Barbados vs India: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 100 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Barbados and India: India leads on Population Change (14.13 million persons) against Barbados (60.30 persons); India leads on Agricultural land (1.78 million sq. km) against Barbados (100 sq. km); India leads on Irrigated Land (754,562) against Barbados (50). Across 100 compared metrics, Barbados wins on 40 and India wins on 52.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 25 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)79.45 %55.9 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 80% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2022 est.)
Radios237,000116
Televisions76,00063
Waterwaysnone16,180

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country80.51M $717.60B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars8.78B $4.52T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %6 %
Coal Revenue01.15
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.1 %9.51 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.6 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index57.971
Electricity Consumption9901.14
Electricity Exports05.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels9371
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants012
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02
Electricity from Other Renewables716
Electricity Imports05.62
Electricity Installed Capacity269,000367.8
Electricity Production1.011.39
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)68.29 USD per capita25.18 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.125.5
Gross Fixed Investment27.429.5
Gross National Saving7.228.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.3 %5.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-0.5 %5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption19.8255.43
Natural Gas Exports076.45
Natural Gas Imports5.6523.96
Natural Gas Production14.1631.54
Natural Gas Proved Reserves141.61.29
Oil Consumption9,0003.18
Oil Exports0825,600
Oil Imports8,6843.06
Oil Production739954,000
Oil Proved Reserves1.795.68
Population Below Poverty LineNA21.9 people
Public Debt133.246.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.8 USD6.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption11,0004.52
Refined Petroleum Products Exports01.31
Refined Petroleum Products Imports10,630653,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production04.9
Remittances1.33.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.14
Taxes and Other Revenues24.96.7
Unemployment Rate7.6 %4.3 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)48,438130.72M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions1.352.82
Population Distributionmost densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one third of the population lives in urban areasa very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other riv
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.07 Cubic meters per year432 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources801.91

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization43.74 %21.46 %
Agricultural land100 sq. km1.78M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)97 km7,000 km
Irrigated Land50754,562

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country62.08 %59.13 %
Administrative Divisions1128
Independence3015
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.210.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.1 % of GDP3.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density5.7 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)35 %80 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)23.1 %3.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2,7002.3
Underweight Children Under 53.533.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1,0003.07M

People and Society

25 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Currently married (Percent)56.88 %71.87 %
Life expectancy at birth78.91 years76.09 years
Median age of population39.67 years29.19 years
Population Change60.3 persons14.13M persons
Population density657.46 per sq. km496.42 per sq. km
Total population282,779.5 persons1.48B persons
Academic Freedom Index0.90.14
Birth Rate (%)8.02 %15.91 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate59.2 %66.7 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %8.7 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.6 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age64,523.4 persons389.10M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate147,200607.69
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population89,000 people32.94 people
Mean Male Height (cm)175.92164.95
Military Service Age and Obligation18ages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.34 %84.2 %
Physician Density2.96 people/sq km0.72 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.42 %0.72 %
Total deaths2,950.1 persons8.28M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.47 %57.51 %
Total fertility rate1.7 per woman1.93 per woman
Total net-migration-101.4 persons-632,939 persons
Under-five mortality rate12.24 per live births26.01 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇧 Barbados🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.890.14
Airports1315
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft93
Heliports1289

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