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Barbados vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 184th vs. 58th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Sweden
Population
282698
10654722
Population rank 175/197 93/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Barbados and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Sweden
Year GDP
Barbados Sweden
1960 $80,021,847 $15,930,258,332
1961 $85,363,759 $17,329,819,494
1962 $88,782,583 $18,794,282,717
1963 $99,893,761 $20,342,365,392
1964 $99,252,731 $22,685,750,575
1965 $105,021,997 $24,964,233,891
1966 $113,195,123 $27,155,028,520
1967 $125,554,009 $29,475,219,787
1968 $125,733,669 $31,278,230,634
1969 $141,393,142 $33,967,691,454
1970 $166,210,203 $38,037,663,342
1971 $186,826,503 $41,506,627,519
1972 $213,725,217 $48,883,734,672
1973 $260,767,828 $59,319,523,962
1974 $311,804,630 $65,918,391,224
1975 $402,178,605 $82,766,182,746
1976 $435,911,269 $89,233,541,404
1977 $495,097,668 $94,332,865,494
1978 $552,883,707 $104,292,130,796
1979 $670,362,452 $123,208,942,175
1980 $1,012,280,615 $141,887,695,763
1981 $1,114,204,743 $129,500,408,224
1982 $1,163,923,830 $114,216,043,040
1983 $1,236,016,507 $104,863,313,508
1984 $1,346,890,071 $109,044,297,251
1985 $1,409,536,121 $113,959,392,485
1986 $1,547,755,183 $150,281,594,980
1987 $1,704,370,308 $182,746,413,791
1988 $1,812,757,918 $206,688,963,474
1989 $2,006,165,167 $217,634,838,449
1990 $2,012,131,457 $261,469,578,631
1991 $2,020,583,702 $273,834,608,020
1992 $1,957,000,000 $283,912,173,667
1993 $2,063,342,117 $212,647,043,708
1994 $2,151,344,901 $228,701,658,891
1995 $2,216,974,096 $267,052,836,695
1996 $2,363,645,403 $291,952,430,659
1997 $2,498,384,130 $268,251,974,486
1998 $2,817,083,478 $270,889,570,938
1999 $2,951,822,205 $274,320,415,376
2000 $3,059,500,000 $262,905,197,442
2001 $3,054,500,000 $242,499,249,693
2002 $3,106,500,000 $267,373,345,247
2003 $3,209,500,000 $334,074,051,173
2004 $3,444,500,000 $384,547,211,147
2005 $3,819,500,000 $391,690,329,314
2006 $4,217,323,400 $422,530,427,476
2007 $4,675,767,950 $490,050,156,833
2008 $4,790,410,400 $514,616,528,349
2009 $4,466,809,600 $434,313,804,907
2010 $5,191,188,500 $492,753,255,886
2011 $5,342,183,800 $570,541,353,129
2012 $5,271,257,500 $549,742,183,874
2013 $5,361,158,350 $584,128,116,410
2014 $5,365,976,700 $577,730,245,154
2015 $5,288,057,750 $501,698,263,621
2016 $5,330,761,500 $514,218,206,628
2017 $5,517,340,450 $536,083,940,229
2018 $5,629,916,200 $551,312,498,430
2019 $5,788,288,000 $532,169,294,166
2020 $5,168,344,450 $545,147,614,972
2021 $5,275,242,050 $637,186,904,844
2022 $6,257,303,500 $579,895,717,344
2023 $6,720,733,200 $585,489,968,189
2024 $7,165,000,000 $610,117,791,237

Barbados and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Sweden
1960 $347 $2,128
1961 $366 $2,304
1962 $377 $2,485
1963 $421 $2,675
1964 $414 $2,961
1965 $433 $3,228
1966 $462 $3,478
1967 $508 $3,746
1968 $506 $3,953
1969 $567 $4,263
1970 $666 $4,729
1971 $750 $5,125
1972 $856 $6,018
1973 $1,042 $7,291
1974 $1,243 $8,078
1975 $1,601 $10,103
1976 $1,734 $10,853
1977 $1,968 $11,432
1978 $2,198 $12,602
1979 $2,668 $14,856
1980 $4,025 $17,073
1981 $4,417 $15,564
1982 $4,599 $13,719
1983 $4,866 $12,590
1984 $5,284 $13,080
1985 $5,510 $13,647
1986 $6,031 $17,955
1987 $6,625 $21,761
1988 $7,033 $24,499
1989 $7,773 $25,625
1990 $7,781 $30,550
1991 $7,790 $31,777
1992 $7,519 $32,754
1993 $7,905 $24,390
1994 $8,223 $26,046
1995 $8,460 $30,254
1996 $9,012 $33,023
1997 $9,522 $30,324
1998 $10,734 $30,606
1999 $11,244 $30,969
2000 $11,675 $29,633
2001 $11,640 $27,259
2002 $11,760 $29,958
2003 $12,076 $37,292
2004 $12,886 $42,758
2005 $14,214 $43,379
2006 $15,620 $46,532
2007 $17,235 $53,569
2008 $17,566 $55,817
2009 $16,295 $46,708
2010 $18,860 $52,543
2011 $19,346 $60,380
2012 $19,034 $57,750
2013 $19,308 $60,844
2014 $19,278 $59,584
2015 $18,954 $51,198
2016 $19,066 $51,820
2017 $19,693 $53,301
2018 $20,056 $54,182
2019 $20,584 $51,773
2020 $18,347 $52,654
2021 $18,697 $61,175
2022 $22,164 $55,297
2023 $23,804 $55,567
2024 $25,366 $57,723

Barbados vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Sweden
1950 53.6 71.1
1951 54.7 71.4
1952 55.9 71.8
1953 57 71.9
1954 58.3 72.4
1955 59 72.6
1956 60.5 72.7
1957 61.7 72.5
1958 62.4 73.2
1959 63.3 73.4
1960 64.1 73
1961 65 73.5
1962 65.7 73.4
1963 66.2 73.5
1964 66.7 73.7
1965 67.2 73.9
1966 67.7 74.1
1967 67.9 74.1
1968 68.2 74
1969 68.5 74.1
1970 68.5 74.7
1971 68.8 74.6
1972 69.1 74.7
1973 69.1 74.9
1974 69.4 75
1975 69.8 75
1976 70.1 75
1977 70.6 75.4
1978 71.1 75.5
1979 71.5 75.5
1980 72.1 75.7
1981 72.6 76
1982 72.9 76.3
1983 73.2 76.6
1984 73.3 76.8
1985 73.3 76.7
1986 73.4 77
1987 73.5 77.1
1988 73.4 77
1989 73.4 77.7
1990 73.5 77.6
1991 73.5 77.7
1992 73.6 78.1
1993 73.7 78.1
1994 73.8 78.7
1995 73.9 78.8
1996 74.1 79
1997 74 79.3
1998 74.5 79.4
1999 74.6 79.5
2000 74.6 79.7
2001 74.7 79.8
2002 74.8 79.9
2003 74.9 80.2
2004 75.1 80.5
2005 75 80.6
2006 75 80.8
2007 75.3 81
2008 75.3 81.1
2009 75.5 81.4
2010 75.5 81.5
2011 75.6 81.8
2012 75.7 81.7
2013 75.8 81.9
2014 75.9 82.2
2015 76.1 82.2
2016 76.2 82.3
2017 76.2 82.4
2018 76.4 82.5
2019 76.5 83.1
2020 76.6 82.4
2021 76.6 83
2022 75.7 83
2023 76.2 83.3
2024 76.3 83.4
2025 76.5 83.6

Barbados and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Sweden
Year Population
Barbados Sweden
1960 230,893 7,484,656
1961 233,148 7,519,998
1962 235,224 7,561,588
1963 237,557 7,604,328
1964 239,958 7,661,354
1965 242,417 7,733,853
1966 244,996 7,807,797
1967 247,091 7,867,931
1968 248,540 7,912,273
1969 249,444 7,968,072
1970 249,387 8,042,801
1971 249,168 8,098,334
1972 249,658 8,122,300
1973 250,322 8,136,312
1974 250,777 8,159,955
1975 251,175 8,192,437
1976 251,442 8,222,286
1977 251,626 8,251,540
1978 251,551 8,275,599
1979 251,269 8,293,678
1980 251,524 8,310,531
1981 252,270 8,320,503
1982 253,095 8,325,263
1983 253,992 8,329,033
1984 254,920 8,336,605
1985 255,820 8,350,386
1986 256,618 8,369,829
1987 257,279 8,397,804
1988 257,763 8,436,489
1989 258,109 8,492,964
1990 258,582 8,558,835
1991 259,373 8,617,375
1992 260,267 8,668,067
1993 261,027 8,718,561
1994 261,620 8,780,745
1995 262,039 8,826,939
1996 262,284 8,840,998
1997 262,392 8,846,062
1998 262,436 8,850,974
1999 262,517 8,857,874
2000 262,063 8,872,109
2001 262,425 8,895,960
2002 264,148 8,924,958
2003 265,776 8,958,229
2004 267,298 8,993,531
2005 268,706 9,029,572
2006 270,002 9,080,505
2007 271,288 9,148,092
2008 272,714 9,219,637
2009 274,123 9,298,515
2010 275,243 9,378,126
2011 276,139 9,449,213
2012 276,938 9,519,374
2013 277,665 9,600,379
2014 278,348 9,696,110
2015 278,990 9,799,186
2016 279,598 9,923,085
2017 280,171 10,057,698
2018 280,711 10,175,214
2019 281,207 10,278,887
2020 281,698 10,353,442
2021 282,147 10,415,811
2022 282,318 10,486,941
2023 282,336 10,536,632
2024 282,467 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Barbados and Sweden

Fertility rate
Barbados

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Sweden
1960 4.71 2.17
1961 4.15 2.21
1962 4.3 2.25
1963 4.3 2.33
1964 4.21 2.47
1965 4.18 2.39
1966 4.14 2.37
1967 3.6 2.28
1968 3.57 2.07
1969 3.34 1.93
1970 3.08 1.92
1971 3.2 1.96
1972 3.15 1.91
1973 2.87 1.87
1974 2.65 1.87
1975 2.45 1.77
1976 2.24 1.68
1977 2.2 1.64
1978 1.84 1.6
1979 1.86 1.66
1980 1.78 1.68
1981 1.85 1.63
1982 1.86 1.62
1983 1.86 1.61
1984 1.75 1.66
1985 1.77 1.74
1986 1.69 1.8
1987 1.61 1.84
1988 1.58 1.96
1989 1.64 2.01
1990 1.84 2.13
1991 1.84 2.11
1992 1.8 2.09
1993 1.77 1.99
1994 1.73 1.88
1995 1.7 1.73
1996 1.67 1.6
1997 1.65 1.52
1998 1.62 1.5
1999 1.78 1.5
2000 1.93 1.54
2001 1.96 1.57
2002 1.86 1.65
2003 1.86 1.71
2004 1.8 1.75
2005 1.74 1.77
2006 1.7 1.85
2007 1.76 1.88
2008 1.76 1.91
2009 1.77 1.94
2010 1.79 1.98
2011 1.76 1.9
2012 1.73 1.91
2013 1.73 1.89
2014 1.73 1.88
2015 1.73 1.85
2016 1.72 1.85
2017 1.72 1.78
2018 1.72 1.76
2019 1.72 1.71
2020 1.71 1.67
2021 1.71 1.67
2022 1.71 1.53
2023 1.71 1.45

Barbados and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Barbados Sweden
1960 21.9 36
1961 21.8 36.2
1962 21.8 36.3
1963 21.8 36.3
1964 21.8 36.3
1965 21.8 36.2
1966 21.8 36
1967 21.9 35.9
1968 22.1 35.8
1969 22.2 35.6
1970 22.4 35.4
1971 22.6 35.3
1972 22.8 35.3
1973 23 35.3
1974 23.2 35.3
1975 23.5 35.3
1976 23.8 35.4
1977 24.1 35.5
1978 24.5 35.7
1979 24.9 36
1980 25.3 36.2
1981 25.7 36.5
1982 26.1 36.8
1983 26.5 37.1
1984 26.9 37.4
1985 27.3 37.6
1986 27.7 37.9
1987 28 38.1
1988 28.4 38.2
1989 28.7 38.3
1990 29.1 38.3
1991 29.5 38.3
1992 29.9 38.4
1993 30.4 38.4
1994 30.8 38.4
1995 31.3 38.5
1996 31.7 38.6
1997 32.1 38.8
1998 32.6 39
1999 33 39.2
2000 33.3 39.4
2001 33.7 39.5
2002 34 39.7
2003 34.3 39.8
2004 34.6 40
2005 34.9 40.2
2006 35.3 40.4
2007 35.6 40.5
2008 36 40.6
2009 36.3 40.7
2010 36.5 40.7
2011 36.8 40.8
2012 37.1 40.9
2013 37.4 40.9
2014 37.7 40.9
2015 37.9 40.9
2016 38.2 40.8
2017 38.5 40.7
2018 38.7 40.6
2019 39 40.5
2020 39.2 40.6
2021 39.4 40.7
2022 39.6 40.7
2023 39.9 40.9
2024 40.2 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
4.85%
2010
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Barbados Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Sweden
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
80
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
99%
2003
English speaking
100%
2023
89%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
95.5%
2024

Health

Barbados Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Sweden
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
356,129 mi
2016

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