Barbados vs Curaçao

Barbados (North America) and Curaçao (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 2000-2024

Barbados Curaçao World

5,000 10k 15k 20k 25k 30k 2000 Barbados: 11,674.67 Curaçao: 15,841.26 World: 5,512.56 2001 Barbados: 11,639.52 Curaçao: 16,609.85 World: 5,404.2 2002 Barbados: 11,760.45 Curaçao: 16,723.69 World: 5,539.32 2003 Barbados: 12,075.96 Curaçao: 16,695.74 World: 6,129.87 2004 Barbados: 12,886.37 Curaçao: 16,671.34 World: 6,818 2005 Barbados: 14,214.42 Curaçao: 17,032.34 World: 7,290.57 2006 Barbados: 15,619.6 Curaçao: 17,400.16 World: 7,803.19 2007 Barbados: 17,235.44 Curaçao: 18,005.72 World: 8,685.33 2008 Barbados: 17,565.69 Curaçao: 19,423.34 World: 9,425.74 2009 Barbados: 16,294.91 Curaçao: 19,540.25 World: 8,827.04 2010 Barbados: 19,723.24 Curaçao: 19,847.23 World: 9,555.07 2011 Barbados: 20,146.24 Curaçao: 19,426.33 World: 10,496.93 2012 Barbados: 19,811.3 Curaçao: 19,809.82 World: 10,597.85 2013 Barbados: 20,384.49 Curaçao: 19,721.29 World: 10,759.35 2014 Barbados: 20,423.72 Curaçao: 19,623.03 World: 10,912.24 2015 Barbados: 20,429.47 Curaçao: 19,361.81 World: 10,191.98 2016 Barbados: 20,311.41 Curaçao: 18,944.1 World: 10,239.47 2017 Barbados: 20,870.76 Curaçao: 18,938.24 World: 10,784.4 2018 Barbados: 21,378.22 Curaçao: 19,119.12 World: 11,344.73 2019 Barbados: 21,929.44 Curaçao: 19,220.69 World: 11,417.6 2020 Barbados: 19,180.99 Curaçao: 16,299.81 World: 10,999.49 2021 Barbados: 21,084.4 Curaçao: 17,795.58 World: 12,472.91 2022 Barbados: 24,393.22 Curaçao: 20,057.14 World: 12,876.24 2023 Barbados: 25,583.87 Curaçao: 21,217.81 World: 13,313.86 2024 Barbados: 26,897.2 Curaçao: 22,832.9 World: 13,717.09 2000 2008 2012 2016 2024

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Barbados Curaçao World

50 60 70 80 1960 Barbados: 64.15 Curaçao: 65.41 World: 50.94 1961 Barbados: 65.03 Curaçao: 65.75 World: 52.8 1962 Barbados: 65.72 Curaçao: 66.03 World: 55.29 1963 Barbados: 66.2 Curaçao: 66.31 World: 55.65 1964 Barbados: 66.68 Curaçao: 66.59 World: 56.1 1965 Barbados: 67.24 Curaçao: 66.86 World: 55.93 1966 Barbados: 67.71 Curaçao: 67.14 World: 56.45 1967 Barbados: 67.92 Curaçao: 67.41 World: 56.9 1968 Barbados: 68.2 Curaçao: 67.67 World: 57.34 1969 Barbados: 68.5 Curaçao: 67.93 World: 57.68 1970 Barbados: 68.52 Curaçao: 68.23 World: 57.94 1971 Barbados: 68.79 Curaçao: 68.51 World: 58.02 1972 Barbados: 69.13 Curaçao: 68.81 World: 58.84 1973 Barbados: 69.11 Curaçao: 69.09 World: 59.3 1974 Barbados: 69.38 Curaçao: 69.39 World: 59.7 1975 Barbados: 69.79 Curaçao: 69.67 World: 60.13 1976 Barbados: 70.11 Curaçao: 69.95 World: 60.45 1977 Barbados: 70.64 Curaçao: 70.2 World: 61.04 1978 Barbados: 71.14 Curaçao: 70.45 World: 61.39 1979 Barbados: 71.55 Curaçao: 70.72 World: 61.84 1980 Barbados: 72.13 Curaçao: 70.95 World: 62.15 1981 Barbados: 72.63 Curaçao: 71.18 World: 62.52 1982 Barbados: 72.9 Curaçao: 71.38 World: 62.87 1983 Barbados: 73.16 Curaçao: 71.53 World: 63.13 1984 Barbados: 73.3 Curaçao: 71.72 World: 63.44 1985 Barbados: 73.32 Curaçao: 71.87 World: 63.73 1986 Barbados: 73.42 Curaçao: 72 World: 64.12 1987 Barbados: 73.46 Curaçao: 72.14 World: 64.46 1988 Barbados: 73.43 Curaçao: 72.23 World: 64.67 1989 Barbados: 73.38 Curaçao: 72.15 World: 64.96 1990 Barbados: 73.46 Curaçao: 72.44 World: 65.11 1991 Barbados: 73.54 Curaçao: 72.54 World: 65.3 1992 Barbados: 73.61 Curaçao: 72.65 World: 65.55 1993 Barbados: 73.74 Curaçao: 72.7 World: 65.74 1994 Barbados: 73.76 Curaçao: 72.79 World: 65.96 1995 Barbados: 73.88 Curaçao: 72.83 World: 66.2 1996 Barbados: 74.07 Curaçao: 72.95 World: 66.52 1997 Barbados: 73.99 Curaçao: 73.04 World: 66.83 1998 Barbados: 74.47 Curaçao: 73.08 World: 67.07 1999 Barbados: 74.59 Curaçao: 73.17 World: 67.31 2000 Barbados: 74.58 Curaçao: 73.28 World: 67.65 2001 Barbados: 74.71 Curaçao: 73.36 World: 67.95 2002 Barbados: 74.82 Curaçao: 73.47 World: 68.23 2003 Barbados: 74.87 Curaçao: 73.6 World: 68.52 2004 Barbados: 75.15 Curaçao: 73.74 World: 68.77 2005 Barbados: 74.96 Curaçao: 73.87 World: 69.11 2006 Barbados: 75.05 Curaçao: 73.98 World: 69.47 2007 Barbados: 75.26 Curaçao: 74.14 World: 69.81 2008 Barbados: 75.3 Curaçao: 74.31 World: 70 2009 Barbados: 75.46 Curaçao: 74.49 World: 70.38 2010 Barbados: 75.49 Curaçao: 75.12 World: 70.68 2011 Barbados: 75.6 Curaçao: 75.58 World: 70.97 2012 Barbados: 75.74 Curaçao: 75.96 World: 71.26 2013 Barbados: 75.82 Curaçao: 76.24 World: 71.53 2014 Barbados: 75.93 Curaçao: 76.38 World: 71.78 2015 Barbados: 76.06 Curaçao: 76.48 World: 71.97 2016 Barbados: 76.17 Curaçao: 76.32 World: 72.19 2017 Barbados: 76.24 Curaçao: 76.42 World: 72.37 2018 Barbados: 76.38 Curaçao: 76.49 World: 72.64 2019 Barbados: 76.5 Curaçao: 76.49 World: 72.87 2020 Barbados: 76.65 Curaçao: 76.5 World: 72.18 2021 Barbados: 76.58 Curaçao: 75.69 World: 71.22 2022 Barbados: 75.68 Curaçao: 76.73 World: 72.97 2023 Barbados: 76.18 Curaçao: 76.8 World: 73.33 2024 Barbados: 76.33 Curaçao: 76.99 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Barbados Curaçao World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Barbados: 4.71 Curaçao: 5.13 World: 4.69 1961 Barbados: 4.15 Curaçao: 5.04 World: 4.56 1962 Barbados: 4.3 Curaçao: 4.93 World: 5.02 1963 Barbados: 4.3 Curaçao: 4.8 World: 5.31 1964 Barbados: 4.21 Curaçao: 4.64 World: 5.13 1965 Barbados: 4.18 Curaçao: 4.48 World: 5.08 1966 Barbados: 4.14 Curaçao: 4.27 World: 4.97 1967 Barbados: 3.6 Curaçao: 4.06 World: 4.87 1968 Barbados: 3.57 Curaçao: 3.83 World: 4.98 1969 Barbados: 3.34 Curaçao: 3.61 World: 4.88 1970 Barbados: 3.08 Curaçao: 3.4 World: 4.84 1971 Barbados: 3.2 Curaçao: 3.18 World: 4.69 1972 Barbados: 3.15 Curaçao: 2.99 World: 4.55 1973 Barbados: 2.87 Curaçao: 2.87 World: 4.42 1974 Barbados: 2.65 Curaçao: 2.77 World: 4.26 1975 Barbados: 2.45 Curaçao: 2.66 World: 4.07 1976 Barbados: 2.24 Curaçao: 2.55 World: 3.97 1977 Barbados: 2.2 Curaçao: 2.46 World: 3.84 1978 Barbados: 1.84 Curaçao: 2.38 World: 3.77 1979 Barbados: 1.86 Curaçao: 2.31 World: 3.76 1980 Barbados: 1.78 Curaçao: 2.27 World: 3.73 1981 Barbados: 1.85 Curaçao: 2.25 World: 3.71 1982 Barbados: 1.86 Curaçao: 2.24 World: 3.72 1983 Barbados: 1.86 Curaçao: 2.24 World: 3.59 1984 Barbados: 1.75 Curaçao: 2.24 World: 3.57 1985 Barbados: 1.77 Curaçao: 2.24 World: 3.53 1986 Barbados: 1.69 Curaçao: 2.24 World: 3.51 1987 Barbados: 1.61 Curaçao: 2.24 World: 3.48 1988 Barbados: 1.58 Curaçao: 2.25 World: 3.39 1989 Barbados: 1.64 Curaçao: 2.27 World: 3.35 1990 Barbados: 1.84 Curaçao: 2.3 World: 3.31 1991 Barbados: 1.84 Curaçao: 2.37 World: 3.13 1992 Barbados: 1.8 Curaçao: 2.43 World: 3.04 1993 Barbados: 1.77 Curaçao: 2.44 World: 2.97 1994 Barbados: 1.73 Curaçao: 2.43 World: 2.92 1995 Barbados: 1.7 Curaçao: 2.42 World: 2.87 1996 Barbados: 1.67 Curaçao: 2.4 World: 2.82 1997 Barbados: 1.65 Curaçao: 2.37 World: 2.78 1998 Barbados: 1.62 Curaçao: 2.32 World: 2.75 1999 Barbados: 1.78 Curaçao: 2.29 World: 2.72 2000 Barbados: 1.93 Curaçao: 2.34 World: 2.73 2001 Barbados: 1.96 Curaçao: 2.41 World: 2.69 2002 Barbados: 1.86 Curaçao: 2.3 World: 2.66 2003 Barbados: 1.86 Curaçao: 2.19 World: 2.64 2004 Barbados: 1.8 Curaçao: 2.1 World: 2.63 2005 Barbados: 1.74 Curaçao: 2.04 World: 2.61 2006 Barbados: 1.7 Curaçao: 2.1 World: 2.61 2007 Barbados: 1.76 Curaçao: 2 World: 2.6 2008 Barbados: 1.76 Curaçao: 2.2 World: 2.6 2009 Barbados: 1.77 Curaçao: 2.1 World: 2.59 2010 Barbados: 1.79 Curaçao: 2.2 World: 2.57 2011 Barbados: 1.76 Curaçao: 2.1 World: 2.55 2012 Barbados: 1.73 Curaçao: 2.2 World: 2.56 2013 Barbados: 1.73 Curaçao: 2.1 World: 2.53 2014 Barbados: 1.73 Curaçao: 2 World: 2.52 2015 Barbados: 1.73 Curaçao: 1.9 World: 2.49 2016 Barbados: 1.72 Curaçao: 1.7 World: 2.49 2017 Barbados: 1.72 Curaçao: 1.5 World: 2.46 2018 Barbados: 1.72 Curaçao: 1.7 World: 2.39 2019 Barbados: 1.72 Curaçao: 1.6 World: 2.35 2020 Barbados: 1.71 Curaçao: 1.4 World: 2.28 2021 Barbados: 1.71 Curaçao: 1.4 World: 2.25 2022 Barbados: 1.71 Curaçao: 1.4 World: 2.22 2023 Barbados: 1.71 Curaçao: 1.3 World: 2.2 2024 Barbados: 1.71 Curaçao: 1.4 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Population

Indicator Barbados Curaçao
Population 282,623 2025
179th of 215		 156,263 2025
185th of 215
Population density 656.6 /km² 2023
12th of 214		 348.3 /km² 2023
31st of 214
Population growth 0.06 % 2025
165th of 215		 0.19 % 2025
160th of 215
Life expectancy 76.3 years 2024
94th of 215		 77.0 years 2024
83rd of 215
Fertility rate 1.71 2024
126th of 215		 1.40 2024
175th of 215
Birth rate 11.1 ‰ 2024
132nd of 215		 7.2 ‰ 2024
198th of 215
Infant mortality 9.1 ‰ 2024
78th of 196		 -
Urban population 59.7 % 2025
125th of 215		 91.5 % 2025
29th of 215
Aged 65+ 17.1 % 2025
54th of 215		 17.3 % 2025
53rd of 215
Living in cities 43.0 % 2025
87th of 215		 59.6 % 2025
33rd of 215
Living in towns 43.4 % 2025
52nd of 215		 35.1 % 2025
90th of 215
Living in rural areas 13.7 % 2025
175th of 215		 5.3 % 2025
202nd of 215

Human development

Indicator Barbados Curaçao
Human Development Index 0.811 2023
70th of 193		 -
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.620 2023
83rd of 169		 -
Gender Inequality Index 0.297 2023
76th of 172		 -

Economy

Indicator Barbados Curaçao
GDP 8 bn US$ 2025
149th of 186		 3.6 bn US$ 2024
GDP per capita 28,365 US$ 2025
45th of 186		 22,833 US$ 2024
GDP per capita (PPP) 25,894 int. $ 2025
78th of 185		 32,741 int. $ 2024
GNI per capita 27,080 US$ 2025
40th of 182		 22,570 US$ 2024
GDP growth 2.7 % 2025
116th of 186		 5.0 % 2024
Inflation 0.8 % 2025
136th of 165		 2.6 % 2019
FDI inflows 4.0 % 2024
59th of 192		 4.3 % 2024
53rd of 192
Manufacturing 4.9 % 2024 2.9 % 2024
Agriculture 1.6 % 2024 0.3 % 2024
Tax revenue 23.4 % 2016 -
Government debt 125.0 % 2016 -
Trade - 155.3 % 2018
Exports - 63.2 % 2018

Labour

Indicator Barbados Curaçao
Unemployment 6.5 % 2025
118th of 181		 -
Youth unemployment 18.5 % 2025
126th of 181		 -
Women in the labour force 61.0 % 2025
44th of 181		 -
Jobs in agriculture 1.2 % 2025
166th of 181		 -
Weekly hours worked 34.5 h 2025
140th of 181		 -
Youth NEET rate 26.2 % 2025
142nd of 181		 -
Labour income share 55.6 % 2025
18th of 114		 -
Output per hour 22.8 $ 2025
87th of 181		 -

Health

Indicator Barbados Curaçao
Health spending 5.4 % 2023
120th of 192		 -
Health spending per person 1,286 US$ 2023
55th of 191		 -
Physicians 2.96 /1,000 2022
50th of 125		 -
Under-5 mortality 9.8 ‰ 2024
74th of 196		 -
Maternal mortality 35 /100k 2023
84th of 194		 -

Food

Indicator Barbados Curaçao
Calories per person 3,118 kcal 2023
61st of 155		 -
Protein supply 109.1 g 2022
43rd of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 60.1 g 2022
50th of 174		 -
Fat supply 103.2 g 2022
80th of 174		 -
Food insecurity 31.1 % 2022 -
Severe food insecurity 7.4 % 2022 -
Cereal import dependency 100.0 % 2022
3rd of 160		 -

Education

Indicator Barbados Curaçao
Secondary enrolment 104.4 % 2024
26th of 108		 89.9 % 2024
71st of 108
Tertiary enrolment 50.8 % 2025
64th of 128		 23.1 % 2013
Education spending 3.6 % 2024
58th of 121		 5.4 % 2024
23rd of 121
Expected schooling 16.6 yrs 2023
33rd of 195		 -
Mean schooling 9.9 yrs 2023
98th of 193		 -

Society

Indicator Barbados Curaçao
Income inequality 34.1 2016 -
Extreme poverty 1.7 % 2016 -
Internet use 70.4 % 2024
119th of 182		 68.1 % 2017
Mobile subscriptions 114.6 /100 2022 93.8 /100 2023
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
17th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
24th of 213
Women in parliament 26.7 % 2025
89th of 184		 -

Refugees

Indicator Barbados Curaçao
Refugees hosted 5 2025
162nd of 177		 0 2025
171st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
152nd of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
171st of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 8 2025
154th of 177		 0 2025
163rd of 177
Refugees from the country 577 2025
113th of 199		 8 2025
183rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 2.0 ‰ 2025
41st of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
135th of 199

Governance

Indicator Barbados Curaçao
Control of corruption 72.7 /100 2024
28th of 207		 -
Government effectiveness 63.1 /100 2024
61st of 205		 -
Rule of law 69.5 /100 2024
51st of 207		 -
Regulatory quality 61.8 /100 2024
62nd of 205		 -
Voice and accountability 74.2 /100 2024
36th of 205		 -
Political stability 87.6 /100 2024
11th of 207		 -

Environment

Indicator Barbados Curaçao
CO₂ per capita 2.52 t 2024
100th of 202		 -
Fossil CO₂ emissions 1.4 Mt 2024
162nd of 204		 2.3 Mt 2024
154th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
162nd of 204		 0.01 % 2024
154th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
154th of 204		 0.5 Gt 2024
99th of 204
GHG per capita 3.23 t 2024
85th of 202		 -
Renewable energy 5.5 % 2022
164th of 211		 2.8 % 2021
176th of 211
Forest area 14.7 % 2023
143rd of 212		 0.2 % 2023
204th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 10.9 µg/m³ 2023
53rd of 200		 -
Water stress 87.5 % 2022
158th of 176		 -
Land area 430 km² 2023
194th of 214		 444 km² 2023
192nd of 214

Energy

Indicator Barbados Curaçao
Renewable electricity 9.0 % 2024
149th of 190		 -
Wind and solar 9.0 % 2024
78th of 190		 -
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
49th of 180		 -
Low-carbon electricity 9.0 % 2024
151st of 190		 -
Fossil electricity 91.0 % 2024
151st of 190		 -
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
18th of 188		 -
Carbon intensity of power 601 g/kWh 2024
141st of 190		 -
Electricity per capita 3.93 MWh 2024
75th of 191		 -

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.