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Barbados vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 184th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Somalia
Population
282698
20177806
Population rank 175/197 66/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 27/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Barbados and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Somalia
Year GDP
Barbados Somalia
1960 $80,021,847 $180,459,937
1961 $85,363,759 $191,659,914
1962 $88,782,583 $203,531,928
1963 $99,893,761 $216,145,936
1964 $99,252,731 $229,529,913
1965 $105,021,997 $243,725,898
1966 $113,195,123 $257,375,897
1967 $125,554,009 $271,781,887
1968 $125,733,669 $286,719,885
1969 $141,393,142 $306,357,285
1970 $166,210,203 $347,985,394
1971 $186,826,503 $347,039,446
1972 $213,725,217 $447,883,941
1973 $260,767,828 $483,699,611
1974 $311,804,630 $572,504,036
1975 $402,178,605 $757,015,879
1976 $435,911,269 $871,344,245
1977 $495,097,668 $498,550,725
1978 $552,883,707 $564,571,823
1979 $670,362,452 $589,566,929
1980 $1,012,280,615 $602,515,548
1981 $1,114,204,743 $699,302,473
1982 $1,163,923,830 $774,578,932
1983 $1,236,016,507 $735,408,642
1984 $1,346,890,071 $787,434,542
1985 $1,409,536,121 $875,702,247
1986 $1,547,755,183 $916,590,786
1987 $1,704,370,308 $1,018,972,664
1988 $1,812,757,918 $1,051,596,967
1989 $2,006,165,167 $1,181,360,844
1990 $2,012,131,457 $1,031,282,081
1991 $2,020,583,702 $717,974,930
1992 $1,957,000,000 $709,297,579
1993 $2,063,342,117 $1,260,132,956
1994 $2,151,344,901 $1,481,205,098
1995 $2,216,974,096 $1,534,756,135
1996 $2,363,645,403 $1,792,234,297
1997 $2,498,384,130 $2,191,749,014
1998 $2,817,083,478 $2,962,047,564
1999 $2,951,822,205 $3,045,751,528
2000 $3,059,500,000 $3,412,797,450
2001 $3,054,500,000 $2,252,847,465
2002 $3,106,500,000 $2,192,684,135
2003 $3,209,500,000 $2,836,724,352
2004 $3,444,500,000 $3,859,592,813
2005 $3,819,500,000 $4,683,246,454
2006 $4,217,323,400 $5,026,743,282
2007 $4,675,767,950 $5,430,713,729
2008 $4,790,410,400 $5,913,620,293
2009 $4,466,809,600 $2,948,594,552
2010 $5,191,188,500 $2,687,807,004
2011 $5,342,183,800 $2,906,000,097
2012 $5,271,257,500 $4,364,670,160
2013 $5,361,158,350 $5,062,881,600
2014 $5,365,976,700 $5,728,399,720
2015 $5,288,057,750 $6,152,149,100
2016 $5,330,761,500 $6,613,743,070
2017 $5,517,340,450 $7,621,501,710
2018 $5,629,916,200 $7,873,440,830
2019 $5,788,288,000 $8,655,023,960
2020 $5,168,344,450 $8,628,393,720
2021 $5,275,242,050 $9,483,997,390
2022 $6,257,303,500 $10,202,767,270
2023 $6,720,733,200 $10,968,517,090
2024 $7,165,000,000 $12,108,515,110

Barbados and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Somalia
1960 $347 $62.7
1961 $366 $64.9
1962 $377 $67.2
1963 $421 $69.5
1964 $414 $71.9
1965 $433 $74.4
1966 $462 $76.5
1967 $508 $78.7
1968 $506 $80.8
1969 $567 $84.1
1970 $666 $93.1
1971 $750 $90.4
1972 $856 $113.7
1973 $1,042 $119.6
1974 $1,243 $137.9
1975 $1,601 $177.8
1976 $1,734 $199.6
1977 $1,968 $111.2
1978 $2,198 $117.3
1979 $2,668 $108.2
1980 $4,025 $101.5
1981 $4,417 $116.9
1982 $4,599 $129
1983 $4,866 $118.6
1984 $5,284 $122.5
1985 $5,510 $130.8
1986 $6,031 $131.4
1987 $6,625 $141
1988 $7,033 $145.3
1989 $7,773 $166
1990 $7,781 $145.6
1991 $7,790 $105.4
1992 $7,519 $109.2
1993 $7,905 $188.6
1994 $8,223 $210.8
1995 $8,460 $210.7
1996 $9,012 $237.2
1997 $9,522 $280.1
1998 $10,734 $363
1999 $11,244 $359
2000 $11,675 $386
2001 $11,640 $244.9
2002 $11,760 $229.6
2003 $12,076 $286.3
2004 $12,886 $375
2005 $14,214 $440
2006 $15,620 $458
2007 $17,235 $480
2008 $17,566 $507
2009 $16,295 $246.5
2010 $18,860 $219.2
2011 $19,346 $235.3
2012 $19,034 $350
2013 $19,308 $393
2014 $19,278 $429
2015 $18,954 $446
2016 $19,066 $461
2017 $19,693 $511
2018 $20,056 $510
2019 $20,584 $540
2020 $18,347 $518
2021 $18,697 $549
2022 $22,164 $573
2023 $23,804 $597
2024 $25,366 $637

Barbados vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Somalia
1950 53.6 41.5
1951 54.7 41.7
1952 55.9 41.9
1953 57 42.1
1954 58.3 42.3
1955 59 42.5
1956 60.5 42.7
1957 61.7 42.9
1958 62.4 43.1
1959 63.3 43.3
1960 64.1 43.5
1961 65 43.7
1962 65.7 44
1963 66.2 44.2
1964 66.7 44.4
1965 67.2 44.6
1966 67.7 44.8
1967 67.9 45.1
1968 68.2 45.3
1969 68.5 45.5
1970 68.5 45.6
1971 68.8 45.8
1972 69.1 46
1973 69.1 46.2
1974 69.4 44.3
1975 69.8 44.5
1976 70.1 44.7
1977 70.6 47
1978 71.1 47
1979 71.5 47.4
1980 72.1 47.6
1981 72.6 47.8
1982 72.9 48
1983 73.2 48.2
1984 73.3 48.4
1985 73.3 48.3
1986 73.4 48.4
1987 73.5 49
1988 73.4 43.9
1989 73.4 46.6
1990 73.5 46.9
1991 73.5 25.4
1992 73.6 25
1993 73.7 50.6
1994 73.8 50.3
1995 73.9 50.6
1996 74.1 50.5
1997 74 50.3
1998 74.5 50.8
1999 74.6 50.6
2000 74.6 50.7
2001 74.7 50.8
2002 74.8 50.8
2003 74.9 50.7
2004 75.1 50.7
2005 75 50.9
2006 75 50.9
2007 75.3 50.9
2008 75.3 51.5
2009 75.5 52.1
2010 75.5 48.9
2011 75.6 32.5
2012 75.7 49.1
2013 75.8 54
2014 75.9 54.4
2015 76.1 55.1
2016 76.2 55.3
2017 76.2 52.2
2018 76.4 54.8
2019 76.5 57.2
2020 76.6 57.1
2021 76.6 55.7
2022 75.7 53.9
2023 76.2 58.8
2024 76.3 59
2025 76.5 59.1

Barbados and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Somalia
Year Population
Barbados Somalia
1960 230,893 2,876,331
1961 233,148 2,952,054
1962 235,224 3,030,091
1963 237,557 3,110,361
1964 239,958 3,192,796
1965 242,417 3,277,874
1966 244,996 3,365,106
1967 247,091 3,454,537
1968 248,540 3,546,590
1969 249,444 3,641,015
1970 249,387 3,738,448
1971 249,168 3,837,691
1972 249,658 3,939,436
1973 250,322 4,045,592
1974 250,777 4,151,842
1975 251,175 4,257,535
1976 251,442 4,365,812
1977 251,626 4,484,050
1978 251,551 4,814,892
1979 251,269 5,449,117
1980 251,524 5,936,154
1981 252,270 5,982,849
1982 253,095 6,003,840
1983 253,992 6,198,430
1984 254,920 6,428,389
1985 255,820 6,693,289
1986 256,618 6,974,788
1987 257,279 7,228,302
1988 257,763 7,235,360
1989 258,109 7,114,817
1990 258,582 7,082,811
1991 259,373 6,813,760
1992 260,267 6,495,107
1993 261,027 6,681,399
1994 261,620 7,026,797
1995 262,039 7,285,007
1996 262,284 7,554,474
1997 262,392 7,824,525
1998 262,436 8,155,417
1999 262,517 8,492,059
2000 262,063 8,838,713
2001 262,425 9,198,493
2002 264,148 9,550,063
2003 265,776 9,909,157
2004 267,298 10,280,998
2005 268,706 10,644,228
2006 270,002 10,975,502
2007 271,288 11,322,582
2008 272,714 11,663,084
2009 274,123 11,961,201
2010 275,243 12,261,756
2011 276,139 12,348,830
2012 276,938 12,461,160
2013 277,665 12,869,594
2014 278,348 13,339,491
2015 278,990 13,806,963
2016 279,598 14,348,740
2017 280,171 14,916,629
2018 280,711 15,452,487
2019 281,207 16,030,971
2020 281,698 16,651,191
2021 282,147 17,271,431
2022 282,318 17,801,897
2023 282,336 18,358,615
2024 282,467 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Barbados and Somalia

Fertility rate
Barbados

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Somalia
1960 4.71 7.25
1961 4.15 7.25
1962 4.3 7.26
1963 4.3 7.26
1964 4.21 7.26
1965 4.18 7.26
1966 4.14 7.26
1967 3.6 7.25
1968 3.57 7.23
1969 3.34 7.21
1970 3.08 7.18
1971 3.2 7.15
1972 3.15 7.12
1973 2.87 7.09
1974 2.65 7.06
1975 2.45 7.03
1976 2.24 7.02
1977 2.2 7
1978 1.84 7.13
1979 1.86 7.16
1980 1.78 7.18
1981 1.85 7.23
1982 1.86 7.25
1983 1.86 7.28
1984 1.75 7.3
1985 1.77 7.33
1986 1.69 7.35
1987 1.61 7.37
1988 1.58 7.4
1989 1.64 7.42
1990 1.84 7.44
1991 1.84 7.47
1992 1.8 7.5
1993 1.77 7.53
1994 1.73 7.54
1995 1.7 7.58
1996 1.67 7.62
1997 1.65 7.66
1998 1.62 7.66
1999 1.78 7.66
2000 1.93 7.65
2001 1.96 7.64
2002 1.86 7.63
2003 1.86 7.6
2004 1.8 7.57
2005 1.74 7.53
2006 1.7 7.49
2007 1.76 7.46
2008 1.76 7.42
2009 1.77 7.38
2010 1.79 7.32
2011 1.76 7.27
2012 1.73 7.21
2013 1.73 7.14
2014 1.73 7.06
2015 1.73 6.98
2016 1.72 6.88
2017 1.72 6.77
2018 1.72 6.66
2019 1.72 6.56
2020 1.71 6.45
2021 1.71 6.35
2022 1.71 6.26
2023 1.71 6.13

Barbados and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Barbados Somalia
1960 21.9 18.1
1961 21.8 17.9
1962 21.8 17.8
1963 21.8 17.7
1964 21.8 17.6
1965 21.8 17.5
1966 21.8 17.5
1967 21.9 17.5
1968 22.1 17.5
1969 22.2 17.5
1970 22.4 17.5
1971 22.6 17.6
1972 22.8 17.6
1973 23 17.6
1974 23.2 17.7
1975 23.5 17.7
1976 23.8 17.7
1977 24.1 17.7
1978 24.5 17.7
1979 24.9 17.6
1980 25.3 17.6
1981 25.7 17.5
1982 26.1 17.4
1983 26.5 17.4
1984 26.9 17.3
1985 27.3 17.2
1986 27.7 17.1
1987 28 17
1988 28.4 16.8
1989 28.7 16.7
1990 29.1 16.5
1991 29.5 16.5
1992 29.9 16.7
1993 30.4 16.8
1994 30.8 16.7
1995 31.3 16.6
1996 31.7 16.5
1997 32.1 16.4
1998 32.6 16.4
1999 33 16.3
2000 33.3 16.3
2001 33.7 16.2
2002 34 16.2
2003 34.3 16.1
2004 34.6 16
2005 34.9 15.9
2006 35.3 15.7
2007 35.6 15.6
2008 36 15.6
2009 36.3 15.6
2010 36.5 15.7
2011 36.8 15.8
2012 37.1 16
2013 37.4 16
2014 37.7 16
2015 37.9 16.1
2016 38.2 16.1
2017 38.5 16.2
2018 38.7 16.2
2019 39 16.3
2020 39.2 16.3
2021 39.4 16.4
2022 39.6 16.5
2023 39.9 16.5
2024 40.2 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
29
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
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
n/a
Banked people share n/a
38.7%
2014

Energy

Barbados Somalia
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
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
95.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Barbados Somalia
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
54.1%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Barbados Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.02
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Somalia
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
9,321 mi
2018

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