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Barbados

Latin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeCapital: Bridgetown194,047 observations
Population
282,623
world rank #179 / 217
GDP
8.02B
world rank #149 / 186
GDP / capita
22,127.4
world rank #78 / 185
Life expectancy
76.3
world rank #96 / 217

Governance

522 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile72.7#28Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile63.1#61Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile87.6#11Rule of Law0-100 percentile69.5#51
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,367 indicators
GDPcurrent US$8.02B#149GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $22,127.4#78GDP growth%2.7%#116Inflation%0.85%#30
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Trade

122 indicators

122 indicators

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Health

1,372 indicators
Life expectancyyears76.3#96Infant mortalityper 1k births9.1#46Maternal mortalityper 100k35#28Health spending% GDP5.4%#120
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,027 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross104.4%#26Education spending% GDP3.6%#30Adult literacy%99.3%#1Primary enrollment% gross83.9%#123
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Demography

413 indicators
Populationpeople282,623#179Population growth%0.06%#167Urban population%59.7%#115Fertility ratebirths/woman1.7#127
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

233 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%5.5%#49Forest area% land14.7%#143CO₂ per capitat4.8#66
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

199 indicators

199 indicators

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Environment

313 indicators

313 indicators

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Agriculture

255 indicators

255 indicators

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Technology

69 indicators

69 indicators

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Society

321 indicators
Gini indexindex34.1#33Extreme poverty% pop1.7%#17Internet users% pop70.4%#117Homicide rateper 100k7.4#61
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Risk

342 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102.2#11Hazard & exposure0-103.2#27Vulnerability0-101.3#5
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Other

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