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Barbados vs Spain statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 48.8M in Spain (ranked 32/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 192,934 sq mi for Spain (ranked 184th vs. 51st).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Spain ranks 14/197 ($1.72T). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Spain ranks 31/197 ($35,297).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Spain
Population
282698
48786181
Population rank 175/197 32/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$1.72T
2024
GDP rank 158/197 14/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$35,297
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 31/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$56,926
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$1.75T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
100.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$35,940
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 19/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$24,195
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
192,934 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
253 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.12
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
46.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
84 years
2025

Barbados and Spain: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Spain economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Spain
Year GDP
Barbados Spain
1960 $80,021,847 $12,424,514,014
1961 $85,363,759 $14,238,126,760
1962 $88,782,583 $16,609,632,791
1963 $99,893,761 $19,631,714,760
1964 $99,252,731 $21,966,876,027
1965 $105,021,997 $25,479,619,607
1966 $113,195,123 $29,559,436,183
1967 $125,554,009 $32,570,905,397
1968 $125,733,669 $32,394,326,464
1969 $141,393,142 $37,090,689,288
1970 $166,210,203 $40,963,715,237
1971 $186,826,503 $46,586,119,760
1972 $213,725,217 $59,090,176,029
1973 $260,767,828 $78,583,355,226
1974 $311,804,630 $97,204,522,642
1975 $402,178,605 $114,695,060,870
1976 $435,911,269 $118,422,534,195
1977 $495,097,668 $132,354,665,936
1978 $552,883,707 $160,484,969,618
1979 $670,362,452 $214,448,666,336
1980 $1,012,280,615 $232,600,556,974
1981 $1,114,204,743 $202,663,023,968
1982 $1,163,923,830 $195,856,752,991
1983 $1,236,016,507 $170,829,074,246
1984 $1,346,890,071 $171,979,977,230
1985 $1,409,536,121 $180,664,322,896
1986 $1,547,755,183 $251,141,555,186
1987 $1,704,370,308 $318,520,253,335
1988 $1,812,757,918 $375,891,716,898
1989 $2,006,165,167 $414,460,794,097
1990 $2,012,131,457 $536,175,326,477
1991 $2,020,583,702 $576,753,902,322
1992 $1,957,000,000 $630,465,353,486
1993 $2,063,342,117 $524,700,572,624
1994 $2,151,344,901 $530,183,651,720
1995 $2,216,974,096 $614,170,002,669
1996 $2,363,645,403 $642,251,412,058
1997 $2,498,384,130 $589,739,772,727
1998 $2,817,083,478 $618,731,484,575
1999 $2,951,822,205 $634,394,904,387
2000 $3,059,500,000 $598,102,854,756
2001 $3,054,500,000 $627,798,682,379
2002 $3,106,500,000 $708,938,227,244
2003 $3,209,500,000 $907,963,217,058
2004 $3,444,500,000 $1,069,829,382,515
2005 $3,819,500,000 $1,154,667,551,776
2006 $4,217,323,400 $1,261,846,683,275
2007 $4,675,767,950 $1,476,746,276,855
2008 $4,790,410,400 $1,636,115,447,613
2009 $4,466,809,600 $1,496,587,590,848
2010 $5,191,188,500 $1,427,989,078,917
2011 $5,342,183,800 $1,487,568,659,241
2012 $5,271,257,500 $1,330,994,811,670
2013 $5,361,158,350 $1,362,186,923,158
2014 $5,365,976,700 $1,380,244,561,362
2015 $5,288,057,750 $1,206,164,777,553
2016 $5,330,761,500 $1,243,015,667,917
2017 $5,517,340,450 $1,321,754,088,819
2018 $5,629,916,200 $1,431,642,809,327
2019 $5,788,288,000 $1,403,496,387,686
2020 $5,168,344,450 $1,289,783,836,971
2021 $5,275,242,050 $1,461,244,901,853
2022 $6,257,303,500 $1,446,498,147,749
2023 $6,720,733,200 $1,620,090,734,957
2024 $7,165,000,000 $1,722,745,978,335

Barbados and Spain economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Spain
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Spain
1960 $347 $408
1961 $366 $463
1962 $377 $535
1963 $421 $627
1964 $414 $695
1965 $433 $797
1966 $462 $916
1967 $508 $997
1968 $506 $978
1969 $567 $1,109
1970 $666 $1,211
1971 $750 $1,361
1972 $856 $1,708
1973 $1,042 $2,246
1974 $1,243 $2,748
1975 $1,601 $3,208
1976 $1,734 $3,277
1977 $1,968 $3,625
1978 $2,198 $4,353
1979 $2,668 $5,766
1980 $4,025 $6,204
1981 $4,417 $5,367
1982 $4,599 $5,156
1983 $4,866 $4,475
1984 $5,284 $4,487
1985 $5,510 $4,696
1986 $6,031 $6,509
1987 $6,625 $8,234
1988 $7,033 $9,696
1989 $7,773 $10,674
1990 $7,781 $13,795
1991 $7,790 $14,801
1992 $7,519 $16,101
1993 $7,905 $13,330
1994 $8,223 $13,406
1995 $8,460 $15,461
1996 $9,012 $16,101
1997 $9,522 $14,722
1998 $10,734 $15,382
1999 $11,244 $15,708
2000 $11,675 $14,743
2001 $11,640 $15,368
2002 $11,760 $17,111
2003 $12,076 $21,522
2004 $12,886 $24,925
2005 $14,214 $26,451
2006 $15,620 $28,422
2007 $17,235 $32,652
2008 $17,566 $35,603
2009 $16,295 $32,280
2010 $18,860 $30,659
2011 $19,346 $31,825
2012 $19,034 $28,456
2013 $19,308 $29,229
2014 $19,278 $29,708
2015 $18,954 $25,982
2016 $19,066 $26,756
2017 $19,693 $28,381
2018 $20,056 $30,602
2019 $20,584 $29,787
2020 $18,347 $27,234
2021 $18,697 $30,799
2022 $22,164 $30,270
2023 $23,804 $33,509
2024 $25,366 $35,297

Barbados vs. Spain life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Spain
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Spain
1950 53.6 61.8
1951 54.7 61.5
1952 55.9 64.8
1953 57 65.7
1954 58.3 66.9
1955 59 66.7
1956 60.5 66.8
1957 61.7 66.6
1958 62.4 68.8
1959 63.3 68.7
1960 64.1 69.2
1961 65 69.6
1962 65.7 69.6
1963 66.2 69.8
1964 66.7 70.5
1965 67.2 70.9
1966 67.7 71.2
1967 67.9 71.3
1968 68.2 71.7
1969 68.5 71.1
1970 68.5 72.1
1971 68.8 71.7
1972 69.1 73
1973 69.1 72.7
1974 69.4 73.1
1975 69.8 73.5
1976 70.1 73.8
1977 70.6 74.3
1978 71.1 74.5
1979 71.5 75
1980 72.1 75.5
1981 72.6 75.7
1982 72.9 76.3
1983 73.2 76.1
1984 73.3 76.5
1985 73.3 76.4
1986 73.4 76.7
1987 73.5 77
1988 73.4 76.9
1989 73.4 77
1990 73.5 77
1991 73.5 77.1
1992 73.6 77.6
1993 73.7 77.7
1994 73.8 78.1
1995 73.9 78.2
1996 74.1 78.3
1997 74 78.9
1998 74.5 78.9
1999 74.6 78.9
2000 74.6 79.4
2001 74.7 79.7
2002 74.8 79.8
2003 74.9 79.7
2004 75.1 80.3
2005 75 80.3
2006 75 81
2007 75.3 81
2008 75.3 81.3
2009 75.5 81.6
2010 75.5 82
2011 75.6 82.2
2012 75.7 82.2
2013 75.8 82.7
2014 75.9 82.8
2015 76.1 82.6
2016 76.2 83
2017 76.2 83
2018 76.4 83.1
2019 76.5 83.5
2020 76.6 82.2
2021 76.6 83
2022 75.7 82.4
2023 76.2 83.7
2024 76.3 83.8
2025 76.5 84

Barbados and Spain population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Spain
Year Population
Barbados Spain
1960 230,893 30,455,000
1961 233,148 30,739,250
1962 235,224 31,023,366
1963 237,557 31,296,651
1964 239,958 31,609,195
1965 242,417 31,954,292
1966 244,996 32,283,194
1967 247,091 32,682,947
1968 248,540 33,113,134
1969 249,444 33,441,054
1970 249,387 33,814,531
1971 249,168 34,224,490
1972 249,658 34,604,469
1973 250,322 34,988,947
1974 250,777 35,373,335
1975 251,175 35,757,900
1976 251,442 36,137,812
1977 251,626 36,511,638
1978 251,551 36,864,898
1979 251,269 37,191,330
1980 251,524 37,491,165
1981 252,270 37,758,631
1982 253,095 37,986,012
1983 253,992 38,171,525
1984 254,920 38,330,364
1985 255,820 38,469,512
1986 256,618 38,584,624
1987 257,279 38,684,815
1988 257,763 38,766,939
1989 258,109 38,827,764
1990 258,582 38,867,322
1991 259,373 38,966,376
1992 260,267 39,157,685
1993 261,027 39,361,262
1994 261,620 39,549,108
1995 262,039 39,724,050
1996 262,284 39,889,852
1997 262,392 40,057,389
1998 262,436 40,223,509
1999 262,517 40,386,875
2000 262,063 40,567,864
2001 262,425 40,850,412
2002 264,148 41,431,558
2003 265,776 42,187,645
2004 267,298 42,921,895
2005 268,706 43,653,155
2006 270,002 44,397,319
2007 271,288 45,226,803
2008 272,714 45,954,106
2009 274,123 46,362,946
2010 275,243 46,576,897
2011 276,139 46,742,697
2012 276,938 46,773,055
2013 277,665 46,604,197
2014 278,348 46,460,733
2015 278,990 46,422,303
2016 279,598 46,458,139
2017 280,171 46,571,232
2018 280,711 46,782,011
2019 281,207 47,118,501
2020 281,698 47,359,424
2021 282,147 47,443,821
2022 282,318 47,786,102
2023 282,336 48,347,910
2024 282,467 48,807,137

Fertility rates in Barbados and Spain

Fertility rate
Barbados

Spain
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Spain
1960 4.71 2.86
1961 4.15 2.77
1962 4.3 2.8
1963 4.3 2.88
1964 4.21 3.01
1965 4.18 2.94
1966 4.14 2.91
1967 3.6 2.94
1968 3.57 2.87
1969 3.34 2.86
1970 3.08 2.84
1971 3.2 2.9
1972 3.15 2.87
1973 2.87 2.84
1974 2.65 2.88
1975 2.45 2.77
1976 2.24 2.77
1977 2.2 2.65
1978 1.84 2.54
1979 1.86 2.37
1980 1.78 2.22
1981 1.85 2.04
1982 1.86 1.94
1983 1.86 1.8
1984 1.75 1.73
1985 1.77 1.64
1986 1.69 1.56
1987 1.61 1.49
1988 1.58 1.45
1989 1.64 1.4
1990 1.84 1.36
1991 1.84 1.33
1992 1.8 1.31
1993 1.77 1.26
1994 1.73 1.19
1995 1.7 1.16
1996 1.67 1.14
1997 1.65 1.15
1998 1.62 1.13
1999 1.78 1.17
2000 1.93 1.22
2001 1.96 1.23
2002 1.86 1.25
2003 1.86 1.3
2004 1.8 1.31
2005 1.74 1.33
2006 1.7 1.36
2007 1.76 1.38
2008 1.76 1.45
2009 1.77 1.38
2010 1.79 1.37
2011 1.76 1.34
2012 1.73 1.32
2013 1.73 1.27
2014 1.73 1.32
2015 1.73 1.33
2016 1.72 1.33
2017 1.72 1.31
2018 1.72 1.26
2019 1.72 1.23
2020 1.71 1.18
2021 1.71 1.18
2022 1.71 1.16
2023 1.71 1.12

Barbados and Spain demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Spain
Year Median age, years
Barbados Spain
1960 21.9 29.4
1961 21.8 29.6
1962 21.8 29.7
1963 21.8 29.9
1964 21.8 30.1
1965 21.8 30.2
1966 21.8 30.3
1967 21.9 30.4
1968 22.1 30.4
1969 22.2 30.2
1970 22.4 30.1
1971 22.6 30.1
1972 22.8 30
1973 23 30
1974 23.2 30
1975 23.5 30
1976 23.8 30.1
1977 24.1 30.2
1978 24.5 30.4
1979 24.9 30.6
1980 25.3 30.7
1981 25.7 30.9
1982 26.1 31.1
1983 26.5 31.4
1984 26.9 31.6
1985 27.3 31.9
1986 27.7 32.2
1987 28 32.5
1988 28.4 32.9
1989 28.7 33.2
1990 29.1 33.6
1991 29.5 33.9
1992 29.9 34.2
1993 30.4 34.6
1994 30.8 34.9
1995 31.3 35.3
1996 31.7 35.7
1997 32.1 36.2
1998 32.6 36.6
1999 33 37
2000 33.3 37.4
2001 33.7 37.8
2002 34 38.1
2003 34.3 38.3
2004 34.6 38.5
2005 34.9 38.8
2006 35.3 39
2007 35.6 39.2
2008 36 39.4
2009 36.3 39.8
2010 36.5 40.2
2011 36.8 40.6
2012 37.1 41.1
2013 37.4 41.7
2014 37.7 42.2
2015 37.9 42.7
2016 38.2 43.1
2017 38.5 43.5
2018 38.7 43.8
2019 39 44.1
2020 39.2 44.5
2021 39.4 44.9
2022 39.6 45.4
2023 39.9 45.9
2024 40.2 46.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Spain
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$1.63T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
45.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
4.59%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.51%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
199,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-2.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
69.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
19.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
66.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
24.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.2%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
1,180,703
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.96%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
34
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
277
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$754B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$108B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$6.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
36,410,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
19.8%
1998
Banked people share n/a
98.4%
2024

Energy

Barbados Spain
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
2,294 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$23.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
217.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
4.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
68.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
25.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
77%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,118 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
47%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.9%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Spain
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.6%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+111,674
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
81.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
80.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
56
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
89
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.69
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
176
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
99.7%
2021
English speaking
100%
2023
22%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
95.8%
2024

Health

Barbados Spain
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$2,911
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$558
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
4.48
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.5 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
3.1
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
16.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
9.7%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
76
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
28.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
9.16 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Spain
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
3,953 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
95,648 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
71,757 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
424,505 mi
2020

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