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Barbados vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 184th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Sierra Leone
Population
282698
8961932
Population rank 175/197 102/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Barbados and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Barbados Sierra Leone
1960 $80,021,847 $322,151,961
1961 $85,363,759 $327,978,758
1962 $88,782,583 $342,872,549
1963 $99,893,761 $348,700,980
1964 $99,252,731 $372,011,438
1965 $105,021,997 $359,523,810
1966 $113,195,123 $375,630,252
1967 $125,554,009 $348,895,028
1968 $125,733,669 $329,991,597
1969 $141,393,142 $408,853,541
1970 $166,210,203 $434,584,634
1971 $186,826,503 $419,495,788
1972 $213,725,217 $465,254,682
1973 $260,767,828 $575,471,814
1974 $311,804,630 $648,940,351
1975 $402,178,605 $679,352,876
1976 $435,911,269 $594,810,422
1977 $495,097,668 $692,079,407
1978 $552,883,707 $960,765,043
1979 $670,362,452 $1,109,343,425
1980 $1,012,280,615 $1,100,476,190
1981 $1,114,204,743 $1,114,926,661
1982 $1,163,923,830 $1,294,995,964
1983 $1,236,016,507 $995,278,515
1984 $1,346,890,071 $1,087,450,199
1985 $1,409,536,121 $856,890,459
1986 $1,547,755,183 $490,181,457
1987 $1,704,370,308 $660,106,336
1988 $1,812,757,918 $1,055,083,933
1989 $2,006,165,167 $932,974,420
1990 $2,012,131,457 $649,644,098
1991 $2,020,583,702 $779,981,987
1992 $1,957,000,000 $679,940,814
1993 $2,063,342,117 $768,867,883
1994 $2,151,344,901 $911,853,802
1995 $2,216,974,096 $870,740,292
1996 $2,363,645,403 $941,709,423
1997 $2,498,384,130 $850,232,760
1998 $2,817,083,478 $672,368,187
1999 $2,951,822,205 $669,386,624
2000 $3,059,500,000 $635,866,404
2001 $3,054,500,000 $1,681,473,894
2002 $3,106,500,000 $1,933,863,911
2003 $3,209,500,000 $2,142,618,046
2004 $3,444,500,000 $2,237,350,687
2005 $3,819,500,000 $2,545,275,313
2006 $4,217,323,400 $3,263,697,467
2007 $4,675,767,950 $3,632,957,611
2008 $4,790,410,400 $4,157,895,298
2009 $4,466,809,600 $3,953,403,098
2010 $5,191,188,500 $4,262,805,967
2011 $5,342,183,800 $4,861,632,885
2012 $5,271,257,500 $6,141,666,509
2013 $5,361,158,350 $7,502,762,863
2014 $5,365,976,700 $7,686,138,791
2015 $5,288,057,750 $6,788,352,975
2016 $5,330,761,500 $6,084,297,211
2017 $5,517,340,450 $5,749,846,528
2018 $5,629,916,200 $6,390,514,689
2019 $5,788,288,000 $6,526,183,564
2020 $5,168,344,450 $6,693,888,876
2021 $5,275,242,050 $7,173,379,137
2022 $6,257,303,500 $7,124,465,160
2023 $6,720,733,200 $6,411,787,856
2024 $7,165,000,000 $7,547,843,281

Barbados and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Sierra Leone
1960 $347 $142
1961 $366 $142.3
1962 $377 $146.4
1963 $421 $146.4
1964 $414 $153.4
1965 $433 $145.6
1966 $462 $149.4
1967 $508 $136.2
1968 $506 $126.4
1969 $567 $153.6
1970 $666 $160.2
1971 $750 $151.8
1972 $856 $165.3
1973 $1,042 $200.7
1974 $1,243 $222.2
1975 $1,601 $228.4
1976 $1,734 $196.4
1977 $1,968 $224.3
1978 $2,198 $305
1979 $2,668 $346
1980 $4,025 $336
1981 $4,417 $334
1982 $4,599 $380
1983 $4,866 $285.9
1984 $5,284 $306
1985 $5,510 $235.5
1986 $6,031 $131.5
1987 $6,625 $172.4
1988 $7,033 $268.2
1989 $7,773 $231.3
1990 $7,781 $154.8
1991 $7,790 $183.7
1992 $7,519 $163.2
1993 $7,905 $185
1994 $8,223 $218.5
1995 $8,460 $208.4
1996 $9,012 $224.3
1997 $9,522 $199.9
1998 $10,734 $156.5
1999 $11,244 $155
2000 $11,675 $143.7
2001 $11,640 $358
2002 $11,760 $389
2003 $12,076 $414
2004 $12,886 $418
2005 $14,214 $463
2006 $15,620 $580
2007 $17,235 $632
2008 $17,566 $705
2009 $16,295 $653
2010 $18,860 $685
2011 $19,346 $761
2012 $19,034 $938
2013 $19,308 $1,117
2014 $19,278 $1,118
2015 $18,954 $965
2016 $19,066 $844
2017 $19,693 $779
2018 $20,056 $846
2019 $20,584 $844
2020 $18,347 $846
2021 $18,697 $886
2022 $22,164 $861
2023 $23,804 $758
2024 $25,366 $873

Barbados vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Sierra Leone
1950 53.6 28.9
1951 54.7 29.3
1952 55.9 29.7
1953 57 30.1
1954 58.3 30.5
1955 59 30.9
1956 60.5 31.3
1957 61.7 31.8
1958 62.4 32.1
1959 63.3 32.6
1960 64.1 33.1
1961 65 33.6
1962 65.7 34.2
1963 66.2 34.7
1964 66.7 35.3
1965 67.2 35.9
1966 67.7 36.6
1967 67.9 37.3
1968 68.2 37.8
1969 68.5 38.2
1970 68.5 38.6
1971 68.8 39.1
1972 69.1 39.5
1973 69.1 40
1974 69.4 40.4
1975 69.8 41
1976 70.1 41.4
1977 70.6 41.8
1978 71.1 42.2
1979 71.5 42.5
1980 72.1 42.8
1981 72.6 43.1
1982 72.9 43.3
1983 73.2 43.5
1984 73.3 43.6
1985 73.3 43.6
1986 73.4 43.5
1987 73.5 43.7
1988 73.4 43.8
1989 73.4 43.7
1990 73.5 43.7
1991 73.5 43.3
1992 73.6 43.5
1993 73.7 43.4
1994 73.8 42.8
1995 73.9 42.6
1996 74.1 43.5
1997 74 43.6
1998 74.5 42.7
1999 74.6 42
2000 74.6 44.8
2001 74.7 45.4
2002 74.8 46.2
2003 74.9 46.8
2004 75.1 47.5
2005 75 48.3
2006 75 49.5
2007 75.3 50
2008 75.3 50.7
2009 75.5 51.3
2010 75.5 51.9
2011 75.6 52.6
2012 75.7 53.2
2013 75.8 54.1
2014 75.9 54.3
2015 76.1 55.5
2016 76.2 56.9
2017 76.2 57.8
2018 76.4 59.1
2019 76.5 59.6
2020 76.6 59.7
2021 76.6 60.3
2022 75.7 61.3
2023 76.2 61.8
2024 76.3 62
2025 76.5 62.2

Barbados and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Barbados Sierra Leone
1960 230,893 2,268,356
1961 233,148 2,304,227
1962 235,224 2,342,242
1963 237,557 2,382,258
1964 239,958 2,424,390
1965 242,417 2,468,666
1966 244,996 2,514,638
1967 247,091 2,562,384
1968 248,540 2,611,532
1969 249,444 2,661,365
1970 249,387 2,712,286
1971 249,168 2,763,222
1972 249,658 2,814,388
1973 250,322 2,866,955
1974 250,777 2,920,459
1975 251,175 2,974,657
1976 251,442 3,028,820
1977 251,626 3,085,354
1978 251,551 3,145,517
1979 251,269 3,207,499
1980 251,524 3,272,089
1981 252,270 3,338,940
1982 253,095 3,408,183
1983 253,992 3,481,646
1984 254,920 3,558,758
1985 255,820 3,638,438
1986 256,618 3,728,380
1987 257,279 3,829,718
1988 257,763 3,934,517
1989 258,109 4,034,037
1990 258,582 4,196,828
1991 259,373 4,246,267
1992 260,267 4,166,366
1993 261,027 4,157,130
1994 261,620 4,173,105
1995 262,039 4,179,179
1996 262,284 4,199,210
1997 262,392 4,253,716
1998 262,436 4,295,785
1999 262,517 4,318,043
2000 262,063 4,423,611
2001 262,425 4,692,716
2002 264,148 4,971,435
2003 265,776 5,177,687
2004 267,298 5,355,717
2005 268,706 5,501,712
2006 270,002 5,624,466
2007 271,288 5,749,352
2008 272,714 5,894,722
2009 274,123 6,055,646
2010 275,243 6,222,714
2011 276,139 6,387,251
2012 276,938 6,551,080
2013 277,665 6,714,051
2014 278,348 6,876,385
2015 278,990 7,037,655
2016 279,598 7,205,328
2017 280,171 7,379,299
2018 280,711 7,554,563
2019 281,207 7,731,991
2020 281,698 7,912,558
2021 282,147 8,094,602
2022 282,318 8,276,807
2023 282,336 8,460,512
2024 282,467 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Barbados and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Barbados

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Sierra Leone
1960 4.71 6.18
1961 4.15 6.21
1962 4.3 6.22
1963 4.3 6.26
1964 4.21 6.29
1965 4.18 6.31
1966 4.14 6.35
1967 3.6 6.38
1968 3.57 6.39
1969 3.34 6.39
1970 3.08 6.41
1971 3.2 6.43
1972 3.15 6.45
1973 2.87 6.47
1974 2.65 6.53
1975 2.45 6.55
1976 2.24 6.55
1977 2.2 6.57
1978 1.84 6.59
1979 1.86 6.58
1980 1.78 6.56
1981 1.85 6.55
1982 1.86 6.56
1983 1.86 6.57
1984 1.75 6.59
1985 1.77 6.59
1986 1.69 6.6
1987 1.61 6.61
1988 1.58 6.59
1989 1.64 6.57
1990 1.84 6.57
1991 1.84 6.55
1992 1.8 6.56
1993 1.77 6.57
1994 1.73 6.56
1995 1.7 6.56
1996 1.67 6.55
1997 1.65 6.53
1998 1.62 6.5
1999 1.78 6.42
2000 1.93 6.36
2001 1.96 6.31
2002 1.86 6.23
2003 1.86 6.09
2004 1.8 5.92
2005 1.74 5.81
2006 1.7 5.74
2007 1.76 5.64
2008 1.76 5.56
2009 1.77 5.45
2010 1.79 5.33
2011 1.76 5.21
2012 1.73 5.06
2013 1.73 4.87
2014 1.73 4.7
2015 1.73 4.55
2016 1.72 4.47
2017 1.72 4.39
2018 1.72 4.29
2019 1.72 4.19
2020 1.71 4.08
2021 1.71 3.98
2022 1.71 3.88
2023 1.71 3.79

Barbados and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Barbados Sierra Leone
1960 21.9 21.1
1961 21.8 21.1
1962 21.8 21.1
1963 21.8 21
1964 21.8 21
1965 21.8 20.9
1966 21.8 20.9
1967 21.9 20.8
1968 22.1 20.7
1969 22.2 20.6
1970 22.4 20.4
1971 22.6 20.2
1972 22.8 20.1
1973 23 19.9
1974 23.2 19.8
1975 23.5 19.6
1976 23.8 19.5
1977 24.1 19.4
1978 24.5 19.3
1979 24.9 19.2
1980 25.3 19.1
1981 25.7 19.1
1982 26.1 19
1983 26.5 18.9
1984 26.9 18.9
1985 27.3 18.8
1986 27.7 18.7
1987 28 18.7
1988 28.4 18.6
1989 28.7 18.6
1990 29.1 18.5
1991 29.5 18.5
1992 29.9 18.4
1993 30.4 18.4
1994 30.8 18.3
1995 31.3 18.2
1996 31.7 18.2
1997 32.1 18.1
1998 32.6 18.1
1999 33 18
2000 33.3 18
2001 33.7 18
2002 34 17.9
2003 34.3 17.9
2004 34.6 17.9
2005 34.9 18
2006 35.3 18
2007 35.6 18
2008 36 18.1
2009 36.3 18.1
2010 36.5 18.2
2011 36.8 18.3
2012 37.1 18.4
2013 37.4 18.5
2014 37.7 18.6
2015 37.9 18.7
2016 38.2 18.9
2017 38.5 19.1
2018 38.7 19.2
2019 39 19.4
2020 39.2 19.6
2021 39.4 19.8
2022 39.6 20
2023 39.9 20.3
2024 40.2 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3.4%
2018
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
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
5.49%
2018
Banked people share n/a
38.6%
2024

Energy

Barbados Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
71.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Barbados Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
48.6%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Barbados Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
7,270 mi
2015

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