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Barbados vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 184th vs. 60th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Zimbabwe
Population
282698
17210092
Population rank 175/197 74/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Barbados and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Barbados Zimbabwe
1960 $80,021,847 $1,052,990,485
1961 $85,363,759 $1,096,646,688
1962 $88,782,583 $1,117,601,690
1963 $99,893,761 $1,159,511,793
1964 $99,252,731 $1,217,138,098
1965 $105,021,997 $1,311,435,906
1966 $113,195,123 $1,281,749,603
1967 $125,554,009 $1,397,002,112
1968 $125,733,669 $1,479,600,019
1969 $141,393,142 $1,747,998,941
1970 $166,210,203 $1,884,206,452
1971 $186,826,503 $2,178,716,475
1972 $213,725,217 $2,677,729,616
1973 $260,767,828 $3,309,353,866
1974 $311,804,630 $3,982,161,721
1975 $402,178,605 $4,371,301,052
1976 $435,911,269 $4,318,372,348
1977 $495,097,668 $4,364,382,451
1978 $552,883,707 $4,351,600,850
1979 $670,362,452 $5,177,459,817
1980 $1,012,280,615 $6,678,868,738
1981 $1,114,204,743 $8,011,374,445
1982 $1,163,923,830 $8,539,701,388
1983 $1,236,016,507 $7,764,067,625
1984 $1,346,890,071 $6,352,126,411
1985 $1,409,536,121 $5,637,259,754
1986 $1,547,755,183 $6,217,524,201
1987 $1,704,370,308 $6,741,215,643
1988 $1,812,757,918 $7,814,784,729
1989 $2,006,165,167 $8,286,323,367
1990 $2,012,131,457 $8,783,817,407
1991 $2,020,583,702 $8,641,482,396
1992 $1,957,000,000 $6,751,472,744
1993 $2,063,342,117 $6,563,813,829
1994 $2,151,344,901 $6,890,675,555
1995 $2,216,974,096 $7,111,271,273
1996 $2,363,645,403 $8,553,147,289
1997 $2,498,384,130 $8,529,572,287
1998 $2,817,083,478 $6,401,968,715
1999 $2,951,822,205 $6,858,013,652
2000 $3,059,500,000 $6,689,958,139
2001 $3,054,500,000 $6,777,385,246
2002 $3,106,500,000 $6,342,116,911
2003 $3,209,500,000 $5,727,592,261
2004 $3,444,500,000 $5,805,598,867
2005 $3,819,500,000 $5,755,215,663
2006 $4,217,323,400 $5,443,896,938
2007 $4,675,767,950 $5,291,950,526
2008 $4,790,410,400 $4,415,703,156
2009 $4,466,809,600 $9,665,815,601
2010 $5,191,188,500 $12,041,602,762
2011 $5,342,183,800 $14,101,801,031
2012 $5,271,257,500 $17,114,762,914
2013 $5,361,158,350 $19,091,004,042
2014 $5,365,976,700 $19,495,547,523
2015 $5,288,057,750 $19,963,058,858
2016 $5,330,761,500 $20,548,759,858
2017 $5,517,340,450 $51,074,726,484
2018 $5,629,916,200 $34,156,057,417
2019 $5,788,288,000 $25,715,657,177
2020 $5,168,344,450 $26,868,564,055
2021 $5,275,242,050 $27,240,507,842
2022 $6,257,303,500 $32,789,657,378
2023 $6,720,733,200 $35,231,369,343
2024 $7,165,000,000 $44,187,704,410

Barbados and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Zimbabwe
1960 $347 $276.4
1961 $366 $279
1962 $377 $275.5
1963 $421 $277
1964 $414 $281.7
1965 $433 $294.1
1966 $462 $278.6
1967 $508 $294.2
1968 $506 $302
1969 $567 $346
1970 $666 $361
1971 $750 $405
1972 $856 $483
1973 $1,042 $579
1974 $1,243 $674
1975 $1,601 $717
1976 $1,734 $687
1977 $1,968 $677
1978 $2,198 $665
1979 $2,668 $779
1980 $4,025 $949
1981 $4,417 $1,068
1982 $4,599 $1,095
1983 $4,866 $959
1984 $5,284 $757
1985 $5,510 $649
1986 $6,031 $692
1987 $6,625 $726
1988 $7,033 $815
1989 $7,773 $840
1990 $7,781 $866
1991 $7,790 $831
1992 $7,519 $631
1993 $7,905 $604
1994 $8,223 $634
1995 $8,460 $648
1996 $9,012 $767
1997 $9,522 $750
1998 $10,734 $552
1999 $11,244 $582
2000 $11,675 $563
2001 $11,640 $566
2002 $11,760 $525
2003 $12,076 $468
2004 $12,886 $469
2005 $14,214 $461
2006 $15,620 $431
2007 $17,235 $413
2008 $17,566 $341
2009 $16,295 $735
2010 $18,860 $902
2011 $19,346 $1,037
2012 $19,034 $1,239
2013 $19,308 $1,362
2014 $19,278 $1,372
2015 $18,954 $1,386
2016 $19,066 $1,407
2017 $19,693 $3,448
2018 $20,056 $2,272
2019 $20,584 $1,684
2020 $18,347 $1,730
2021 $18,697 $1,724
2022 $22,164 $2,041
2023 $23,804 $2,156
2024 $25,366 $2,656

Barbados vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Zimbabwe
1950 53.6 49.4
1951 54.7 49.8
1952 55.9 50.2
1953 57 50.6
1954 58.3 51
1955 59 51.4
1956 60.5 51.8
1957 61.7 52.2
1958 62.4 52.6
1959 63.3 53
1960 64.1 53.5
1961 65 54
1962 65.7 54.5
1963 66.2 54.9
1964 66.7 55.4
1965 67.2 55.9
1966 67.7 56.4
1967 67.9 56.8
1968 68.2 57.1
1969 68.5 57.5
1970 68.5 57.8
1971 68.8 58
1972 69.1 58.2
1973 69.1 58.1
1974 69.4 58.2
1975 69.8 58.2
1976 70.1 57.6
1977 70.6 57
1978 71.1 54.7
1979 71.5 54.9
1980 72.1 59.1
1981 72.6 59.4
1982 72.9 59.9
1983 73.2 60
1984 73.3 60.6
1985 73.3 60.9
1986 73.4 61
1987 73.5 60.7
1988 73.4 60.2
1989 73.4 59.4
1990 73.5 58.3
1991 73.5 57
1992 73.6 55.6
1993 73.7 54
1994 73.8 52.5
1995 73.9 51.1
1996 74.1 49
1997 74 48.5
1998 74.5 47.6
1999 74.6 46.4
2000 74.6 46
2001 74.7 44.5
2002 74.8 45.9
2003 74.9 45.4
2004 75.1 46
2005 75 46.6
2006 75 47.1
2007 75.3 47.6
2008 75.3 48.5
2009 75.5 49.7
2010 75.5 51.9
2011 75.6 53.9
2012 75.7 55.4
2013 75.8 56.8
2014 75.9 58.1
2015 76.1 59
2016 76.2 59.8
2017 76.2 60.3
2018 76.4 60.9
2019 76.5 61.1
2020 76.6 61.5
2021 76.6 60.1
2022 75.7 62.4
2023 76.2 62.8
2024 76.3 63.1
2025 76.5 63.3

Barbados and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Barbados Zimbabwe
1960 230,893 3,809,389
1961 233,148 3,930,401
1962 235,224 4,055,959
1963 237,557 4,185,877
1964 239,958 4,320,006
1965 242,417 4,458,462
1966 244,996 4,601,217
1967 247,091 4,748,307
1968 248,540 4,900,440
1969 249,444 5,058,181
1970 249,387 5,215,918
1971 249,168 5,374,712
1972 249,658 5,542,445
1973 250,322 5,720,404
1974 250,777 5,908,328
1975 251,175 6,098,658
1976 251,442 6,287,105
1977 251,626 6,449,512
1978 251,551 6,543,575
1979 251,269 6,647,556
1980 251,524 7,041,303
1981 252,270 7,498,635
1982 253,095 7,796,496
1983 253,992 8,098,404
1984 254,920 8,391,488
1985 255,820 8,686,813
1986 256,618 8,982,578
1987 257,279 9,284,644
1988 257,763 9,583,094
1989 258,109 9,864,798
1990 258,582 10,137,281
1991 259,373 10,404,816
1992 260,267 10,702,700
1993 261,027 10,860,288
1994 261,620 10,873,148
1995 262,039 10,974,599
1996 262,284 11,158,360
1997 262,392 11,369,827
1998 262,436 11,594,297
1999 262,517 11,783,458
2000 262,063 11,892,055
2001 262,425 11,971,901
2002 264,148 12,087,653
2003 265,776 12,232,323
2004 267,298 12,365,896
2005 268,706 12,483,432
2006 270,002 12,636,445
2007 271,288 12,804,058
2008 272,714 12,959,149
2009 274,123 13,142,790
2010 275,243 13,356,548
2011 276,139 13,595,424
2012 276,938 13,817,887
2013 277,665 14,013,808
2014 278,348 14,207,359
2015 278,990 14,399,013
2016 279,598 14,600,294
2017 280,171 14,812,482
2018 280,711 15,034,452
2019 281,207 15,271,368
2020 281,698 15,526,888
2021 282,147 15,797,210
2022 282,318 16,069,056
2023 282,336 16,340,822
2024 282,467 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Barbados and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Barbados

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Zimbabwe
1960 4.71 7.2
1961 4.15 7.21
1962 4.3 7.23
1963 4.3 7.23
1964 4.21 7.23
1965 4.18 7.23
1966 4.14 7.2
1967 3.6 7.16
1968 3.57 7.11
1969 3.34 7.04
1970 3.08 6.98
1971 3.2 6.94
1972 3.15 6.94
1973 2.87 6.94
1974 2.65 6.88
1975 2.45 6.83
1976 2.24 6.77
1977 2.2 6.71
1978 1.84 6.66
1979 1.86 6.59
1980 1.78 6.52
1981 1.85 6.45
1982 1.86 6.33
1983 1.86 6.2
1984 1.75 6.04
1985 1.77 5.87
1986 1.69 5.69
1987 1.61 5.5
1988 1.58 5.28
1989 1.64 5.07
1990 1.84 4.88
1991 1.84 4.72
1992 1.8 4.57
1993 1.77 4.39
1994 1.73 4.28
1995 1.7 4.15
1996 1.67 4.11
1997 1.65 4.08
1998 1.62 4.07
1999 1.78 4.06
2000 1.93 4.01
2001 1.96 3.98
2002 1.86 3.93
2003 1.86 3.86
2004 1.8 3.78
2005 1.74 3.69
2006 1.7 3.64
2007 1.76 3.68
2008 1.76 3.78
2009 1.77 3.95
2010 1.79 4.04
2011 1.76 4.13
2012 1.73 4.13
2013 1.73 4.11
2014 1.73 4.01
2015 1.73 3.91
2016 1.72 3.83
2017 1.72 3.77
2018 1.72 3.74
2019 1.72 3.75
2020 1.71 3.75
2021 1.71 3.77
2022 1.71 3.77
2023 1.71 3.72

Barbados and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Barbados Zimbabwe
1960 21.9 16.4
1961 21.8 16.2
1962 21.8 16
1963 21.8 15.8
1964 21.8 15.7
1965 21.8 15.7
1966 21.8 15.7
1967 21.9 15.7
1968 22.1 15.7
1969 22.2 15.7
1970 22.4 15.7
1971 22.6 15.8
1972 22.8 15.8
1973 23 15.8
1974 23.2 15.9
1975 23.5 15.9
1976 23.8 15.8
1977 24.1 15.8
1978 24.5 15.7
1979 24.9 15.6
1980 25.3 15.6
1981 25.7 15.7
1982 26.1 15.8
1983 26.5 15.8
1984 26.9 15.8
1985 27.3 15.9
1986 27.7 15.9
1987 28 15.9
1988 28.4 15.9
1989 28.7 16.1
1990 29.1 16.3
1991 29.5 16.5
1992 29.9 16.4
1993 30.4 16.3
1994 30.8 16.4
1995 31.3 16.6
1996 31.7 16.9
1997 32.1 17.2
1998 32.6 17.5
1999 33 17.7
2000 33.3 17.8
2001 33.7 18
2002 34 18.1
2003 34.3 18.2
2004 34.6 18.3
2005 34.9 18.3
2006 35.3 18.5
2007 35.6 18.5
2008 36 18.5
2009 36.3 18.4
2010 36.5 18.3
2011 36.8 18.2
2012 37.1 18.1
2013 37.4 18
2014 37.7 18
2015 37.9 18
2016 38.2 18
2017 38.5 18.1
2018 38.7 18.2
2019 39 18.3
2020 39.2 18.5
2021 39.4 18.6
2022 39.6 18.7
2023 39.9 18.9
2024 40.2 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
1.25%
2020
Banked people share n/a
49.5%
2024

Energy

Barbados Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Barbados Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
89.8%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Barbados Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
60,439 mi
2019

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