Australia vs Barbados: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 102 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Australia and Barbados: Australia leads on Agricultural land (3.67 million sq. km) against Barbados (100 sq. km); Barbados leads on Major Urban Areas Population (89,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); Barbados leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (147,200) against Australia (14.91). Across 102 compared metrics, Australia wins on 59 and Barbados wins on 31.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 25 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇧 BarbadosShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %79.99 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Radios25.5237,000
Televisions10.1576,000
Waterways8,368none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇧 BarbadosShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $80.51M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $8.78B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %7 %
Coal Revenue0.780
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %8.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP6.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7957.9
Electricity Consumption229.4990
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7293
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants110
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables177
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56269,000
Electricity Production2431.01
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita68.29 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.334.1
Gross Fixed Investment27.427.4
Gross National Saving217.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %-1.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %-0.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP0.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.2519.82
Natural Gas Exports67.960
Natural Gas Imports5.785.65
Natural Gas Production105.214.16
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99141.6
Oil Consumption960,8009,000
Oil Exports312,6000
Oil Imports731,4008,684
Oil Production549,200739
Oil Proved Reserves3.321.79
Population Below Poverty LineNANA
Public Debt58133.2
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD3.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1811,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,1200
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,60010,630
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,5000
Remittances0.11.3
Revenue from Forest Resources0.130.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.51.68
Taxes and Other Revenues23.624.9
Unemployment Rate4.1 %7.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇧 BarbadosShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M48,438
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.651.35
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bymost densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one third of the population lives in urban areas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year0.07 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources49280

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇧 BarbadosShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %43.74 %
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km100 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km97 km
Irrigated Land19,45050

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇧 BarbadosShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %62.08 %
Administrative Divisions611
Independence130
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇧 BarbadosShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.452.78
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.413.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP8.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %0.9 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km5.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %35 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,0002,700
Underweight Children Under 5NA3.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇧 BarbadosShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,0001,000

People and Society

25 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇧 BarbadosShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %56.88 %
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years78.91 years
Median age of population38.51 years39.67 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons60.3 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km657.46 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons282,779.5 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.860.9
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %8.02 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %59.2 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %11.96 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP3.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons64,523.4 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91147,200
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people89,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2175.92
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %86.34 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km2.96 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %-0.42 %
Total deaths184,381.4 persons2,950.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %62.47 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman1.7 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons-101.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births12.24 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇧 BarbadosShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.092.89
Airports2,2571
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraftno major transport aircraft
Heliports3921

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