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Barbados vs Brazil: Compare Statistics

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

Barbados
brb
Leads on 38 of 102 metrics
Brazil
bra
Leads on 54 of 102 metrics

Summary

Comparing Barbados and Brazil: Brazil leads on Agricultural land (2.37 million sq. km) against Barbados (100 sq. km); Brazil leads on Population Change (856,608 persons) against Barbados (60.30 persons); Brazil leads on Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country (645.60 Cubic meters per year) against Barbados (0.07 Cubic meters per year). Across 102 compared metrics, Barbados wins on 38 and Brazil wins on 54.

  • 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🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)79.99 %84.15 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 80% (2023 est.)percent of population: 84% (2023 est.)
Radios237,000★71
Televisions76,000★36.5
Waterwaysnone50,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country80.51M $183.08B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars8.78B $2.67T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %7 %
Coal Revenue00.01★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.1 %46.92 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.6 % of GDP9.5 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index57.959.1★
Electricity Consumption990★509.1
Electricity Exports0219★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels93★17
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants064★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels01★
Electricity from Other Renewables718★
Electricity Imports041.31★
Electricity Installed Capacity269,000★150.8
Electricity Production1.01567.9★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)68.29 USD per capita★48.89 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.151.6★
Gross Fixed Investment27.4★18.4
Gross National Saving7.215★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.3 %3.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-0.5 %★4.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption19.8234.35★
Natural Gas Exports0134.5★
Natural Gas Imports5.6510.51★
Natural Gas Production14.1623.96★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves141.6377.4★
Oil Consumption9,000★2.65
Oil Exports0699,000★
Oil Imports8,684720,000★
Oil Production739★2.75
Oil Proved Reserves1.7912.86★
Population Below Poverty LineNA4.2 people
Public Debt133.283★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.8 USD★3.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption11,000★2.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0279,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports10,630490,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Production02.81★
Remittances1.3★0.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.62★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.68★6.48
Taxes and Other Revenues24.9★14
Unemployment Rate7.6 %★7.7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)48,438-980,384★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions1.35★437.77
Population Distributionmost densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one third of the population lives in urban areasthe vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of S o Paolo, Bras lia, and Rio de Janeiro
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.07 Cubic meters per year645.6 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources80★8.65

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization43.74 %★0.64 %
Agricultural land100 sq. km2.37M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)97 km7,491 km★
Irrigated Land5091,833★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Rule of Law Index by Country62.08 %★37.95 %
Administrative Divisions1126★
Independence30★7
Suffrage Participation Rate18voluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)52.7837.32★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.2★10.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.1 % of GDP9.9 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %0.6 %★
Hospital Bed Density5.7 people/sq km★2.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)35 %★67 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)23.1 %22.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS2,700★930,000
Underweight Children Under 53.5NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1,000762,000★

People and Society

25 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Currently married (Percent)56.88 %★55.24 %
Life expectancy at birth78.91 years80.44 years★
Median age of population39.67 years★35.25 years
Population Change60.3 persons856,607.6 persons★
Population density657.46 per sq. km25.56 per sq. km★
Total population282,779.5 persons213.63M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.9★0.85
Birth Rate (%)8.02 %13.04 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate59.2 %80.5 %★
Death Rate (%)11.96 %7.07 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.6 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age64,523.4 persons55.29M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate147,200★106.79
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population89,000 people★22.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)175.92★173.55
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.34 %★79.8 %
Physician Density2.96 people/sq km★2.36 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.42 %0.58 %★
Total deaths2,950.1 persons★1.41M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.47 %72.6 %★
Total fertility rate1.7 per woman★1.59 per woman
Total net-migration-101.4 persons★-225,796.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate12.24 per live births★13.14 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.89★0.46
Airports15,297★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft198
Heliports11,871★

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