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Barbados vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 184th vs. 177th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Singapore
Population
282698
6105665
Population rank 175/197 113/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
84 years
2025

Barbados and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Singapore
Year GDP
Barbados Singapore
1960 $80,021,847 $704,751,700
1961 $85,363,759 $764,629,788
1962 $88,782,583 $826,239,212
1963 $99,893,761 $917,608,012
1964 $99,252,731 $894,153,311
1965 $105,021,997 $974,644,096
1966 $113,195,123 $1,096,425,608
1967 $125,554,009 $1,238,035,816
1968 $125,733,669 $1,425,706,091
1969 $141,393,142 $1,659,893,768
1970 $166,210,203 $1,920,574,150
1971 $186,826,503 $2,263,785,444
1972 $213,725,217 $2,721,440,981
1973 $260,767,828 $3,696,213,333
1974 $311,804,630 $5,221,534,956
1975 $402,178,605 $5,633,673,930
1976 $435,911,269 $6,327,077,974
1977 $495,097,668 $6,618,585,074
1978 $552,883,707 $7,517,176,355
1979 $670,362,452 $9,296,921,724
1980 $1,012,280,615 $11,896,256,783
1981 $1,114,204,743 $14,175,228,844
1982 $1,163,923,830 $16,084,252,378
1983 $1,236,016,507 $17,784,112,150
1984 $1,346,890,071 $19,749,361,098
1985 $1,409,536,121 $19,156,532,746
1986 $1,547,755,183 $18,586,746,057
1987 $1,704,370,308 $20,919,215,578
1988 $1,812,757,918 $25,371,462,488
1989 $2,006,165,167 $30,465,364,739
1990 $2,012,131,457 $36,144,336,769
1991 $2,020,583,702 $45,466,164,978
1992 $1,957,000,000 $52,131,320,033
1993 $2,063,342,117 $60,603,815,716
1994 $2,151,344,901 $73,688,724,431
1995 $2,216,974,096 $87,812,540,788
1996 $2,363,645,403 $96,293,086,513
1997 $2,498,384,130 $100,123,787,215
1998 $2,817,083,478 $85,728,207,782
1999 $2,951,822,205 $86,286,849,755
2000 $3,059,500,000 $96,076,539,926
2001 $3,054,500,000 $89,793,790,670
2002 $3,106,500,000 $92,538,372,870
2003 $3,209,500,000 $97,646,401,096
2004 $3,444,500,000 $115,033,593,101
2005 $3,819,500,000 $127,807,848,728
2006 $4,217,323,400 $148,627,286,361
2007 $4,675,767,950 $180,941,701,358
2008 $4,790,410,400 $193,617,323,539
2009 $4,466,809,600 $194,150,283,772
2010 $5,191,188,500 $239,807,980,591
2011 $5,342,183,800 $279,356,499,090
2012 $5,271,257,500 $295,092,888,077
2013 $5,361,158,350 $307,576,360,585
2014 $5,365,976,700 $314,863,580,758
2015 $5,288,057,750 $307,998,545,269
2016 $5,330,761,500 $319,646,468,521
2017 $5,517,340,450 $343,673,334,902
2018 $5,629,916,200 $377,123,710,561
2019 $5,788,288,000 $376,161,998,830
2020 $5,168,344,450 $349,165,858,545
2021 $5,275,242,050 $436,591,382,250
2022 $6,257,303,500 $509,017,841,147
2023 $6,720,733,200 $505,439,514,078
2024 $7,165,000,000 $547,386,645,892

Barbados and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Singapore
1960 $347 $428
1961 $366 $449
1962 $377 $472
1963 $421 $511
1964 $414 $486
1965 $433 $517
1966 $462 $567
1967 $508 $626
1968 $506 $709
1969 $567 $813
1970 $666 $926
1971 $750 $1,071
1972 $856 $1,264
1973 $1,042 $1,685
1974 $1,243 $2,342
1975 $1,601 $2,490
1976 $1,734 $2,759
1977 $1,968 $2,846
1978 $2,198 $3,194
1979 $2,668 $3,901
1980 $4,025 $4,928
1981 $4,417 $5,597
1982 $4,599 $6,078
1983 $4,866 $6,633
1984 $5,284 $7,228
1985 $5,510 $7,002
1986 $6,031 $6,800
1987 $6,625 $7,539
1988 $7,033 $8,914
1989 $7,773 $10,395
1990 $7,781 $11,862
1991 $7,790 $14,502
1992 $7,519 $16,136
1993 $7,905 $18,290
1994 $8,223 $21,552
1995 $8,460 $24,915
1996 $9,012 $26,233
1997 $9,522 $26,376
1998 $10,734 $21,829
1999 $11,244 $21,797
2000 $11,675 $23,853
2001 $11,640 $21,700
2002 $11,760 $22,160
2003 $12,076 $23,730
2004 $12,886 $27,608
2005 $14,214 $29,961
2006 $15,620 $33,768
2007 $17,235 $39,433
2008 $17,566 $40,009
2009 $16,295 $38,927
2010 $18,860 $47,237
2011 $19,346 $53,891
2012 $19,034 $55,548
2013 $19,308 $56,967
2014 $19,278 $57,565
2015 $18,954 $55,646
2016 $19,066 $57,006
2017 $19,693 $61,236
2018 $20,056 $66,882
2019 $20,584 $65,952
2020 $18,347 $61,410
2021 $18,697 $80,056
2022 $22,164 $90,299
2023 $23,804 $85,412
2024 $25,366 $90,674

Barbados vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Singapore
1950 53.6 54.1
1951 54.7 55.3
1952 55.9 56.4
1953 57 57.5
1954 58.3 59.4
1955 59 61.2
1956 60.5 62.6
1957 61.7 63.4
1958 62.4 64
1959 63.3 64.8
1960 64.1 65.3
1961 65 65.7
1962 65.7 66.1
1963 66.2 66.5
1964 66.7 66.7
1965 67.2 66.9
1966 67.7 67.2
1967 67.9 67.3
1968 68.2 67.7
1969 68.5 68.1
1970 68.5 68.5
1971 68.8 68.8
1972 69.1 69
1973 69.1 69.4
1974 69.4 69.7
1975 69.8 70.2
1976 70.1 70.6
1977 70.6 70.9
1978 71.1 71.2
1979 71.5 71.4
1980 72.1 71.5
1981 72.6 71.7
1982 72.9 72
1983 73.2 72.4
1984 73.3 72.6
1985 73.3 73.1
1986 73.4 73.6
1987 73.5 74
1988 73.4 74
1989 73.4 74.3
1990 73.5 74.6
1991 73.5 75.1
1992 73.6 75.3
1993 73.7 75.5
1994 73.8 75.6
1995 73.9 75.7
1996 74.1 76.1
1997 74 76.4
1998 74.5 76.9
1999 74.6 77.3
2000 74.6 77.8
2001 74.7 78.3
2002 74.8 78.7
2003 74.9 79.2
2004 75.1 79.7
2005 75 80.3
2006 75 80.6
2007 75.3 80.9
2008 75.3 81.1
2009 75.5 81.4
2010 75.5 81.6
2011 75.6 81.9
2012 75.7 82.2
2013 75.8 82.5
2014 75.9 82.6
2015 76.1 82.7
2016 76.2 82.9
2017 76.2 83.1
2018 76.4 83.4
2019 76.5 83.7
2020 76.6 83.7
2021 76.6 83.5
2022 75.7 82.9
2023 76.2 83.7
2024 76.3 83.9
2025 76.5 84

Barbados and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Singapore
Year Population
Barbados Singapore
1960 230,893 1,646,400
1961 233,148 1,702,400
1962 235,224 1,750,200
1963 237,557 1,795,000
1964 239,958 1,841,600
1965 242,417 1,886,900
1966 244,996 1,934,400
1967 247,091 1,977,600
1968 248,540 2,012,000
1969 249,444 2,042,500
1970 249,387 2,074,507
1971 249,168 2,112,900
1972 249,658 2,152,400
1973 250,322 2,193,000
1974 250,777 2,229,800
1975 251,175 2,262,600
1976 251,442 2,293,300
1977 251,626 2,325,300
1978 251,551 2,353,600
1979 251,269 2,383,500
1980 251,524 2,413,945
1981 252,270 2,532,835
1982 253,095 2,646,466
1983 253,992 2,681,061
1984 254,920 2,732,221
1985 255,820 2,735,957
1986 256,618 2,733,373
1987 257,279 2,774,789
1988 257,763 2,846,108
1989 258,109 2,930,901
1990 258,582 3,047,132
1991 259,373 3,135,083
1992 260,267 3,230,698
1993 261,027 3,313,471
1994 261,620 3,419,048
1995 262,039 3,524,506
1996 262,284 3,670,704
1997 262,392 3,796,038
1998 262,436 3,927,213
1999 262,517 3,958,723
2000 262,063 4,027,887
2001 262,425 4,138,012
2002 264,148 4,175,950
2003 265,776 4,114,826
2004 267,298 4,166,664
2005 268,706 4,265,762
2006 270,002 4,401,365
2007 271,288 4,588,599
2008 272,714 4,839,396
2009 274,123 4,987,573
2010 275,243 5,076,732
2011 276,139 5,183,688
2012 276,938 5,312,437
2013 277,665 5,399,162
2014 278,348 5,469,724
2015 278,990 5,535,002
2016 279,598 5,607,283
2017 280,171 5,612,253
2018 280,711 5,638,676
2019 281,207 5,703,569
2020 281,698 5,685,807
2021 282,147 5,453,566
2022 282,318 5,637,022
2023 282,336 5,917,648
2024 282,467 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Barbados and Singapore

Fertility rate
Barbados

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Singapore
1960 4.71 5.76
1961 4.15 5.41
1962 4.3 5.21
1963 4.3 5.16
1964 4.21 4.97
1965 4.18 4.66
1966 4.14 4.46
1967 3.6 3.91
1968 3.57 3.53
1969 3.34 3.22
1970 3.08 3.07
1971 3.2 3.02
1972 3.15 3.04
1973 2.87 2.79
1974 2.65 2.35
1975 2.45 2.07
1976 2.24 2.11
1977 2.2 1.82
1978 1.84 1.79
1979 1.86 1.79
1980 1.78 1.82
1981 1.85 1.78
1982 1.86 1.74
1983 1.86 1.61
1984 1.75 1.62
1985 1.77 1.61
1986 1.69 1.43
1987 1.61 1.62
1988 1.58 1.96
1989 1.64 1.75
1990 1.84 1.83
1991 1.84 1.73
1992 1.8 1.72
1993 1.77 1.74
1994 1.73 1.71
1995 1.7 1.67
1996 1.67 1.66
1997 1.65 1.61
1998 1.62 1.48
1999 1.78 1.47
2000 1.93 1.6
2001 1.96 1.41
2002 1.86 1.37
2003 1.86 1.27
2004 1.8 1.26
2005 1.74 1.26
2006 1.7 1.28
2007 1.76 1.29
2008 1.76 1.28
2009 1.77 1.22
2010 1.79 1.15
2011 1.76 1.2
2012 1.73 1.29
2013 1.73 1.19
2014 1.73 1.25
2015 1.73 1.24
2016 1.72 1.2
2017 1.72 1.16
2018 1.72 1.14
2019 1.72 1.14
2020 1.71 1.1
2021 1.71 1.12
2022 1.71 1.04
2023 1.71 0.97

Barbados and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Barbados Singapore
1960 21.9 18.2
1961 21.8 18.1
1962 21.8 18
1963 21.8 18
1964 21.8 18.1
1965 21.8 18.2
1966 21.8 18.4
1967 21.9 18.6
1968 22.1 18.9
1969 22.2 19.3
1970 22.4 19.7
1971 22.6 20.1
1972 22.8 20.6
1973 23 21
1974 23.2 21.5
1975 23.5 22
1976 23.8 22.6
1977 24.1 23.1
1978 24.5 23.6
1979 24.9 24.2
1980 25.3 24.7
1981 25.7 25.3
1982 26.1 25.9
1983 26.5 26.4
1984 26.9 26.9
1985 27.3 27.3
1986 27.7 27.8
1987 28 28.3
1988 28.4 28.7
1989 28.7 29.1
1990 29.1 29.5
1991 29.5 29.8
1992 29.9 30.1
1993 30.4 30.4
1994 30.8 30.7
1995 31.3 31
1996 31.7 31.2
1997 32.1 31.4
1998 32.6 31.6
1999 33 31.9
2000 33.3 32.2
2001 33.7 32.5
2002 34 32.7
2003 34.3 33
2004 34.6 33.3
2005 34.9 33.5
2006 35.3 33.6
2007 35.6 33.6
2008 36 33.5
2009 36.3 33.6
2010 36.5 33.7
2011 36.8 33.9
2012 37.1 34
2013 37.4 34.1
2014 37.7 34.2
2015 37.9 34.4
2016 38.2 34.5
2017 38.5 34.8
2018 38.7 35
2019 39 35.2
2020 39.2 35.5
2021 39.4 35.8
2022 39.6 35.9
2023 39.9 36.2
2024 40.2 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
3.04%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98%
2024

Energy

Barbados Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Singapore
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
100%
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
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
84
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
97.7%
2021
English speaking
100%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Barbados Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Singapore
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
2,175 mi
2017

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