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Barbados vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 184th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Syria
Population
282698
26304877
Population rank 175/197 57/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 158/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 47/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 27/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$731
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
73 years
2025

Barbados and Syria: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Syria economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Syria
Year GDP
Barbados Syria
1960 $80,021,847 $857,704,413
1961 $85,363,759 $945,244,972
1962 $88,782,583 $1,110,565,881
1963 $99,893,761 $1,200,447,408
1964 $99,252,731 $1,339,494,267
1965 $105,021,997 $1,472,036,540
1966 $113,195,123 $1,342,287,553
1967 $125,554,009 $1,580,229,799
1968 $125,733,669 $1,753,746,430
1969 $141,393,142 $2,245,011,515
1970 $166,210,203 $2,140,384,010
1971 $186,826,503 $2,589,851,325
1972 $213,725,217 $3,059,681,698
1973 $260,767,828 $3,239,487,516
1974 $311,804,630 $5,159,557,148
1975 $402,178,605 $6,826,980,444
1976 $435,911,269 $7,633,528,867
1977 $495,097,668 $7,696,011,396
1978 $552,883,707 $9,275,200,458
1979 $670,362,452 $9,929,681,529
1980 $1,012,280,615 $13,062,420,382
1981 $1,114,204,743 $15,518,201,335
1982 $1,163,923,830 $16,298,929,011
1983 $1,236,016,507 $17,589,277,143
1984 $1,346,890,071 $17,503,078,174
1985 $1,409,536,121 $16,403,539,893
1986 $1,547,755,183 $13,293,205,278
1987 $1,704,370,308 $11,356,215,543
1988 $1,812,757,918 $10,577,041,645
1989 $2,006,165,167 $9,853,395,762
1990 $2,012,131,457 $12,308,624,418
1991 $2,020,583,702 $12,981,833,333
1992 $1,957,000,000 $13,253,565,861
1993 $2,063,342,117 $13,695,962,055
1994 $2,151,344,901 $10,122,020,000
1995 $2,216,974,096 $11,396,706,587
1996 $2,363,645,403 $13,789,560,878
1997 $2,498,384,130 $14,505,233,463
1998 $2,817,083,478 $15,200,846,154
1999 $2,951,822,205 $15,873,875,969
2000 $3,059,500,000 $18,937,052,543
2001 $3,054,500,000 $20,237,024,725
2002 $3,106,500,000 $20,669,357,462
2003 $3,209,500,000 $21,828,144,686
2004 $3,444,500,000 $25,086,950,495
2005 $3,819,500,000 $28,858,965,517
2006 $4,217,323,400 $33,751,788,856
2007 $4,675,767,950 $40,465,318,382
2008 $4,790,410,400 $52,557,913,569
2009 $4,466,809,600 $54,111,735,629
2010 $5,191,188,500 $61,390,830,875
2011 $5,342,183,800 $67,539,428,159
2012 $5,271,257,500 $43,190,318,033
2013 $5,361,158,350 $21,361,254,635
2014 $5,365,976,700 $21,502,061,466
2015 $5,288,057,750 $16,466,863,117
2016 $5,330,761,500 $12,597,854,877
2017 $5,517,340,450 $16,369,843,352
2018 $5,629,916,200 $21,497,782,868
2019 $5,788,288,000 $22,583,045,060
2020 $5,168,344,450 $12,047,752,036
2021 $5,275,242,050 $14,353,205,678
2022 $6,257,303,500 $23,622,827,080
2023 $6,720,733,200 $19,993,439,950
2024 $7,165,000,000 -

Barbados and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Syria
1960 $347 $183.5
1961 $366 $196.3
1962 $377 $223.9
1963 $421 $234.9
1964 $414 $254.2
1965 $433 $270.8
1966 $462 $239.3
1967 $508 $272.9
1968 $506 $293.3
1969 $567 $364
1970 $666 $335
1971 $750 $393
1972 $856 $448
1973 $1,042 $459
1974 $1,243 $707
1975 $1,601 $904
1976 $1,734 $976
1977 $1,968 $951
1978 $2,198 $1,108
1979 $2,668 $1,146
1980 $4,025 $1,458
1981 $4,417 $1,676
1982 $4,599 $1,703
1983 $4,866 $1,776
1984 $5,284 $1,706
1985 $5,510 $1,544
1986 $6,031 $1,208
1987 $6,625 $997
1988 $7,033 $898
1989 $7,773 $809
1990 $7,781 $978
1991 $7,790 $1,000
1992 $7,519 $990
1993 $7,905 $993
1994 $8,223 $712
1995 $8,460 $780
1996 $9,012 $918
1997 $9,522 $941
1998 $10,734 $961
1999 $11,244 $978
2000 $11,675 $1,138
2001 $11,640 $1,187
2002 $11,760 $1,183
2003 $12,076 $1,220
2004 $12,886 $1,368
2005 $14,214 $1,534
2006 $15,620 $1,719
2007 $17,235 $1,938
2008 $17,566 $2,429
2009 $16,295 $2,462
2010 $18,860 $2,731
2011 $19,346 $2,952
2012 $19,034 $1,898
2013 $19,308 $986
2014 $19,278 $1,061
2015 $18,954 $848
2016 $19,066 $656
2017 $19,693 $852
2018 $20,056 $1,098
2019 $20,584 $1,110
2020 $18,347 $572
2021 $18,697 $664
2022 $22,164 $1,052
2023 $23,804 $847
2024 $25,366 -

Barbados vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Syria
1950 53.6 42.5
1951 54.7 43.4
1952 55.9 44.3
1953 57 45.3
1954 58.3 46.4
1955 59 47.4
1956 60.5 48.5
1957 61.7 49.6
1958 62.4 50.7
1959 63.3 51.7
1960 64.1 52.7
1961 65 53.7
1962 65.7 54.6
1963 66.2 55.4
1964 66.7 56.2
1965 67.2 56.9
1966 67.7 57.6
1967 67.9 58
1968 68.2 59.1
1969 68.5 59.8
1970 68.5 60.6
1971 68.8 61.3
1972 69.1 62
1973 69.1 60.8
1974 69.4 63.4
1975 69.8 64.2
1976 70.1 64.8
1977 70.6 65.4
1978 71.1 65.9
1979 71.5 66.2
1980 72.1 66.5
1981 72.6 64.6
1982 72.9 60.8
1983 73.2 67.4
1984 73.3 67.7
1985 73.3 68
1986 73.4 68.4
1987 73.5 68.8
1988 73.4 69.2
1989 73.4 69.5
1990 73.5 69.8
1991 73.5 70.1
1992 73.6 70.2
1993 73.7 70.3
1994 73.8 70.3
1995 73.9 70.2
1996 74.1 70.2
1997 74 70.2
1998 74.5 70.2
1999 74.6 70.5
2000 74.6 70.9
2001 74.7 71.3
2002 74.8 71.7
2003 74.9 72.2
2004 75.1 72.5
2005 75 72.8
2006 75 73
2007 75.3 73.3
2008 75.3 73.4
2009 75.5 73.5
2010 75.5 73.5
2011 75.6 72.3
2012 75.7 66.2
2013 75.8 65.1
2014 75.9 65.5
2015 76.1 63.3
2016 76.2 65.2
2017 76.2 65.7
2018 76.4 67.4
2019 76.5 71
2020 76.6 71.9
2021 76.6 72.4
2022 75.7 72.8
2023 76.2 72.1
2024 76.3 72.6
2025 76.5 73

Barbados and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Syria
Year Population
Barbados Syria
1960 230,893 4,673,500
1961 233,148 4,815,466
1962 235,224 4,959,340
1963 237,557 5,110,467
1964 239,958 5,269,087
1965 242,417 5,435,267
1966 244,996 5,609,047
1967 247,091 5,790,198
1968 248,540 5,978,742
1969 249,444 6,175,166
1970 249,387 6,380,609
1971 249,168 6,598,094
1972 249,658 6,826,024
1973 250,322 7,060,321
1974 250,777 7,302,160
1975 251,175 7,554,364
1976 251,442 7,817,320
1977 251,626 8,090,501
1978 251,551 8,372,759
1979 251,269 8,661,909
1980 251,524 8,957,663
1981 252,270 9,260,189
1982 253,095 9,572,511
1983 253,992 9,904,809
1984 254,920 10,258,398
1985 255,820 10,625,672
1986 256,618 11,002,844
1987 257,279 11,388,923
1988 257,763 11,782,264
1989 258,109 12,179,060
1990 258,582 12,579,208
1991 259,373 12,980,821
1992 260,267 13,385,571
1993 261,027 13,795,686
1994 261,620 14,208,583
1995 262,039 14,616,801
1996 262,284 15,018,104
1997 262,392 15,417,542
1998 262,436 15,820,413
1999 262,517 16,228,061
2000 262,063 16,637,888
2001 262,425 17,051,338
2002 264,148 17,468,332
2003 265,776 17,889,296
2004 267,298 18,336,875
2005 268,706 18,814,091
2006 270,002 19,637,022
2007 271,288 20,884,125
2008 272,714 21,636,564
2009 274,123 21,976,969
2010 275,243 22,482,421
2011 276,139 22,878,098
2012 276,938 22,759,763
2013 277,665 21,666,917
2014 278,348 20,273,659
2015 278,990 19,424,618
2016 279,598 19,193,834
2017 280,171 19,224,668
2018 280,711 19,577,845
2019 281,207 20,353,534
2020 281,698 21,049,429
2021 282,147 21,628,839
2022 282,318 22,462,173
2023 282,336 23,594,623
2024 282,467 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Barbados and Syria

Fertility rate
Barbados

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Syria
1960 4.71 7.51
1961 4.15 7.5
1962 4.3 7.51
1963 4.3 7.51
1964 4.21 7.53
1965 4.18 7.53
1966 4.14 7.55
1967 3.6 7.56
1968 3.57 7.57
1969 3.34 7.59
1970 3.08 7.62
1971 3.2 7.6
1972 3.15 7.57
1973 2.87 7.55
1974 2.65 7.52
1975 2.45 7.49
1976 2.24 7.45
1977 2.2 7.42
1978 1.84 7.35
1979 1.86 7.25
1980 1.78 7.12
1981 1.85 6.97
1982 1.86 6.81
1983 1.86 6.69
1984 1.75 6.59
1985 1.77 6.48
1986 1.69 6.37
1987 1.61 6.2
1988 1.58 6
1989 1.64 5.78
1990 1.84 5.56
1991 1.84 5.34
1992 1.8 5.14
1993 1.77 4.99
1994 1.73 4.86
1995 1.7 4.7
1996 1.67 4.54
1997 1.65 4.37
1998 1.62 4.25
1999 1.78 4.14
2000 1.93 4.07
2001 1.96 3.98
2002 1.86 3.87
2003 1.86 3.76
2004 1.8 3.68
2005 1.74 3.61
2006 1.7 3.56
2007 1.76 3.54
2008 1.76 3.48
2009 1.77 3.42
2010 1.79 3.36
2011 1.76 3.29
2012 1.73 3.22
2013 1.73 3.17
2014 1.73 3.12
2015 1.73 3.07
2016 1.72 3.01
2017 1.72 2.97
2018 1.72 2.93
2019 1.72 2.88
2020 1.71 2.84
2021 1.71 2.8
2022 1.71 2.75
2023 1.71 2.71

Barbados and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Syria
Year Median age, years
Barbados Syria
1960 21.9 17.6
1961 21.8 17.3
1962 21.8 17.1
1963 21.8 16.9
1964 21.8 16.7
1965 21.8 16.5
1966 21.8 16.4
1967 21.9 16.2
1968 22.1 16.1
1969 22.2 16
1970 22.4 15.9
1971 22.6 15.8
1972 22.8 15.8
1973 23 15.7
1974 23.2 15.7
1975 23.5 15.7
1976 23.8 15.6
1977 24.1 15.6
1978 24.5 15.6
1979 24.9 15.6
1980 25.3 15.6
1981 25.7 15.6
1982 26.1 15.7
1983 26.5 15.8
1984 26.9 15.8
1985 27.3 15.9
1986 27.7 16
1987 28 16.1
1988 28.4 16.2
1989 28.7 16.4
1990 29.1 16.5
1991 29.5 16.7
1992 29.9 16.9
1993 30.4 17.1
1994 30.8 17.3
1995 31.3 17.5
1996 31.7 17.7
1997 32.1 17.9
1998 32.6 18.1
1999 33 18.3
2000 33.3 18.5
2001 33.7 18.8
2002 34 19
2003 34.3 19.2
2004 34.6 19.5
2005 34.9 19.7
2006 35.3 20.3
2007 35.6 21
2008 36 21.3
2009 36.3 21.5
2010 36.5 21.7
2011 36.8 21.9
2012 37.1 21.8
2013 37.4 21.2
2014 37.7 20.1
2015 37.9 19.5
2016 38.2 19.5
2017 38.5 19.6
2018 38.7 20.1
2019 39 20.9
2020 39.2 21.6
2021 39.4 22.2
2022 39.6 22.7
2023 39.9 23.3
2024 40.2 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3.8%
2022
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
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
32.2%
2010
Banked people share n/a
23.3%
2011

Energy

Barbados Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Barbados Syria
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
94.4%
2021
English speaking
100%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Barbados Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
1.19
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Syria
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
n/a

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