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Barbados vs Tanzania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 68.6M in Tanzania (ranked 22/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 342,009 sq mi for Tanzania (ranked 184th vs. 31st).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Tanzania
Population
282698
72166806
Population rank 175/197 20/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$78.8B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 82/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$1,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 170/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$4,221
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
47.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$554
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 163/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$2,745
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
342,009 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
4.61
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Barbados and Tanzania: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Tanzania economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Tanzania
Year GDP
Barbados Tanzania
1960 $80,021,847 $2,651,729,807
1961 $85,363,759 $2,826,179,031
1962 $88,782,583 $3,101,589,993
1963 $99,893,761 $3,456,579,293
1964 $99,252,731 $3,748,840,925
1965 $105,021,997 $3,817,226,546
1966 $113,195,123 $4,377,998,825
1967 $125,554,009 $4,565,132,048
1968 $125,733,669 $4,895,251,824
1969 $141,393,142 $5,142,066,811
1970 $166,210,203 $2,851,419,386
1971 $186,826,503 $3,050,673,517
1972 $213,725,217 $3,472,787,266
1973 $260,767,828 $4,144,104,535
1974 $311,804,630 $4,977,337,978
1975 $402,178,605 $5,729,917,840
1976 $435,911,269 $6,472,511,988
1977 $495,097,668 $7,732,598,995
1978 $552,883,707 $9,261,675,710
1979 $670,362,452 $9,804,637,491
1980 $1,012,280,615 $11,409,228,087
1981 $1,114,204,743 $13,161,540,378
1982 $1,163,923,830 $13,927,383,240
1983 $1,236,016,507 $14,049,883,809
1984 $1,346,890,071 $12,906,635,133
1985 $1,409,536,121 $15,328,295,175
1986 $1,547,755,183 $10,840,864,521
1987 $1,704,370,308 $7,824,193,222
1988 $1,812,757,918 $7,406,614,407
1989 $2,006,165,167 $6,418,799,007
1990 $2,012,131,457 $6,184,384,225
1991 $2,020,583,702 $7,197,768,159
1992 $1,957,000,000 $6,681,997,469
1993 $2,063,342,117 $6,182,872,708
1994 $2,151,344,901 $6,550,480,484
1995 $2,216,974,096 $7,631,431,840
1996 $2,363,645,403 $9,433,528,150
1997 $2,498,384,130 $11,158,197,942
1998 $2,817,083,478 $12,172,790,056
1999 $2,951,822,205 $12,704,334,196
2000 $3,059,500,000 $13,371,767,082
2001 $3,054,500,000 $13,563,990,022
2002 $3,106,500,000 $14,129,651,896
2003 $3,209,500,000 $15,211,487,709
2004 $3,444,500,000 $16,673,062,473
2005 $3,819,500,000 $18,395,383,647
2006 $4,217,323,400 $18,619,859,795
2007 $4,675,767,950 $21,860,434,823
2008 $4,790,410,400 $27,947,821,398
2009 $4,466,809,600 $29,400,573,554
2010 $5,191,188,500 $32,012,892,919
2011 $5,342,183,800 $34,657,140,096
2012 $5,271,257,500 $39,650,394,363
2013 $5,361,158,350 $45,648,857,242
2014 $5,365,976,700 $49,986,726,461
2015 $5,288,057,750 $47,413,919,817
2016 $5,330,761,500 $49,774,409,374
2017 $5,517,340,450 $53,274,884,533
2018 $5,629,916,200 $57,003,712,892
2019 $5,788,288,000 $61,026,731,926
2020 $5,168,344,450 $66,068,737,786
2021 $5,275,242,050 $70,655,628,148
2022 $6,257,303,500 $75,769,974,505
2023 $6,720,733,200 $79,062,403,837
2024 $7,165,000,000 $78,779,864,877

Barbados and Tanzania economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Tanzania
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Tanzania
1960 $347 $267.8
1961 $366 $277.4
1962 $377 $295.7
1963 $421 $320
1964 $414 $337
1965 $433 $333
1966 $462 $370
1967 $508 $374
1968 $506 $388
1969 $567 $394
1970 $666 $211.3
1971 $750 $218.4
1972 $856 $239.8
1973 $1,042 $276.1
1974 $1,243 $320
1975 $1,601 $355
1976 $1,734 $387
1977 $1,968 $446
1978 $2,198 $515
1979 $2,668 $527
1980 $4,025 $595
1981 $4,417 $665
1982 $4,599 $683
1983 $4,866 $667
1984 $5,284 $593
1985 $5,510 $681
1986 $6,031 $466
1987 $6,625 $326
1988 $7,033 $299
1989 $7,773 $252.3
1990 $7,781 $236.9
1991 $7,790 $268.8
1992 $7,519 $243.4
1993 $7,905 $218.2
1994 $8,223 $222.5
1995 $8,460 $251.2
1996 $9,012 $305
1997 $9,522 $353
1998 $10,734 $375
1999 $11,244 $382
2000 $11,675 $390
2001 $11,640 $385
2002 $11,760 $391
2003 $12,076 $410
2004 $12,886 $438
2005 $14,214 $469
2006 $15,620 $462
2007 $17,235 $528
2008 $17,566 $657
2009 $16,295 $674
2010 $18,860 $715
2011 $19,346 $753
2012 $19,034 $837
2013 $19,308 $935
2014 $19,278 $993
2015 $18,954 $911
2016 $19,066 $925
2017 $19,693 $957
2018 $20,056 $992
2019 $20,584 $1,031
2020 $18,347 $1,084
2021 $18,697 $1,125
2022 $22,164 $1,171
2023 $23,804 $1,187
2024 $25,366 $1,149

Barbados vs. Tanzania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Tanzania
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Tanzania
1950 53.6 41
1951 54.7 41.2
1952 55.9 41.4
1953 57 41.5
1954 58.3 41.7
1955 59 41.8
1956 60.5 42
1957 61.7 42.1
1958 62.4 42.3
1959 63.3 42.5
1960 64.1 42.6
1961 65 42.8
1962 65.7 43.2
1963 66.2 43.6
1964 66.7 44.1
1965 67.2 44.5
1966 67.7 44.9
1967 67.9 45.2
1968 68.2 45.6
1969 68.5 46
1970 68.5 46.5
1971 68.8 47
1972 69.1 47.4
1973 69.1 47.9
1974 69.4 48.4
1975 69.8 48.9
1976 70.1 49.5
1977 70.6 50
1978 71.1 50.4
1979 71.5 50.8
1980 72.1 51.3
1981 72.6 51.7
1982 72.9 52
1983 73.2 52.2
1984 73.3 52.2
1985 73.3 52.2
1986 73.4 52.2
1987 73.5 52.2
1988 73.4 52.2
1989 73.4 52.1
1990 73.5 52
1991 73.5 51.8
1992 73.6 51.4
1993 73.7 51.2
1994 73.8 51.1
1995 73.9 51
1996 74.1 51.1
1997 74 51.2
1998 74.5 51.8
1999 74.6 52.4
2000 74.6 53.2
2001 74.7 54.1
2002 74.8 54.9
2003 74.9 55.9
2004 75.1 56.8
2005 75 57.7
2006 75 58.5
2007 75.3 59.3
2008 75.3 59.9
2009 75.5 60.5
2010 75.5 61.1
2011 75.6 61.6
2012 75.7 62.3
2013 75.8 62.8
2014 75.9 63.4
2015 76.1 63.9
2016 76.2 64.4
2017 76.2 65
2018 76.4 65.5
2019 76.5 66
2020 76.6 66.8
2021 76.6 66.1
2022 75.7 66.9
2023 76.2 67
2024 76.3 67.2
2025 76.5 67.4

Barbados and Tanzania population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Tanzania
Year Population
Barbados Tanzania
1960 230,893 9,901,419
1961 233,148 10,187,886
1962 235,224 10,487,756
1963 237,557 10,799,528
1964 239,958 11,127,826
1965 242,417 11,470,728
1966 244,996 11,827,459
1967 247,091 12,200,109
1968 248,540 12,602,076
1969 249,444 13,036,700
1970 249,387 13,492,677
1971 249,168 13,971,451
1972 249,658 14,479,308
1973 250,322 15,010,101
1974 250,777 15,561,630
1975 251,175 16,138,361
1976 251,442 16,736,211
1977 251,626 17,352,929
1978 251,551 17,976,566
1979 251,269 18,592,038
1980 251,524 19,189,769
1981 252,270 19,784,703
1982 253,095 20,398,571
1983 253,992 21,079,874
1984 254,920 21,779,066
1985 255,820 22,501,693
1986 256,618 23,258,959
1987 257,279 24,030,378
1988 257,763 24,769,686
1989 258,109 25,438,759
1990 258,582 26,110,207
1991 259,373 26,780,436
1992 260,267 27,457,588
1993 261,027 28,332,692
1994 261,620 29,442,356
1995 262,039 30,383,497
1996 262,284 30,945,762
1997 262,392 31,578,089
1998 262,436 32,420,458
1999 262,517 33,300,330
2000 262,063 34,260,139
2001 262,425 35,198,299
2002 264,148 36,121,304
2003 265,776 37,089,555
2004 267,298 38,109,668
2005 268,706 39,182,076
2006 270,002 40,294,902
2007 271,288 41,435,512
2008 272,714 42,570,728
2009 274,123 43,633,982
2010 275,243 44,758,488
2011 276,139 46,029,367
2012 276,938 47,374,260
2013 277,665 48,824,128
2014 278,348 50,351,512
2015 278,990 52,020,962
2016 279,598 53,824,013
2017 280,171 55,652,890
2018 280,711 57,437,145
2019 281,207 59,174,891
2020 281,698 60,972,798
2021 282,147 62,830,412
2022 282,318 64,711,821
2023 282,336 66,617,606
2024 282,467 68,560,157

Fertility rates in Barbados and Tanzania

Fertility rate
Barbados

Tanzania
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Tanzania
1960 4.71 6.54
1961 4.15 6.56
1962 4.3 6.61
1963 4.3 6.65
1964 4.21 6.68
1965 4.18 6.73
1966 4.14 6.8
1967 3.6 6.86
1968 3.57 6.9
1969 3.34 6.95
1970 3.08 7
1971 3.2 7.04
1972 3.15 7.05
1973 2.87 7.06
1974 2.65 7.12
1975 2.45 7.1
1976 2.24 7.09
1977 2.2 7.07
1978 1.84 7.06
1979 1.86 7.04
1980 1.78 6.99
1981 1.85 6.93
1982 1.86 6.87
1983 1.86 6.81
1984 1.75 6.72
1985 1.77 6.6
1986 1.69 6.49
1987 1.61 6.41
1988 1.58 6.38
1989 1.64 6.3
1990 1.84 6.2
1991 1.84 6.14
1992 1.8 6.08
1993 1.77 6
1994 1.73 5.89
1995 1.7 5.82
1996 1.67 5.83
1997 1.65 5.84
1998 1.62 5.81
1999 1.78 5.75
2000 1.93 5.67
2001 1.96 5.62
2002 1.86 5.57
2003 1.86 5.58
2004 1.8 5.6
2005 1.74 5.58
2006 1.7 5.51
2007 1.76 5.4
2008 1.76 5.32
2009 1.77 5.26
2010 1.79 5.23
2011 1.76 5.14
2012 1.73 5.14
2013 1.73 5.16
2014 1.73 5.12
2015 1.73 5.03
2016 1.72 5.01
2017 1.72 4.99
2018 1.72 4.93
2019 1.72 4.87
2020 1.71 4.8
2021 1.71 4.73
2022 1.71 4.67
2023 1.71 4.61

Barbados and Tanzania demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Tanzania
Year Median age, years
Barbados Tanzania
1960 21.9 17.4
1961 21.8 17.4
1962 21.8 17.4
1963 21.8 17.4
1964 21.8 17.4
1965 21.8 17.3
1966 21.8 17.2
1967 21.9 17.2
1968 22.1 17.1
1969 22.2 17.1
1970 22.4 17.1
1971 22.6 17
1972 22.8 17
1973 23 17
1974 23.2 16.9
1975 23.5 16.9
1976 23.8 16.8
1977 24.1 16.8
1978 24.5 16.7
1979 24.9 16.6
1980 25.3 16.5
1981 25.7 16.4
1982 26.1 16.3
1983 26.5 16.2
1984 26.9 16.2
1985 27.3 16.3
1986 27.7 16.4
1987 28 16.5
1988 28.4 16.6
1989 28.7 16.6
1990 29.1 16.7
1991 29.5 16.7
1992 29.9 16.8
1993 30.4 17
1994 30.8 17.3
1995 31.3 17.4
1996 31.7 17.4
1997 32.1 17.3
1998 32.6 17.3
1999 33 17.4
2000 33.3 17.4
2001 33.7 17.5
2002 34 17.5
2003 34.3 17.4
2004 34.6 17.4
2005 34.9 17.4
2006 35.3 17.4
2007 35.6 17.3
2008 36 17.3
2009 36.3 17.2
2010 36.5 17.2
2011 36.8 17.2
2012 37.1 17.3
2013 37.4 17.3
2014 37.7 17.4
2015 37.9 17.5
2016 38.2 17.6
2017 38.5 17.8
2018 38.7 17.9
2019 39 17.9
2020 39.2 18
2021 39.4 18.1
2022 39.6 18.2
2023 39.9 18.3
2024 40.2 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Tanzania
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$80B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
19.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
3.16%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
1.79%
2020
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
28.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
59.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
33.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.9%
2018
Number of billionaires
1
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.000003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
22
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$7.32B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$5.05B
2018
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$750M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
1,527,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
27.2%
2019
Banked people share n/a
59.8%
2024

Energy

Barbados Tanzania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
405 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$9.09
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
19.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
23.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
78.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
123.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
39.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
29.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
48.3%
2023

Society

Barbados Tanzania
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-29,865
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
38.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
37.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
3.71
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
31.1
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
78.2%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
9.89%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
29.1%
2023

Health

Barbados Tanzania
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$35.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$10.2
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
38.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
276
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
38.9
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
13%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
9.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
11 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Tanzania
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
4,988 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
152,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
171,190 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
90,225 mi
2022

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