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Barbados vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 184th vs. 194th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Tuvalu
Population
282698
9493
Population rank 175/197 196/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 158/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 47/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 27/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Barbados and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Barbados Tuvalu
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 $2,585,956
1971 $186,826,503 $2,716,990
1972 $213,725,217 $2,968,458
1973 $260,767,828 $3,411,915
1974 $311,804,630 $4,122,329
1975 $402,178,605 $4,014,748
1976 $435,911,269 $3,919,072
1977 $495,097,668 $3,669,420
1978 $552,883,707 $3,798,782
1979 $670,362,452 $4,065,659
1980 $1,012,280,615 $4,206,128
1981 $1,114,204,743 $4,773,018
1982 $1,163,923,830 $4,118,945
1983 $1,236,016,507 $4,152,550
1984 $1,346,890,071 $4,481,978
1985 $1,409,536,121 $3,862,852
1986 $1,547,755,183 $4,574,706
1987 $1,704,370,308 $5,020,513
1988 $1,812,757,918 $7,011,059
1989 $2,006,165,167 $8,454,523
1990 $2,012,131,457 $9,542,901
1991 $2,020,583,702 $10,127,314
1992 $1,957,000,000 $10,535,028
1993 $2,063,342,117 $10,414,400
1994 $2,151,344,901 $11,772,611
1995 $2,216,974,096 $11,922,614
1996 $2,363,645,403 $13,338,597
1997 $2,498,384,130 $13,734,210
1998 $2,817,083,478 $13,795,146
1999 $2,951,822,205 $14,800,503
2000 $3,059,500,000 $15,073,976
2001 $3,054,500,000 $13,964,732
2002 $3,106,500,000 $16,842,673
2003 $3,209,500,000 $19,456,338
2004 $3,444,500,000 $22,798,275
2005 $3,819,500,000 $22,909,980
2006 $4,217,323,400 $24,096,875
2007 $4,675,767,950 $28,450,169
2008 $4,790,410,400 $31,874,435
2009 $4,466,809,600 $28,076,984
2010 $5,191,188,500 $32,105,408
2011 $5,342,183,800 $39,196,957
2012 $5,271,257,500 $39,345,579
2013 $5,361,158,350 $38,615,891
2014 $5,365,976,700 $38,760,983
2015 $5,288,057,750 $36,811,936
2016 $5,330,761,500 $41,629,064
2017 $5,517,340,450 $45,276,595
2018 $5,629,916,200 $48,015,260
2019 $5,788,288,000 $54,123,199
2020 $5,168,344,450 $51,746,594
2021 $5,275,242,050 $60,196,406
2022 $6,257,303,500 $59,065,982
2023 $6,720,733,200 $62,280,312
2024 $7,165,000,000 -

Barbados and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Tuvalu
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 -
1966 $462 -
1967 $508 -
1968 $506 -
1969 $567 -
1970 $666 $457
1971 $750 $478
1972 $856 $522
1973 $1,042 $601
1974 $1,243 $708
1975 $1,601 $656
1976 $1,734 $612
1977 $1,968 $549
1978 $2,198 $546
1979 $2,668 $566
1980 $4,025 $571
1981 $4,417 $634
1982 $4,599 $537
1983 $4,866 $533
1984 $5,284 $567
1985 $5,510 $480
1986 $6,031 $557
1987 $6,625 $600
1988 $7,033 $823
1989 $7,773 $976
1990 $7,781 $1,085
1991 $7,790 $1,134
1992 $7,519 $1,166
1993 $7,905 $1,141
1994 $8,223 $1,279
1995 $8,460 $1,285
1996 $9,012 $1,428
1997 $9,522 $1,461
1998 $10,734 $1,460
1999 $11,244 $1,559
2000 $11,675 $1,579
2001 $11,640 $1,457
2002 $11,760 $1,750
2003 $12,076 $2,007
2004 $12,886 $2,323
2005 $14,214 $2,305
2006 $15,620 $2,396
2007 $17,235 $2,794
2008 $17,566 $3,088
2009 $16,295 $2,684
2010 $18,860 $3,025
2011 $19,346 $3,636
2012 $19,034 $3,598
2013 $19,308 $3,510
2014 $19,278 $3,529
2015 $18,954 $3,358
2016 $19,066 $3,809
2017 $19,693 $4,166
2018 $20,056 $4,466
2019 $20,584 $5,115
2020 $18,347 $4,976
2021 $18,697 $5,905
2022 $22,164 $5,911
2023 $23,804 $6,345
2024 $25,366 -

Barbados vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Tuvalu
1950 53.6 40
1951 54.7 40.8
1952 55.9 41.7
1953 57 42.5
1954 58.3 43.4
1955 59 44.2
1956 60.5 45
1957 61.7 45.8
1958 62.4 46.7
1959 63.3 47.5
1960 64.1 48.3
1961 65 49
1962 65.7 49.8
1963 66.2 50.6
1964 66.7 51.3
1965 67.2 52.1
1966 67.7 52.8
1967 67.9 53.5
1968 68.2 54.1
1969 68.5 54.7
1970 68.5 55.3
1971 68.8 56
1972 69.1 54.7
1973 69.1 57.2
1974 69.4 57.7
1975 69.8 58.3
1976 70.1 58.8
1977 70.6 59.2
1978 71.1 59.6
1979 71.5 59.9
1980 72.1 60.2
1981 72.6 60.5
1982 72.9 60.7
1983 73.2 60.9
1984 73.3 61.1
1985 73.3 61.1
1986 73.4 61.2
1987 73.5 61.3
1988 73.4 61.4
1989 73.4 61.5
1990 73.5 61.6
1991 73.5 61.8
1992 73.6 60.3
1993 73.7 62.1
1994 73.8 62.3
1995 73.9 62.5
1996 74.1 62.7
1997 74 62.9
1998 74.5 63.2
1999 74.6 63.3
2000 74.6 63.5
2001 74.7 63.7
2002 74.8 63.8
2003 74.9 63.9
2004 75.1 64
2005 75 64.1
2006 75 64.2
2007 75.3 64.4
2008 75.3 64.5
2009 75.5 64.7
2010 75.5 64.8
2011 75.6 65
2012 75.7 65.1
2013 75.8 65.2
2014 75.9 65.3
2015 76.1 65.4
2016 76.2 65.5
2017 76.2 65.7
2018 76.4 65.9
2019 76.5 66.1
2020 76.6 66.4
2021 76.6 65.8
2022 75.7 66.9
2023 76.2 67.1
2024 76.3 67.3
2025 76.5 67.4

Barbados and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Tuvalu
Year Population
Barbados Tuvalu
1960 230,893 5,598
1961 233,148 5,648
1962 235,224 5,699
1963 237,557 5,751
1964 239,958 5,752
1965 242,417 5,715
1966 244,996 5,686
1967 247,091 5,652
1968 248,540 5,624
1969 249,444 5,631
1970 249,387 5,663
1971 249,168 5,685
1972 249,658 5,692
1973 250,322 5,681
1974 250,777 5,822
1975 251,175 6,117
1976 251,442 6,404
1977 251,626 6,686
1978 251,551 6,957
1979 251,269 7,184
1980 251,524 7,366
1981 252,270 7,526
1982 253,095 7,664
1983 253,992 7,789
1984 254,920 7,902
1985 255,820 8,046
1986 256,618 8,217
1987 257,279 8,371
1988 257,763 8,518
1989 258,109 8,662
1990 258,582 8,798
1991 259,373 8,928
1992 260,267 9,038
1993 261,027 9,126
1994 261,620 9,207
1995 262,039 9,280
1996 262,284 9,342
1997 262,392 9,400
1998 262,436 9,451
1999 262,517 9,496
2000 262,063 9,544
2001 262,425 9,586
2002 264,148 9,623
2003 265,776 9,695
2004 267,298 9,816
2005 268,706 9,940
2006 270,002 10,056
2007 271,288 10,182
2008 272,714 10,321
2009 274,123 10,461
2010 275,243 10,614
2011 276,139 10,780
2012 276,938 10,934
2013 277,665 11,001
2014 278,348 10,984
2015 278,990 10,963
2016 279,598 10,930
2017 280,171 10,869
2018 280,711 10,751
2019 281,207 10,581
2020 281,698 10,399
2021 282,147 10,194
2022 282,318 9,992
2023 282,336 9,816
2024 282,467 9,646

Fertility rates in Barbados and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Barbados

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Tuvalu
1960 4.71 5.15
1961 4.15 5.09
1962 4.3 5
1963 4.3 4.91
1964 4.21 4.83
1965 4.18 4.73
1966 4.14 4.64
1967 3.6 4.49
1968 3.57 4.36
1969 3.34 4.23
1970 3.08 4.08
1971 3.2 3.94
1972 3.15 3.81
1973 2.87 3.71
1974 2.65 3.63
1975 2.45 3.58
1976 2.24 3.55
1977 2.2 3.56
1978 1.84 3.59
1979 1.86 3.65
1980 1.78 3.73
1981 1.85 3.8
1982 1.86 3.88
1983 1.86 3.91
1984 1.75 3.95
1985 1.77 3.97
1986 1.69 3.97
1987 1.61 3.94
1988 1.58 3.88
1989 1.64 3.8
1990 1.84 3.75
1991 1.84 3.79
1992 1.8 3.86
1993 1.77 3.92
1994 1.73 3.92
1995 1.7 3.96
1996 1.67 3.95
1997 1.65 3.95
1998 1.62 3.95
1999 1.78 3.92
2000 1.93 3.84
2001 1.96 3.75
2002 1.86 3.64
2003 1.86 3.58
2004 1.8 3.55
2005 1.74 3.55
2006 1.7 3.53
2007 1.76 3.45
2008 1.76 3.42
2009 1.77 3.43
2010 1.79 3.44
2011 1.76 3.46
2012 1.73 3.47
2013 1.73 3.39
2014 1.73 3.33
2015 1.73 3.31
2016 1.72 3.3
2017 1.72 3.3
2018 1.72 3.33
2019 1.72 3.33
2020 1.71 3.31
2021 1.71 3.28
2022 1.71 3.24
2023 1.71 3.21

Barbados and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Barbados Tuvalu
1960 21.9 23.1
1961 21.8 23.1
1962 21.8 23
1963 21.8 22.6
1964 21.8 21
1965 21.8 19.3
1966 21.8 18.5
1967 21.9 18.1
1968 22.1 17.9
1969 22.2 18
1970 22.4 18.2
1971 22.6 18.6
1972 22.8 19
1973 23 19.4
1974 23.2 19.7
1975 23.5 19.8
1976 23.8 19.9
1977 24.1 20.2
1978 24.5 20.5
1979 24.9 20.9
1980 25.3 21
1981 25.7 21.4
1982 26.1 21.9
1983 26.5 22.5
1984 26.9 23.2
1985 27.3 23.6
1986 27.7 23.8
1987 28 24
1988 28.4 24.2
1989 28.7 24.5
1990 29.1 24.7
1991 29.5 24.9
1992 29.9 25
1993 30.4 25
1994 30.8 25.1
1995 31.3 25
1996 31.7 24.9
1997 32.1 24.6
1998 32.6 24.4
1999 33 24.1
2000 33.3 23.9
2001 33.7 23.7
2002 34 23.5
2003 34.3 23.5
2004 34.6 23.5
2005 34.9 23.6
2006 35.3 23.6
2007 35.6 23.7
2008 36 23.8
2009 36.3 23.9
2010 36.5 24
2011 36.8 24.1
2012 37.1 24.2
2013 37.4 24.3
2014 37.7 24.5
2015 37.9 24.7
2016 38.2 24.9
2017 38.5 25.2
2018 38.7 25.3
2019 39 25.3
2020 39.2 25.3
2021 39.4 25.3
2022 39.6 25.3
2023 39.9 25.3
2024 40.2 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
12.8%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.7%
2010
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
43.4%
2013

Energy

Barbados Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
5.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Tuvalu
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
9
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
155
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
100%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Barbados Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Tuvalu
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
4.97 mi
2011

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