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Barbados vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 184th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Tonga
Population
282698
103744
Population rank 175/197 183/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 158/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 47/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 27/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Barbados and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Tonga
Year GDP
Barbados Tonga
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 $32,506,742
1976 $435,911,269 $30,036,417
1977 $495,097,668 $34,139,388
1978 $552,883,707 $41,567,472
1979 $670,362,452 $44,667,002
1980 $1,012,280,615 $53,260,077
1981 $1,114,204,743 $62,242,013
1982 $1,163,923,830 $62,068,161
1983 $1,236,016,507 $60,863,964
1984 $1,346,890,071 $64,248,355
1985 $1,409,536,121 $60,058,663
1986 $1,547,755,183 $68,195,856
1987 $1,704,370,308 $81,667,133
1988 $1,812,757,918 $106,657,267
1989 $2,006,165,167 $106,344,855
1990 $2,012,131,457 $113,563,822
1991 $2,020,583,702 $132,201,141
1992 $1,957,000,000 $137,066,291
1993 $2,063,342,117 $138,489,884
1994 $2,151,344,901 $195,990,986
1995 $2,216,974,096 $208,871,666
1996 $2,363,645,403 $222,100,576
1997 $2,498,384,130 $214,991,452
1998 $2,817,083,478 $191,504,893
1999 $2,951,822,205 $199,208,718
2000 $3,059,500,000 $204,848,488
2001 $3,054,500,000 $181,117,230
2002 $3,106,500,000 $182,764,281
2003 $3,209,500,000 $202,246,591
2004 $3,444,500,000 $230,678,011
2005 $3,819,500,000 $261,823,805
2006 $4,217,323,400 $292,232,703
2007 $4,675,767,950 $298,519,623
2008 $4,790,410,400 $344,438,844
2009 $4,466,809,600 $312,415,028
2010 $5,191,188,500 $366,887,375
2011 $5,342,183,800 $414,143,828
2012 $5,271,257,500 $471,122,971
2013 $5,361,158,350 $451,788,498
2014 $5,365,976,700 $440,997,735
2015 $5,288,057,750 $437,525,539
2016 $5,330,761,500 $420,828,255
2017 $5,517,340,450 $459,976,847
2018 $5,629,916,200 $489,714,530
2019 $5,788,288,000 $494,197,854
2020 $5,168,344,450 $496,856,304
2021 $5,275,242,050 $518,228,029
2022 $6,257,303,500 $518,180,029
2023 $6,720,733,200 $508,735,107
2024 $7,165,000,000 -

Barbados and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Tonga
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 $349
1976 $1,734 $315
1977 $1,968 $353
1978 $2,198 $428
1979 $2,668 $458
1980 $4,025 $545
1981 $4,417 $636
1982 $4,599 $633
1983 $4,866 $621
1984 $5,284 $656
1985 $5,510 $613
1986 $6,031 $696
1987 $6,625 $830
1988 $7,033 $1,078
1989 $7,773 $1,070
1990 $7,781 $1,139
1991 $7,790 $1,323
1992 $7,519 $1,370
1993 $7,905 $1,383
1994 $8,223 $1,957
1995 $8,460 $2,084
1996 $9,012 $2,215
1997 $9,522 $2,136
1998 $10,734 $1,889
1999 $11,244 $1,952
2000 $11,675 $1,995
2001 $11,640 $1,754
2002 $11,760 $1,759
2003 $12,076 $1,936
2004 $12,886 $2,195
2005 $14,214 $2,478
2006 $15,620 $2,750
2007 $17,235 $2,797
2008 $17,566 $3,218
2009 $16,295 $2,914
2010 $18,860 $3,416
2011 $19,346 $3,850
2012 $19,034 $4,384
2013 $19,308 $4,219
2014 $19,278 $4,137
2015 $18,954 $4,124
2016 $19,066 $3,988
2017 $19,693 $4,366
2018 $20,056 $4,639
2019 $20,584 $4,677
2020 $18,347 $4,700
2021 $18,697 $4,913
2022 $22,164 $4,933
2023 $23,804 $4,864
2024 $25,366 -

Barbados vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Tonga
1950 53.6 48.4
1951 54.7 49.8
1952 55.9 51.2
1953 57 52.4
1954 58.3 53.6
1955 59 54.7
1956 60.5 55.7
1957 61.7 56.5
1958 62.4 57.2
1959 63.3 57.8
1960 64.1 58.3
1961 65 58.8
1962 65.7 59.3
1963 66.2 59.8
1964 66.7 60.3
1965 67.2 60.7
1966 67.7 61.2
1967 67.9 61.7
1968 68.2 62.2
1969 68.5 62.7
1970 68.5 63.2
1971 68.8 63.6
1972 69.1 64.1
1973 69.1 64.4
1974 69.4 64.8
1975 69.8 65.1
1976 70.1 65.4
1977 70.6 65.6
1978 71.1 65.9
1979 71.5 66
1980 72.1 66.2
1981 72.6 66.4
1982 72.9 66.3
1983 73.2 66.7
1984 73.3 66.8
1985 73.3 66.9
1986 73.4 67.1
1987 73.5 67.2
1988 73.4 67.3
1989 73.4 67.4
1990 73.5 67.5
1991 73.5 67.7
1992 73.6 67.9
1993 73.7 68.2
1994 73.8 68.4
1995 73.9 68.6
1996 74.1 68.8
1997 74 69
1998 74.5 69.2
1999 74.6 69.4
2000 74.6 69.6
2001 74.7 69.8
2002 74.8 70
2003 74.9 70.2
2004 75.1 70.4
2005 75 70.6
2006 75 70.7
2007 75.3 70.9
2008 75.3 71
2009 75.5 70.9
2010 75.5 71.3
2011 75.6 71.4
2012 75.7 71.5
2013 75.8 71.6
2014 75.9 71.7
2015 76.1 71.9
2016 76.2 72
2017 76.2 72.1
2018 76.4 72.2
2019 76.5 72.3
2020 76.6 72.4
2021 76.6 72.1
2022 75.7 72.6
2023 76.2 72.9
2024 76.3 73.1
2025 76.5 73.2

Barbados and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Tonga
Year Population
Barbados Tonga
1960 230,893 66,170
1961 233,148 68,037
1962 235,224 69,940
1963 237,557 71,885
1964 239,958 73,879
1965 242,417 75,924
1966 244,996 78,002
1967 247,091 79,814
1968 248,540 81,353
1969 249,444 82,885
1970 249,387 84,401
1971 249,168 85,896
1972 249,658 87,356
1973 250,322 88,805
1974 250,777 90,683
1975 251,175 93,017
1976 251,442 95,325
1977 251,626 96,725
1978 251,551 97,204
1979 251,269 97,544
1980 251,524 97,769
1981 252,270 97,909
1982 253,095 97,980
1983 253,992 97,998
1984 254,920 97,990
1985 255,820 97,984
1986 256,618 98,010
1987 257,279 98,376
1988 257,763 98,969
1989 258,109 99,403
1990 258,582 99,700
1991 259,373 99,895
1992 260,267 100,022
1993 261,027 100,103
1994 261,620 100,166
1995 262,039 100,225
1996 262,284 100,275
1997 262,392 100,674
1998 262,436 101,388
1999 262,517 102,046
2000 262,063 102,677
2001 262,425 103,288
2002 264,148 103,874
2003 265,776 104,464
2004 267,298 105,071
2005 268,706 105,671
2006 270,002 106,253
2007 271,288 106,726
2008 272,714 107,020
2009 274,123 107,203
2010 275,243 107,400
2011 276,139 107,570
2012 276,938 107,460
2013 277,665 107,078
2014 278,348 106,609
2015 278,990 106,095
2016 279,598 105,524
2017 280,171 105,356
2018 280,711 105,567
2019 281,207 105,669
2020 281,698 105,704
2021 282,147 105,490
2022 282,318 105,042
2023 282,336 104,597
2024 282,467 104,175

Fertility rates in Barbados and Tonga

Fertility rate
Barbados

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Tonga
1960 4.71 6.65
1961 4.15 6.61
1962 4.3 6.57
1963 4.3 6.52
1964 4.21 6.46
1965 4.18 6.41
1966 4.14 6.35
1967 3.6 6.29
1968 3.57 6.23
1969 3.34 6.17
1970 3.08 6.07
1971 3.2 5.96
1972 3.15 5.86
1973 2.87 5.8
1974 2.65 5.77
1975 2.45 5.75
1976 2.24 5.73
1977 2.2 5.7
1978 1.84 5.68
1979 1.86 5.65
1980 1.78 5.6
1981 1.85 5.55
1982 1.86 5.5
1983 1.86 5.45
1984 1.75 5.41
1985 1.77 5.34
1986 1.69 5.27
1987 1.61 5.19
1988 1.58 5.1
1989 1.64 5.01
1990 1.84 4.93
1991 1.84 4.85
1992 1.8 4.79
1993 1.77 4.73
1994 1.73 4.66
1995 1.7 4.56
1996 1.67 4.46
1997 1.65 4.38
1998 1.62 4.31
1999 1.78 4.23
2000 1.93 4.16
2001 1.96 4.13
2002 1.86 4.14
2003 1.86 4.18
2004 1.8 4.19
2005 1.74 4.2
2006 1.7 4.14
2007 1.76 4.09
2008 1.76 4.01
2009 1.77 3.95
2010 1.79 3.88
2011 1.76 3.83
2012 1.73 3.77
2013 1.73 3.7
2014 1.73 3.62
2015 1.73 3.54
2016 1.72 3.46
2017 1.72 3.39
2018 1.72 3.33
2019 1.72 3.27
2020 1.71 3.23
2021 1.71 3.2
2022 1.71 3.17
2023 1.71 3.13

Barbados and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Barbados Tonga
1960 21.9 17.1
1961 21.8 17.1
1962 21.8 17.1
1963 21.8 17
1964 21.8 17
1965 21.8 17
1966 21.8 17
1967 21.9 17
1968 22.1 16.9
1969 22.2 16.8
1970 22.4 16.8
1971 22.6 16.7
1972 22.8 16.7
1973 23 16.8
1974 23.2 16.8
1975 23.5 16.7
1976 23.8 16.7
1977 24.1 16.8
1978 24.5 17.1
1979 24.9 17.3
1980 25.3 17.4
1981 25.7 17.6
1982 26.1 17.8
1983 26.5 17.9
1984 26.9 18
1985 27.3 18.1
1986 27.7 18.2
1987 28 18.3
1988 28.4 18.6
1989 28.7 18.9
1990 29.1 19.1
1991 29.5 19.3
1992 29.9 19.5
1993 30.4 19.6
1994 30.8 19.6
1995 31.3 19.6
1996 31.7 19.6
1997 32.1 19.7
1998 32.6 19.9
1999 33 20.1
2000 33.3 20.3
2001 33.7 20.5
2002 34 20.7
2003 34.3 20.8
2004 34.6 20.8
2005 34.9 20.8
2006 35.3 20.8
2007 35.6 20.9
2008 36 21
2009 36.3 21.1
2010 36.5 21.2
2011 36.8 21.2
2012 37.1 21.4
2013 37.4 21.6
2014 37.7 21.7
2015 37.9 21.8
2016 38.2 21.9
2017 38.5 21.9
2018 38.7 22
2019 39 22
2020 39.2 22.1
2021 39.4 22.1
2022 39.6 22
2023 39.9 21.9
2024 40.2 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
5.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
4%
2021
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
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
47.8%
2020

Energy

Barbados Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
2.3%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Tonga
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
9
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
99.4%
2021
English speaking
100%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Barbados Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Tonga
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
423 mi
2011

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