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Barbados vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 184th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Samoa
Population
282698
220288
Population rank 175/197 177/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Barbados and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Samoa
Year GDP
Barbados Samoa
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 $45,208,338
1971 $186,826,503 $53,719,569
1972 $213,725,217 $62,566,116
1973 $260,767,828 $82,452,985
1974 $311,804,630 $93,549,611
1975 $402,178,605 $93,489,283
1976 $435,911,269 $85,003,078
1977 $495,097,668 $98,295,671
1978 $552,883,707 $108,223,444
1979 $670,362,452 $122,257,393
1980 $1,012,280,615 $125,747,038
1981 $1,114,204,743 $118,190,655
1982 $1,163,923,830 $121,221,652
1983 $1,236,016,507 $111,862,824
1984 $1,346,890,071 $109,200,934
1985 $1,409,536,121 $95,572,173
1986 $1,547,755,183 $100,947,849
1987 $1,704,370,308 $111,713,922
1988 $1,812,757,918 $133,016,065
1989 $2,006,165,167 $122,888,610
1990 $2,012,131,457 $125,766,270
1991 $2,020,583,702 $125,597,205
1992 $1,957,000,000 $132,303,041
1993 $2,063,342,117 $133,122,897
1994 $2,151,344,901 $221,098,107
1995 $2,216,974,096 $224,865,731
1996 $2,363,645,403 $249,907,869
1997 $2,498,384,130 $285,475,592
1998 $2,817,083,478 $269,485,244
1999 $2,951,822,205 $255,408,060
2000 $3,059,500,000 $258,856,140
2001 $3,054,500,000 $266,299,591
2002 $3,106,500,000 $281,790,134
2003 $3,209,500,000 $333,426,188
2004 $3,444,500,000 $407,747,565
2005 $3,819,500,000 $476,801,793
2006 $4,217,323,400 $499,923,758
2007 $4,675,767,950 $573,548,460
2008 $4,790,410,400 $641,346,192
2009 $4,466,809,600 $628,006,115
2010 $5,191,188,500 $680,260,907
2011 $5,342,183,800 $744,097,050
2012 $5,271,257,500 $773,141,661
2013 $5,361,158,350 $797,736,334
2014 $5,365,976,700 $796,683,520
2015 $5,288,057,750 $824,150,499
2016 $5,330,761,500 $843,924,797
2017 $5,517,340,450 $884,844,384
2018 $5,629,916,200 $878,448,433
2019 $5,788,288,000 $912,950,466
2020 $5,168,344,450 $868,898,358
2021 $5,275,242,050 $843,923,639
2022 $6,257,303,500 $832,945,206
2023 $6,720,733,200 $938,189,444
2024 $7,165,000,000 $1,068,025,244

Barbados and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Samoa
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 -
1966 $462 -
1967 $508 -
1968 $506 -
1969 $567 -
1970 $666 $322
1971 $750 $377
1972 $856 $433
1973 $1,042 $563
1974 $1,243 $626
1975 $1,601 $610
1976 $1,734 $541
1977 $1,968 $615
1978 $2,198 $671
1979 $2,668 $751
1980 $4,025 $765
1981 $4,417 $713
1982 $4,599 $728
1983 $4,866 $671
1984 $5,284 $655
1985 $5,510 $573
1986 $6,031 $604
1987 $6,625 $666
1988 $7,033 $790
1989 $7,773 $728
1990 $7,781 $744
1991 $7,790 $742
1992 $7,519 $777
1993 $7,905 $775
1994 $8,223 $1,277
1995 $8,460 $1,288
1996 $9,012 $1,419
1997 $9,522 $1,608
1998 $10,734 $1,506
1999 $11,244 $1,417
2000 $11,675 $1,425
2001 $11,640 $1,454
2002 $11,760 $1,528
2003 $12,076 $1,798
2004 $12,886 $2,189
2005 $14,214 $2,550
2006 $15,620 $2,663
2007 $17,235 $3,039
2008 $17,566 $3,374
2009 $16,295 $3,279
2010 $18,860 $3,524
2011 $19,346 $3,822
2012 $19,034 $3,935
2013 $19,308 $4,024
2014 $19,278 $3,983
2015 $18,954 $4,084
2016 $19,066 $4,147
2017 $19,693 $4,308
2018 $20,056 $4,232
2019 $20,584 $4,352
2020 $18,347 $4,100
2021 $18,697 $3,948
2022 $22,164 $3,869
2023 $23,804 $4,330
2024 $25,366 $4,899

Barbados vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Samoa
1950 53.6 49.2
1951 54.7 49.8
1952 55.9 50.4
1953 57 51
1954 58.3 51.6
1955 59 52.2
1956 60.5 52.8
1957 61.7 53.4
1958 62.4 54
1959 63.3 54.6
1960 64.1 55.2
1961 65 55.7
1962 65.7 56.3
1963 66.2 56.9
1964 66.7 54
1965 67.2 57.9
1966 67.7 58.2
1967 67.9 58.9
1968 68.2 59.4
1969 68.5 59.9
1970 68.5 60.4
1971 68.8 60.9
1972 69.1 61.4
1973 69.1 61.9
1974 69.4 62.3
1975 69.8 62.8
1976 70.1 63.3
1977 70.6 63.7
1978 71.1 64.1
1979 71.5 64.5
1980 72.1 65
1981 72.6 65.3
1982 72.9 65.6
1983 73.2 66
1984 73.3 66.3
1985 73.3 66.6
1986 73.4 66.8
1987 73.5 67
1988 73.4 67.3
1989 73.4 67.6
1990 73.5 67.8
1991 73.5 68
1992 73.6 68.5
1993 73.7 68.8
1994 73.8 69.2
1995 73.9 69.5
1996 74.1 69.8
1997 74 70
1998 74.5 70.3
1999 74.6 70.6
2000 74.6 70.8
2001 74.7 71
2002 74.8 71.2
2003 74.9 71.4
2004 75.1 71.5
2005 75 71.5
2006 75 71.6
2007 75.3 71.6
2008 75.3 71.5
2009 75.5 69.5
2010 75.5 71.5
2011 75.6 71.4
2012 75.7 71.2
2013 75.8 71.2
2014 75.9 71.1
2015 76.1 71.1
2016 76.2 71
2017 76.2 71
2018 76.4 71.1
2019 76.5 70.3
2020 76.6 70.7
2021 76.6 71.1
2022 75.7 71.6
2023 76.2 71.7
2024 76.3 71.8
2025 76.5 71.9

Barbados and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Samoa
Year Population
Barbados Samoa
1960 230,893 112,490
1961 233,148 115,496
1962 235,224 118,597
1963 237,557 121,764
1964 239,958 124,894
1965 242,417 127,978
1966 244,996 131,073
1967 247,091 133,764
1968 248,540 136,020
1969 249,444 138,233
1970 249,387 140,400
1971 249,168 142,503
1972 249,658 144,538
1973 250,322 146,516
1974 250,777 149,431
1975 251,175 153,344
1976 251,442 157,113
1977 251,626 159,753
1978 251,551 161,375
1979 251,269 162,882
1980 251,524 164,322
1981 252,270 165,678
1982 253,095 166,484
1983 253,992 166,714
1984 254,920 166,796
1985 255,820 166,849
1986 256,618 167,061
1987 257,279 167,661
1988 257,763 168,346
1989 258,109 168,768
1990 258,582 169,042
1991 259,373 169,368
1992 260,267 170,331
1993 261,027 171,774
1994 261,620 173,159
1995 262,039 174,571
1996 262,284 176,071
1997 262,392 177,547
1998 262,436 178,905
1999 262,517 180,275
2000 262,063 181,685
2001 262,425 183,166
2002 264,148 184,471
2003 265,776 185,430
2004 267,298 186,249
2005 268,706 186,978
2006 270,002 187,709
2007 271,288 188,753
2008 272,714 190,107
2009 274,123 191,513
2010 275,243 193,023
2011 276,139 194,713
2012 276,938 196,498
2013 277,665 198,268
2014 278,348 200,037
2015 278,990 201,782
2016 279,598 203,499
2017 280,171 205,415
2018 280,711 207,582
2019 281,207 209,780
2020 281,698 211,944
2021 282,147 213,779
2022 282,318 215,261
2023 282,336 216,663
2024 282,467 218,019

Fertility rates in Barbados and Samoa

Fertility rate
Barbados

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Samoa
1960 4.71 7.78
1961 4.15 7.77
1962 4.3 7.76
1963 4.3 7.73
1964 4.21 7.7
1965 4.18 7.65
1966 4.14 7.6
1967 3.6 7.55
1968 3.57 7.5
1969 3.34 7.43
1970 3.08 7.34
1971 3.2 7.22
1972 3.15 7.07
1973 2.87 6.91
1974 2.65 6.75
1975 2.45 6.61
1976 2.24 6.47
1977 2.2 6.31
1978 1.84 6.15
1979 1.86 5.99
1980 1.78 5.86
1981 1.85 5.75
1982 1.86 5.68
1983 1.86 5.62
1984 1.75 5.55
1985 1.77 5.49
1986 1.69 5.42
1987 1.61 5.32
1988 1.58 5.21
1989 1.64 5.11
1990 1.84 5.01
1991 1.84 4.91
1992 1.8 4.87
1993 1.77 4.83
1994 1.73 4.79
1995 1.7 4.77
1996 1.67 4.74
1997 1.65 4.7
1998 1.62 4.64
1999 1.78 4.57
2000 1.93 4.52
2001 1.96 4.48
2002 1.86 4.44
2003 1.86 4.39
2004 1.8 4.34
2005 1.74 4.32
2006 1.7 4.32
2007 1.76 4.36
2008 1.76 4.42
2009 1.77 4.47
2010 1.79 4.52
2011 1.76 4.56
2012 1.73 4.55
2013 1.73 4.49
2014 1.73 4.42
2015 1.73 4.34
2016 1.72 4.26
2017 1.72 4.2
2018 1.72 4.14
2019 1.72 4.06
2020 1.71 4
2021 1.71 3.94
2022 1.71 3.88
2023 1.71 3.83

Barbados and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Barbados Samoa
1960 21.9 15
1961 21.8 14.9
1962 21.8 14.8
1963 21.8 14.6
1964 21.8 14.6
1965 21.8 14.5
1966 21.8 14.5
1967 21.9 14.5
1968 22.1 14.5
1969 22.2 14.5
1970 22.4 14.6
1971 22.6 14.7
1972 22.8 14.8
1973 23 14.9
1974 23.2 15
1975 23.5 15.3
1976 23.8 15.5
1977 24.1 15.8
1978 24.5 16
1979 24.9 16.2
1980 25.3 16.4
1981 25.7 16.6
1982 26.1 16.8
1983 26.5 17.1
1984 26.9 17.4
1985 27.3 17.6
1986 27.7 17.8
1987 28 18
1988 28.4 18.2
1989 28.7 18.3
1990 29.1 18.4
1991 29.5 18.5
1992 29.9 18.7
1993 30.4 19
1994 30.8 19.3
1995 31.3 19.6
1996 31.7 19.7
1997 32.1 19.8
1998 32.6 19.9
1999 33 19.9
2000 33.3 19.8
2001 33.7 19.7
2002 34 19.7
2003 34.3 19.9
2004 34.6 20.1
2005 34.9 20.3
2006 35.3 20.4
2007 35.6 20.6
2008 36 20.7
2009 36.3 20.8
2010 36.5 20.8
2011 36.8 20.8
2012 37.1 20.8
2013 37.4 21
2014 37.7 21.1
2015 37.9 21.2
2016 38.2 21.3
2017 38.5 21.4
2018 38.7 21.4
2019 39 21.5
2020 39.2 21.4
2021 39.4 21.4
2022 39.6 21.1
2023 39.9 21
2024 40.2 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
5.46%
2024
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.7%
2013
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
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
19.8%
2020

Energy

Barbados Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
35.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Samoa
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
9
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
99.1%
2021
English speaking
100%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Barbados Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Samoa
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
715 mi
2018

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