Country profile
Barbados
Barbados ranks #178 of 215 for population, #57 of 209 for gdp per capita, #95 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
282,467
people · 2024
Rank #178 of 215
Life expectancy
76.3
years · 2024
Rank #95 of 216
Poverty headcount
1.7%
% of population · 2016
Rank #107 of 186
Under-5 mortality
9.8
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #162 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
93.6%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #31 of 232
Tobacco use
7%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #154 of 163
Calorie supply
3,118
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #69 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
966,000
arrivals · 2019
Rank #99 of 203
GDP per capita
$26,545
current US$ · 2024
Rank #57 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
1.45
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #157 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
147
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #91 of 210
Forest area
14.7%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #186 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
23.7
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #114 of 248
Protected areas
0.1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #250 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
4.83
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #69 of 210
Fertilizer use
28.3
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #125 of 194
Pesticide use
8.55
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #36 of 193
Cereal yield
2.79
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #96 of 182
Digital
Internet users
70.4%
% of population · 2024
Rank #132 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
37.5
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #40 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
115
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #127 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #13 of 215
Renewable electricity output
7.33%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #196 of 257
Energy use per person
20,014
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #84 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.8
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #27 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Barbados; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield