770,370
1998 $2,817,083,478 $373,618,519
1999 $2,951,822,205 $390,718,519
2000 $3,059,500,000 $427,946,037
2001 $3,054,500,000 $462,072,333
2002 $3,106,500,000 $487,763,852
2003 $3,209,500,000 $509,090,889
2004 $3,444,500,000 $549,900,185
2005 $3,819,500,000 $579,948,926
2006 $4,217,323,400 $643,501,148
2007 $4,675,767,950 $713,596,667
2008 $4,790,410,400 $732,663,259
2009 $4,466,809,600 $714,300,259
2010 $5,191,188,500 $720,447,889
2011 $5,342,183,800 $713,796,370
2012 $5,271,257,500 $730,032,593
2013 $5,361,158,350 $764,781,259
2014 $5,365,976,700 $770,900,000
2015 $5,288,057,750 $786,555,556
2016 $5,330,761,500 $814,303,704
2017 $5,517,340,450 $844,040,741
2018 $5,629,916,200 $884,329,630
2019 $5,788,288,000 $910,481,481
2020 $5,168,344,450 $864,566,667
2021 $5,275,242,050 $888,677,778
2022 $6,257,303,500 $989,188,889
2023 $6,720,733,200 $1,072,237,037
2024 $7,165,000,000 $1,157,207,407

Barbados and Saint Vincent economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Saint Vincent
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Saint Vincent
1960 $347 $154.8
1961 $366 $163
1962 $377 $166.5
1963 $421 $154.9
1964 $414 $164.4
1965 $433 $166.2
1966 $462 $174.9
1967 $508 $170
1968 $506 $163.1
1969 $567 $175.2
1970 $666 $192.3
1971 $750 $207
1972 $856 $282.1
1973 $1,042 $306
1974 $1,243 $331
1975 $1,601 $331
1976 $1,734 $324
1977 $1,968 $484
1978 $2,198 $592
1979 $2,668 $687
1980 $4,025 $790
1981 $4,417 $972
1982 $4,599 $1,074
1983 $4,866 $1,144
1984 $5,284 $1,254
1985 $5,510 $1,342
1986 $6,031 $1,472
1987 $6,625 $1,596
1988 $7,033 $1,814
1989 $7,773 $1,930
1990 $7,781 $2,150
1991 $7,790 $2,271
1992 $7,519 $2,471
1993 $7,905 $2,540
1994 $8,223 $2,563
1995 $8,460 $2,795
1996 $9,012 $2,930
1997 $9,522 $3,074
1998 $10,734 $3,301
1999 $11,244 $3,447
2000 $11,675 $3,769
2001 $11,640 $4,071
2002 $11,760 $4,303
2003 $12,076 $4,500
2004 $12,886 $4,873
2005 $14,214 $5,157
2006 $15,620 $5,745
2007 $17,235 $6,398
2008 $17,566 $6,599
2009 $16,295 $6,464
2010 $18,860 $6,552
2011 $19,346 $6,528
2012 $19,034 $6,714
2013 $19,308 $7,072
2014 $19,278 $7,169
2015 $18,954 $7,354
2016 $19,066 $7,657
2017 $19,693 $7,988
2018 $20,056 $8,428
2019 $20,584 $8,741
2020 $18,347 $8,351
2021 $18,697 $8,641
2022 $22,164 $9,694
2023 $23,804 $10,582
2024 $25,366 $11,501

Barbados vs. Saint Vincent life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Saint Vincent
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Saint Vincent
1950 53.6 46.9
1951 54.7 48.6
1952 55.9 49.5
1953 57 51.1
1954 58.3 52.7
1955 59 54.3
1956 60.5 54.9
1957 61.7 55.9
1958 62.4 57.1
1959 63.3 57.8
1960 64.1 58.6
1961 65 59.3
1962 65.7 59.9
1963 66.2 60.5
1964 66.7 61.1
1965 67.2 61.6
1966 67.7 62.1
1967 67.9 62.5
1968 68.2 63.1
1969 68.5 63.5
1970 68.5 64
1971 68.8 64.4
1972 69.1 64.8
1973 69.1 65.1
1974 69.4 65.4
1975 69.8 65.9
1976 70.1 66.5
1977 70.6 66.9
1978 71.1 67.3
1979 71.5 69.3
1980 72.1 68
1981 72.6 68.3
1982 72.9 68.6
1983 73.2 68.8
1984 73.3 69.2
1985 73.3 69.8
1986 73.4 70.1
1987 73.5 70.4
1988 73.4 70.6
1989 73.4 70.6
1990 73.5 70.6
1991 73.5 70.6
1992 73.6 70.7
1993 73.7 70.6
1994 73.8 70.6
1995 73.9 70.6
1996 74.1 70.5
1997 74 70.4
1998 74.5 70.3
1999 74.6 70.3
2000 74.6 70.3
2001 74.7 70.4
2002 74.8 70.7
2003 74.9 70.4
2004 75.1 70.4
2005 75 70.5
2006 75 70.4
2007 75.3 70.4
2008 75.3 70.6
2009 75.5 70.7
2010 75.5 70.7
2011 75.6 70.6
2012 75.7 70.5
2013 75.8 70.1
2014 75.9 70.4
2015 76.1 70.5
2016 76.2 70.7
2017 76.2 71
2018 76.4 71
2019 76.5 71
2020 76.6 69.6
2021 76.6 69.1
2022 75.7 71.2
2023 76.2 71.2
2024 76.3 71.4
2025 76.5 71.5

Barbados and Saint Vincent population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Saint Vincent
Year Population
Barbados Saint Vincent
1960 230,893 84,388
1961 233,148 85,870
1962 235,224 87,236
1963 237,557 88,523
1964 239,958 89,749
1965 242,417 90,927
1966 244,996 92,052
1967 247,091 93,124
1968 248,540 94,123
1969 249,444 95,058
1970 249,387 95,964
1971 249,168 96,872
1972 249,658 97,790
1973 250,322 98,691
1974 250,777 99,556
1975 251,175 100,387
1976 251,442 101,197
1977 251,626 101,999
1978 251,551 102,775
1979 251,269 103,478
1980 251,524 104,213
1981 252,270 105,073
1982 253,095 105,969
1983 253,992 106,838
1984 254,920 107,687
1985 255,820 108,506
1986 256,618 109,281
1987 257,279 110,001
1988 257,763 110,658
1989 258,109 111,272
1990 258,582 111,812
1991 259,373 112,222
1992 260,267 112,509
1993 261,027 112,735
1994 261,620 112,918
1995 262,039 113,047
1996 262,284 113,119
1997 262,392 113,141
1998 262,436 113,180
1999 262,517 113,366
2000 262,063 113,545
2001 262,425 113,501
2002 264,148 113,347
2003 265,776 113,141
2004 267,298 112,835
2005 268,706 112,450
2006 270,002 112,014
2007 271,288 111,531
2008 272,714 111,028
2009 274,123 110,508
2010 275,243 109,959
2011 276,139 109,349
2012 276,938 108,736
2013 277,665 108,135
2014 278,348 107,535
2015 278,990 106,960
2016 279,598 106,349
2017 280,171 105,663
2018 280,711 104,926
2019 281,207 104,167
2020 281,698 103,526
2021 282,147 102,841
2022 282,318 102,046
2023 282,336 101,323
2024 282,467 100,616

Fertility rates in Barbados and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate
Barbados

Saint Vincent
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Saint Vincent
1960 4.71 7.25
1961 4.15 7.16
1962 4.3 7.03
1963 4.3 6.92
1964 4.21 6.83
1965 4.18 6.74
1966 4.14 6.64
1967 3.6 6.53
1968 3.57 6.42
1969 3.34 6.28
1970 3.08 6.12
1971 3.2 5.95
1972 3.15 5.77
1973 2.87 5.59
1974 2.65 5.38
1975 2.45 5.17
1976 2.24 4.95
1977 2.2 4.75
1978 1.84 4.55
1979 1.86 4.29
1980 1.78 3.92
1981 1.85 3.85
1982 1.86 3.74
1983 1.86 3.56
1984 1.75 3.28
1985 1.77 3.08
1986 1.69 2.92
1987 1.61 2.82
1988 1.58 2.75
1989 1.64 2.73
1990 1.84 2.73
1991 1.84 2.75
1992 1.8 2.76
1993 1.77 2.74
1994 1.73 2.68
1995 1.7 2.61
1996 1.67 2.53
1997 1.65 2.43
1998 1.62 2.35
1999 1.78 2.31
2000 1.93 2.31
2001 1.96 2.3
2002 1.86 2.22
2003 1.86 2.14
2004 1.8 2.09
2005 1.74 2.07
2006 1.7 2.03
2007 1.76 2.06
2008 1.76 2.15
2009 1.77 2.17
2010 1.79 2.14
2011 1.76 2.08
2012 1.73 2.11
2013 1.73 2.11
2014 1.73 2.14
2015 1.73 2.13
2016 1.72 2.06
2017 1.72 1.94
2018 1.72 1.9
2019 1.72 1.86
2020 1.71 1.83
2021 1.71 1.81
2022 1.71 1.79
2023 1.71 1.78

Barbados and Saint Vincent demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Saint Vincent
Year Median age, years
Barbados Saint Vincent
1960 21.9 15.5
1961 21.8 15.6
1962 21.8 15.7
1963 21.8 15.9
1964 21.8 16.1
1965 21.8 16.2
1966 21.8 16.4
1967 21.9 16.5
1968 22.1 16.6
1969 22.2 16.7
1970 22.4 16.8
1971 22.6 16.9
1972 22.8 16.9
1973 23 17
1974 23.2 17
1975 23.5 17.1
1976 23.8 17.1
1977 24.1 17.2
1978 24.5 17.2
1979 24.9 17.3
1980 25.3 17.5
1981 25.7 17.9
1982 26.1 18.3
1983 26.5 18.6
1984 26.9 19
1985 27.3 19.3
1986 27.7 19.6
1987 28 19.9
1988 28.4 20.1
1989 28.7 20.3
1990 29.1 20.5
1991 29.5 20.9
1992 29.9 21.3
1993 30.4 21.8
1994 30.8 22.2
1995 31.3 22.7
1996 31.7 23.1
1997 32.1 23.5
1998 32.6 23.8
1999 33 24
2000 33.3 24.3
2001 33.7 24.6
2002 34 25.1
2003 34.3 25.6
2004 34.6 26.2
2005 34.9 26.8
2006 35.3 27.3
2007 35.6 27.9
2008 36 28.4
2009 36.3 28.9
2010 36.5 29.4
2011 36.8 29.8
2012 37.1 30.3
2013 37.4 30.8
2014 37.7 31.3
2015 37.9 31.7
2016 38.2 32.2
2017 38.5 32.7
2018 38.7 33.2
2019 39 33.7
2020 39.2 34.1
2021 39.4 34.4
2022 39.6 34.6
2023 39.9 34.9
2024 40.2 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Saint Vincent
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$1.11B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
36.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
6.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-7.74%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
18.8%
2008
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
66.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
60.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$317M
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$94.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
392,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
46%
2020

Energy

Barbados Saint Vincent
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
628 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$16.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.95 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
5.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
15%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
13.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Saint Vincent
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-737
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
54.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.82 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
48.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
63
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
40.4
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
7.4
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
146
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
96.9%
1980
English speaking
100%
2023
95%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
76%
2023

Health

Barbados Saint Vincent
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$435
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$120.1
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0.46%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.94
2012
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
56
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
10.6
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
34.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
5.62 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Saint Vincent
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
1,497 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
110.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
n/a

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