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Barbados vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 184th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Vanuatu
Population
282698
341110
Population rank 175/197 174/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Barbados and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Barbados Vanuatu
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 -
1976 $435,911,269 -
1977 $495,097,668 -
1978 $552,883,707 -
1979 $670,362,452 $119,258,835
1980 $1,012,280,615 $121,185,498
1981 $1,114,204,743 $113,781,796
1982 $1,163,923,830 $114,501,913
1983 $1,236,016,507 $117,389,554
1984 $1,346,890,071 $144,482,515
1985 $1,409,536,121 $131,856,421
1986 $1,547,755,183 $126,498,935
1987 $1,704,370,308 $139,464,174
1988 $1,812,757,918 $158,351,368
1989 $2,006,165,167 $154,013,202
1990 $2,012,131,457 $168,879,207
1991 $2,020,583,702 $201,334,169
1992 $1,957,000,000 $209,088,825
1993 $2,063,342,117 $200,491,853
1994 $2,151,344,901 $233,701,301
1995 $2,216,974,096 $249,333,250
1996 $2,363,645,403 $261,370,044
1997 $2,498,384,130 $272,771,209
1998 $2,817,083,478 $262,293,411
1999 $2,951,822,205 $268,006,973
2000 $3,059,500,000 $272,014,628
2001 $3,054,500,000 $257,926,882
2002 $3,106,500,000 $262,596,536
2003 $3,209,500,000 $314,471,413
2004 $3,444,500,000 $364,996,869
2005 $3,819,500,000 $394,962,433
2006 $4,217,323,400 $439,358,587
2007 $4,675,767,950 $516,392,923
2008 $4,790,410,400 $590,748,429
2009 $4,466,809,600 $592,622,319
2010 $5,191,188,500 $670,712,980
2011 $5,342,183,800 $770,153,588
2012 $5,271,257,500 $747,839,698
2013 $5,361,158,350 $758,304,466
2014 $5,365,976,700 $773,717,011
2015 $5,288,057,750 $759,690,181
2016 $5,330,761,500 $804,323,577
2017 $5,517,340,450 $880,043,284
2018 $5,629,916,200 $914,727,908
2019 $5,788,288,000 $936,526,268
2020 $5,168,344,450 $909,421,044
2021 $5,275,242,050 $982,362,212
2022 $6,257,303,500 $1,030,654,208
2023 $6,720,733,200 $1,126,313,359
2024 $7,165,000,000 $1,161,251,868

Barbados and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Vanuatu
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 -
1976 $1,734 -
1977 $1,968 -
1978 $2,198 -
1979 $2,668 $1,055
1980 $4,025 $1,048
1981 $4,417 $962
1982 $4,599 $946
1983 $4,866 $947
1984 $5,284 $1,137
1985 $5,510 $1,012
1986 $6,031 $946
1987 $6,625 $1,017
1988 $7,033 $1,125
1989 $7,773 $1,067
1990 $7,781 $1,141
1991 $7,790 $1,326
1992 $7,519 $1,344
1993 $7,905 $1,257
1994 $8,223 $1,431
1995 $8,460 $1,492
1996 $9,012 $1,529
1997 $9,522 $1,562
1998 $10,734 $1,471
1999 $11,244 $1,472
2000 $11,675 $1,460
2001 $11,640 $1,350
2002 $11,760 $1,341
2003 $12,076 $1,567
2004 $12,886 $1,774
2005 $14,214 $1,874
2006 $15,620 $2,035
2007 $17,235 $2,334
2008 $17,566 $2,604
2009 $16,295 $2,546
2010 $18,860 $2,815
2011 $19,346 $3,163
2012 $19,034 $3,005
2013 $19,308 $2,980
2014 $19,278 $2,973
2015 $18,954 $2,855
2016 $19,066 $2,956
2017 $19,693 $3,160
2018 $20,056 $3,207
2019 $20,584 $3,207
2020 $18,347 $3,043
2021 $18,697 $3,212
2022 $22,164 $3,292
2023 $23,804 $3,515
2024 $25,366 $3,543

Barbados vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Vanuatu
1950 53.6 43.9
1951 54.7 42.2
1952 55.9 45.3
1953 57 45.8
1954 58.3 46.5
1955 59 47.1
1956 60.5 47.7
1957 61.7 48.2
1958 62.4 48.7
1959 63.3 49.3
1960 64.1 49.8
1961 65 50.4
1962 65.7 50.9
1963 66.2 51.5
1964 66.7 52
1965 67.2 52.5
1966 67.7 53.1
1967 67.9 53.7
1968 68.2 54.2
1969 68.5 54.8
1970 68.5 55.3
1971 68.8 55.9
1972 69.1 56.4
1973 69.1 57
1974 69.4 57.6
1975 69.8 58.1
1976 70.1 58.7
1977 70.6 59.2
1978 71.1 59.9
1979 71.5 60.9
1980 72.1 61.3
1981 72.6 61.9
1982 72.9 62.5
1983 73.2 63.1
1984 73.3 63.5
1985 73.3 63.9
1986 73.4 64.6
1987 73.5 64.4
1988 73.4 65.7
1989 73.4 66
1990 73.5 66.7
1991 73.5 67.1
1992 73.6 67.4
1993 73.7 67.7
1994 73.8 68
1995 73.9 68.1
1996 74.1 68.2
1997 74 68.3
1998 74.5 68.4
1999 74.6 67.9
2000 74.6 68.6
2001 74.7 68.7
2002 74.8 68.8
2003 74.9 68.9
2004 75.1 69
2005 75 69.2
2006 75 69.1
2007 75.3 69.1
2008 75.3 69.3
2009 75.5 69.4
2010 75.5 69.6
2011 75.6 69.7
2012 75.7 69.9
2013 75.8 70
2014 75.9 70
2015 76.1 70.2
2016 76.2 70.4
2017 76.2 70.5
2018 76.4 70.6
2019 76.5 70.8
2020 76.6 70.4
2021 76.6 70
2022 75.7 71.3
2023 76.2 71.5
2024 76.3 71.7
2025 76.5 71.8

Barbados and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Vanuatu
Year Population
Barbados Vanuatu
1960 230,893 64,431
1961 233,148 66,264
1962 235,224 68,174
1963 237,557 70,159
1964 239,958 72,219
1965 242,417 74,358
1966 244,996 76,590
1967 247,091 78,921
1968 248,540 81,314
1969 249,444 83,755
1970 249,387 86,266
1971 249,168 88,862
1972 249,658 91,562
1973 250,322 94,362
1974 250,777 97,260
1975 251,175 100,269
1976 251,442 103,388
1977 251,626 106,618
1978 251,551 109,963
1979 251,269 113,040
1980 251,524 115,660
1981 252,270 118,249
1982 253,095 121,035
1983 253,992 123,998
1984 254,920 127,109
1985 255,820 130,356
1986 256,618 133,720
1987 257,279 137,187
1988 257,763 140,756
1989 258,109 144,393
1990 258,582 148,063
1991 259,373 151,793
1992 260,267 155,608
1993 261,027 159,463
1994 261,620 163,314
1995 262,039 167,137
1996 262,284 170,911
1997 262,392 174,626
1998 262,436 178,313
1999 262,517 182,048
2000 262,063 186,281
2001 262,425 191,031
2002 264,148 195,863
2003 265,776 200,746
2004 267,298 205,711
2005 268,706 210,760
2006 270,002 215,923
2007 271,288 221,276
2008 272,714 226,896
2009 274,123 232,731
2010 275,243 238,248
2011 276,139 243,474
2012 276,938 248,883
2013 277,665 254,482
2014 278,348 260,240
2015 278,990 266,101
2016 279,598 272,087
2017 280,171 278,507
2018 280,711 285,259
2019 281,207 291,985
2020 281,698 298,858
2021 282,147 305,868
2022 282,318 313,046
2023 282,336 320,409
2024 282,467 327,777

Fertility rates in Barbados and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Barbados

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Vanuatu
1960 4.71 6.78
1961 4.15 6.73
1962 4.3 6.67
1963 4.3 6.62
1964 4.21 6.57
1965 4.18 6.52
1966 4.14 6.51
1967 3.6 6.51
1968 3.57 6.46
1969 3.34 6.41
1970 3.08 6.35
1971 3.2 6.29
1972 3.15 6.23
1973 2.87 6.15
1974 2.65 6.06
1975 2.45 5.98
1976 2.24 5.89
1977 2.2 5.81
1978 1.84 5.77
1979 1.86 5.73
1980 1.78 5.69
1981 1.85 5.65
1982 1.86 5.6
1983 1.86 5.55
1984 1.75 5.49
1985 1.77 5.43
1986 1.69 5.38
1987 1.61 5.33
1988 1.58 5.27
1989 1.64 5.21
1990 1.84 5.17
1991 1.84 5.13
1992 1.8 5.09
1993 1.77 5.02
1994 1.73 4.94
1995 1.7 4.85
1996 1.67 4.75
1997 1.65 4.66
1998 1.62 4.6
1999 1.78 4.56
2000 1.93 4.54
2001 1.96 4.5
2002 1.86 4.38
2003 1.86 4.29
2004 1.8 4.21
2005 1.74 4.13
2006 1.7 4.1
2007 1.76 4.12
2008 1.76 4.16
2009 1.77 4.16
2010 1.79 4.13
2011 1.76 4.09
2012 1.73 4.06
2013 1.73 4.04
2014 1.73 4
2015 1.73 3.95
2016 1.72 3.92
2017 1.72 3.88
2018 1.72 3.83
2019 1.72 3.79
2020 1.71 3.74
2021 1.71 3.7
2022 1.71 3.65
2023 1.71 3.6

Barbados and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Barbados Vanuatu
1960 21.9 17.7
1961 21.8 17.6
1962 21.8 17.5
1963 21.8 17.4
1964 21.8 17.3
1965 21.8 17.2
1966 21.8 17.1
1967 21.9 17.1
1968 22.1 17
1969 22.2 17
1970 22.4 17
1971 22.6 17
1972 22.8 17
1973 23 17
1974 23.2 17.1
1975 23.5 17.1
1976 23.8 17.1
1977 24.1 17.2
1978 24.5 17.3
1979 24.9 17.5
1980 25.3 17.6
1981 25.7 17.7
1982 26.1 17.7
1983 26.5 17.7
1984 26.9 17.7
1985 27.3 17.7
1986 27.7 17.8
1987 28 17.8
1988 28.4 17.8
1989 28.7 17.8
1990 29.1 17.8
1991 29.5 17.9
1992 29.9 17.8
1993 30.4 17.7
1994 30.8 17.7
1995 31.3 17.8
1996 31.7 18
1997 32.1 18
1998 32.6 18
1999 33 18
2000 33.3 18.2
2001 33.7 18.5
2002 34 18.7
2003 34.3 18.9
2004 34.6 19.2
2005 34.9 19.4
2006 35.3 19.6
2007 35.6 19.9
2008 36 20.1
2009 36.3 20.3
2010 36.5 20.5
2011 36.8 20.6
2012 37.1 20.8
2013 37.4 20.9
2014 37.7 21
2015 37.9 21.1
2016 38.2 21.1
2017 38.5 21.2
2018 38.7 21.2
2019 39 21.2
2020 39.2 21.2
2021 39.4 21.2
2022 39.6 21.2
2023 39.9 21.2
2024 40.2 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
7.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
3%
2019
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
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
50.4%
2020

Energy

Barbados Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Barbados Vanuatu
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
88%
2023
English speaking
100%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Barbados Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Vanuatu
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
665 mi
2000

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