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Barbados vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 184th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados South Sudan
Population
282698
12387398
Population rank 175/197 81/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 158/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 47/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 27/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Barbados and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Barbados and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Barbados

South Sudan
Year GDP
Barbados South Sudan
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 -
1971 $186,826,503 -
1972 $213,725,217 -
1973 $260,767,828 -
1974 $311,804,630 -
1975 $402,178,605 -
1976 $435,911,269 -
1977 $495,097,668 -
1978 $552,883,707 -
1979 $670,362,452 -
1980 $1,012,280,615 -
1981 $1,114,204,743 -
1982 $1,163,923,830 -
1983 $1,236,016,507 -
1984 $1,346,890,071 -
1985 $1,409,536,121 -
1986 $1,547,755,183 -
1987 $1,704,370,308 -
1988 $1,812,757,918 -
1989 $2,006,165,167 -
1990 $2,012,131,457 -
1991 $2,020,583,702 -
1992 $1,957,000,000 -
1993 $2,063,342,117 -
1994 $2,151,344,901 -
1995 $2,216,974,096 -
1996 $2,363,645,403 -
1997 $2,498,384,130 -
1998 $2,817,083,478 -
1999 $2,951,822,205 -
2000 $3,059,500,000 -
2001 $3,054,500,000 -
2002 $3,106,500,000 -
2003 $3,209,500,000 -
2004 $3,444,500,000 -
2005 $3,819,500,000 -
2006 $4,217,323,400 -
2007 $4,675,767,950 -
2008 $4,790,410,400 $14,586,253,383
2009 $4,466,809,600 $12,231,264,525
2010 $5,191,188,500 $14,602,072,411
2011 $5,342,183,800 $14,907,308,933
2012 $5,271,257,500 $11,931,472,169
2013 $5,361,158,350 $18,426,469,017
2014 $5,365,976,700 $13,962,212,847
2015 $5,288,057,750 $11,997,800,760
2016 $5,330,761,500 -
2017 $5,517,340,450 -
2018 $5,629,916,200 -
2019 $5,788,288,000 -
2020 $5,168,344,450 -
2021 $5,275,242,050 -
2022 $6,257,303,500 -
2023 $6,720,733,200 -
2024 $7,165,000,000 -

Barbados and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Barbados South Sudan
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 -
1966 $462 -
1967 $508 -
1968 $506 -
1969 $567 -
1970 $666 -
1971 $750 -
1972 $856 -
1973 $1,042 -
1974 $1,243 -
1975 $1,601 -
1976 $1,734 -
1977 $1,968 -
1978 $2,198 -
1979 $2,668 -
1980 $4,025 -
1981 $4,417 -
1982 $4,599 -
1983 $4,866 -
1984 $5,284 -
1985 $5,510 -
1986 $6,031 -
1987 $6,625 -
1988 $7,033 -
1989 $7,773 -
1990 $7,781 -
1991 $7,790 -
1992 $7,519 -
1993 $7,905 -
1994 $8,223 -
1995 $8,460 -
1996 $9,012 -
1997 $9,522 -
1998 $10,734 -
1999 $11,244 -
2000 $11,675 -
2001 $11,640 -
2002 $11,760 -
2003 $12,076 -
2004 $12,886 -
2005 $14,214 -
2006 $15,620 -
2007 $17,235 -
2008 $17,566 $1,654
2009 $16,295 $1,323
2010 $18,860 $1,498
2011 $19,346 $1,449
2012 $19,034 $1,109
2013 $19,308 $1,650
2014 $19,278 $1,243
2015 $18,954 $1,080
2016 $19,066 -
2017 $19,693 -
2018 $20,056 -
2019 $20,584 -
2020 $18,347 -
2021 $18,697 -
2022 $22,164 -
2023 $23,804 -
2024 $25,366 -

Barbados vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados South Sudan
1950 53.6 30.2
1951 54.7 30.6
1952 55.9 31
1953 57 31.4
1954 58.3 31.7
1955 59 32
1956 60.5 31.6
1957 61.7 30.9
1958 62.4 27.6
1959 63.3 27.8
1960 64.1 28.1
1961 65 28.3
1962 65.7 28.5
1963 66.2 28.2
1964 66.7 32.5
1965 67.2 28.8
1966 67.7 25.6
1967 67.9 25.9
1968 68.2 26.1
1969 68.5 25.4
1970 68.5 25.6
1971 68.8 31
1972 69.1 31.3
1973 69.1 36.3
1974 69.4 36.6
1975 69.8 36.9
1976 70.1 37.1
1977 70.6 37.4
1978 71.1 37.6
1979 71.5 37.8
1980 72.1 38
1981 72.6 38.3
1982 72.9 38.7
1983 73.2 34.7
1984 73.3 31.8
1985 73.3 32.4
1986 73.4 32.8
1987 73.5 20.7
1988 73.4 11
1989 73.4 28.2
1990 73.5 28.6
1991 73.5 29.2
1992 73.6 21.9
1993 73.7 22.3
1994 73.8 44.9
1995 73.9 31.5
1996 74.1 32.1
1997 74 33.1
1998 74.5 19
1999 74.6 44.5
2000 74.6 47.6
2001 74.7 48.6
2002 74.8 49.4
2003 74.9 52.3
2004 75.1 53.1
2005 75 54
2006 75 54.7
2007 75.3 55.4
2008 75.3 56.3
2009 75.5 56.8
2010 75.5 57.5
2011 75.6 57.7
2012 75.7 58.2
2013 75.8 58.3
2014 75.9 45.6
2015 76.1 39.8
2016 76.2 36.7
2017 76.2 35.4
2018 76.4 51.9
2019 76.5 58.1
2020 76.6 57.6
2021 76.6 57
2022 75.7 57.2
2023 76.2 57.6
2024 76.3 57.7
2025 76.5 57.9

Barbados and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

South Sudan
Year Population
Barbados South Sudan
1960 230,893 2,931,559
1961 233,148 2,976,724
1962 235,224 3,024,308
1963 237,557 3,072,669
1964 239,958 3,129,918
1965 242,417 3,189,835
1966 244,996 3,236,423
1967 247,091 3,277,648
1968 248,540 3,321,528
1969 249,444 3,365,533
1970 249,387 3,409,614
1971 249,168 3,468,646
1972 249,658 3,542,497
1973 250,322 3,627,383
1974 250,777 3,723,259
1975 251,175 3,821,494
1976 251,442 3,921,910
1977 251,626 4,024,032
1978 251,551 4,127,657
1979 251,269 4,232,605
1980 251,524 4,339,030
1981 252,270 4,447,272
1982 253,095 4,557,686
1983 253,992 4,661,574
1984 254,920 4,750,627
1985 255,820 4,834,296
1986 256,618 4,921,240
1987 257,279 4,962,395
1988 257,763 4,848,029
1989 258,109 4,713,229
1990 258,582 4,737,633
1991 259,373 4,836,677
1992 260,267 4,909,749
1993 261,027 4,956,002
1994 261,620 5,071,184
1995 262,039 5,225,836
1996 262,284 5,356,925
1997 262,392 5,509,136
1998 262,436 5,620,068
1999 262,517 5,771,628
2000 262,063 6,032,267
2001 262,425 6,308,391
2002 264,148 6,596,806
2003 265,776 6,903,127
2004 267,298 7,233,041
2005 268,706 7,590,143
2006 270,002 7,976,526
2007 271,288 8,388,788
2008 272,714 8,817,647
2009 274,123 9,243,556
2010 275,243 9,745,953
2011 276,139 10,288,109
2012 276,938 10,756,240
2013 277,665 11,166,275
2014 278,348 11,235,073
2015 278,990 11,107,561
2016 279,598 10,830,102
2017 280,171 10,259,154
2018 280,711 10,122,977
2019 281,207 10,423,384
2020 281,698 10,698,467
2021 282,147 10,865,780
2022 282,318 11,021,177
2023 282,336 11,483,374
2024 282,467 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Barbados and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Barbados

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Barbados South Sudan
1960 4.71 7.16
1961 4.15 7.18
1962 4.3 7.2
1963 4.3 7.2
1964 4.21 7.22
1965 4.18 7.22
1966 4.14 7.25
1967 3.6 7.26
1968 3.57 7.26
1969 3.34 7.28
1970 3.08 7.29
1971 3.2 7.3
1972 3.15 7.31
1973 2.87 7.31
1974 2.65 7.31
1975 2.45 7.33
1976 2.24 7.33
1977 2.2 7.33
1978 1.84 7.33
1979 1.86 7.32
1980 1.78 7.33
1981 1.85 7.33
1982 1.86 7.34
1983 1.86 7.34
1984 1.75 7.35
1985 1.77 7.36
1986 1.69 7.38
1987 1.61 7.39
1988 1.58 7.38
1989 1.64 7.37
1990 1.84 7.38
1991 1.84 7.38
1992 1.8 7.37
1993 1.77 7.36
1994 1.73 7.35
1995 1.7 7.34
1996 1.67 7.32
1997 1.65 7.2
1998 1.62 7.08
1999 1.78 6.94
2000 1.93 6.8
2001 1.96 6.65
2002 1.86 6.52
2003 1.86 6.35
2004 1.8 6.19
2005 1.74 6.02
2006 1.7 5.85
2007 1.76 5.7
2008 1.76 5.57
2009 1.77 5.45
2010 1.79 5.32
2011 1.76 5.19
2012 1.73 5.06
2013 1.73 4.94
2014 1.73 4.82
2015 1.73 4.7
2016 1.72 4.58
2017 1.72 4.48
2018 1.72 4.37
2019 1.72 4.26
2020 1.71 4.16
2021 1.71 4.05
2022 1.71 3.96
2023 1.71 3.86

Barbados and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Barbados South Sudan
1960 21.9 18.6
1961 21.8 18.5
1962 21.8 18.5
1963 21.8 18.4
1964 21.8 18.4
1965 21.8 18.3
1966 21.8 18.3
1967 21.9 18.2
1968 22.1 18
1969 22.2 17.9
1970 22.4 17.7
1971 22.6 17.6
1972 22.8 17.5
1973 23 17.5
1974 23.2 17.4
1975 23.5 17.4
1976 23.8 17.3
1977 24.1 17.2
1978 24.5 17.2
1979 24.9 17.1
1980 25.3 17.1
1981 25.7 17
1982 26.1 16.9
1983 26.5 16.8
1984 26.9 16.8
1985 27.3 16.7
1986 27.7 16.6
1987 28 16.5
1988 28.4 16.8
1989 28.7 17.1
1990 29.1 17
1991 29.5 17
1992 29.9 17
1993 30.4 16.9
1994 30.8 16.9
1995 31.3 16.9
1996 31.7 16.9
1997 32.1 16.9
1998 32.6 17
1999 33 17.1
2000 33.3 17.2
2001 33.7 17.3
2002 34 17.3
2003 34.3 17.3
2004 34.6 17.4
2005 34.9 17.6
2006 35.3 17.8
2007 35.6 18
2008 36 18.2
2009 36.3 18.4
2010 36.5 18.7
2011 36.8 19
2012 37.1 19.2
2013 37.4 19.3
2014 37.7 19
2015 37.9 18.6
2016 38.2 18.2
2017 38.5 17.4
2018 38.7 17.3
2019 39 17.8
2020 39.2 18.2
2021 39.4 18.4
2022 39.6 18.7
2023 39.9 19
2024 40.2 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
1.8%
2016
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
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
0.39%
2018
Banked people share n/a
5.83%
2021

Energy

Barbados South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Barbados South Sudan
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
34.5%
2018
English speaking
100%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Barbados South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.04
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Barbados South Sudan
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
n/a

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