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Barbados vs Canada: Compare Statistics

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

Barbados
brb
Leads on 36 of 102 metrics
Canada
can
Leads on 56 of 102 metrics

Summary

Comparing Barbados and Canada: Barbados leads on Major Urban Areas Population (89,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); Barbados leads on Oil Imports (8,684) against Canada (1.09); Barbados leads on Radios (237,000) against Canada (32.30). Across 102 compared metrics, Barbados wins on 36 and Canada wins on 56.

  • 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🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)79.99 %93.96 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 80% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Radios237,000★32.3
Televisions76,000★21.5
Waterwaysnone3,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country80.51M $47.01B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars8.78B $2.59T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %★1 %
Coal Revenue00.08★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.1 %★3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.6 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index57.979.6★
Electricity Consumption990★522.2
Electricity Exports073.35★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels93★23
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants056★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables712★
Electricity Imports02.68★
Electricity Installed Capacity269,000★143.5
Electricity Production1.01649.6★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)68.29 USD per capita311.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient34.1★29.9
Gross Fixed Investment27.4★22.1
Gross National Saving7.220.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.3 %0 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-0.5 %★2.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption19.82124.4★
Natural Gas Exports083.96★
Natural Gas Imports5.6526.36★
Natural Gas Production14.16159.1★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves141.6★2.06
Oil Consumption9,000★2.21
Oil Exports01.93★
Oil Imports8,684★1.09
Oil Production739★3.48
Oil Proved Reserves1.79175.2★
Population Below Poverty LineNA9.4 people
Public Debt133.261.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.8 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption11,000★2.45
Refined Petroleum Products Exports01.12★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports10,630405,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Production02.01★
Remittances1.3★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.08★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.680.5★
Taxes and Other Revenues24.9★13.8
Unemployment Rate7.6 %6.5 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)48,438-12.14M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions1.35★585.85
Population Distributionmost densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one third of the population lives in urban areasvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.07 Cubic meters per year370 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources80★2.9

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization43.74 %★0.16 %
Agricultural land100 sq. km559,597.6 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)97 km202,080 km★
Irrigated Land509,045★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country62.08 %87.73 %★
Administrative Divisions11★10
Independence30★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)52.7814.59★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.2★7.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.1 % of GDP11.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %NA
Hospital Bed Density5.7 people/sq km★2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)35 %12 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)23.1 %★29.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2,700NA
Underweight Children Under 53.5NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1,00072,000★

People and Society

25 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Currently married (Percent)56.88 %★50.95 %
Life expectancy at birth78.91 years85.29 years★
Median age of population39.67 years40.75 years★
Population Change60.3 persons437,571 persons★
Population density657.46 per sq. km4.46 per sq. km★
Total population282,779.5 persons40.51M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.9★0.85
Birth Rate (%)8.02 %9.12 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate59.2 %NA
Death Rate (%)11.96 %7.75 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.6 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age64,523.4 persons9.19M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate147,200★22.87
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days94.5 days★
Major Urban Areas Population89,000 people★6.37 people
Mean Male Height (cm)175.92178.09★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.34 %★76.27 %
Physician Density2.96 people/sq km★2.82 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.42 %0.73 %★
Total deaths2,950.1 persons★326,297.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.47 %75.87 %★
Total fertility rate1.7 per woman★1.3 per woman
Total net-migration-101.4 persons406,485.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate12.24 per live births4.43 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.89★1.96
Airports11,459★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft636
Heliports1506★

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