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Barbados vs Iceland: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 99 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Barbados
brb
Leads on 33 of 99 metrics
Iceland
isl
Leads on 50 of 99 metrics

Summary

Comparing Barbados and Iceland: Barbados leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (269,000) against Iceland (2.77); Iceland leads on Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country (24 Cubic meters per year) against Barbados (0.07 Cubic meters per year); Barbados leads on Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization (43.74 %) against Iceland (0.16 %). Across 99 compared metrics, Barbados wins on 33 and Iceland wins on 50.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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: 23 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)79.99 %99.83 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 80% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Radios237,000260,000★
Televisions76,00098,000★
Waterwaysnonenone

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country80.51M $1.21B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars8.78B $39.63B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %★5.4 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.1 %★7.26 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.6 % of GDP8.5 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index57.979★
Electricity Consumption990★17.68
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels93★4
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants071★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables725★
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity269,000★2.77
Electricity Production1.0118.17★
Gini Index Coefficient34.1★26.6
Gross Fixed Investment27.4★13
Gross National Saving7.225.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.3 %★-2.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-0.5 %★5.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.8 % of GDP★0 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption19.82★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports5.65★0
Natural Gas Production14.16★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves141.6★0
Oil Consumption9,00017,430★
Oil Exports01,209★
Oil Imports8,68415,530★
Oil Production739★0
Oil Proved Reserves1.79★0
Population Below Poverty LineNA8.8 people
Public Debt133.280.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.8 USD★0.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption11,00020,850★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports02,530★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports10,63020,220★
Refined Petroleum Products Production00
Remittances1.3★0.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.01★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.680★
Taxes and Other Revenues24.9★23.3
Unemployment Rate7.6 %3.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)48,438★294,776
Carbon Dioxide Emissions1.35★3.1
Population Distributionmost densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one third of the population lives in urban areasIceland is almost entirely urban, with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.07 Cubic meters per year24 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources80170★

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization43.74 %★0.16 %
Agricultural land100 sq. km18,720 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)97 km4,970 km★
Irrigated Land50★0.5

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country62.08 %96.93 %★
Administrative Divisions1164★
Independence30★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)52.788.42★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.2★6.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.1 % of GDP8.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %0.1 %★
Hospital Bed Density5.7 people/sq km★2.8 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)35 %3 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)23.1 %21.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS2,700note: estimate does not include children
Underweight Children Under 53.5NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1,000★0

People and Society

23 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Currently married (Percent)56.88 %★47.72 %
Life expectancy at birth78.91 years84.66 years★
Median age of population39.67 years★36.28 years
Population Change60.3 persons3,714.6 persons★
Population density657.46 per sq. km4.05 per sq. km★
Total population282,779.5 persons403,136.5 persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.9★0.76
Birth Rate (%)8.02 %12.47 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate59.2 %NA
Death Rate (%)11.96 %6.62 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.6 % of GDP7.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age64,523.4 persons96,725.95 persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate147,200248,400★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days288 days★
Major Urban Areas Population89,000 people216,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)175.92180.49★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.34 %★76.4 %
Physician Density2.96 people/sq km4.37 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-0.42 %0.82 %★
Total deaths2,950.1 persons2,727.1 persons★
Total fertility rate1.7 per woman★1.38 per woman
Total net-migration-101.4 persons2,246.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate12.24 per live births0.48 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.8914.35★
Airports182★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft20
Heliports11

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