Antigua and Barbuda vs Barbados

Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Barbados has about 3 times as many people as Antigua and Barbuda: 282,623 against 94,209 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Barbados ($28,365) is 14% higher than in Antigua and Barbuda ($24,819) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Antigua and Barbuda (5%) than in Barbados (2.7%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Antigua and Barbuda (1.4%) than in Barbados (0.8%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Antigua and Barbuda can expect to live 1.5 years longer than one born in Barbados: 77.8 years against 76.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Barbados is older: half of its people are over 38.9 years, against 35.5 years in Antigua and Barbuda in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Antigua and Barbuda (72.7%) than in Barbados (70.4%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Antigua and Barbuda (3.8 tonnes) are 52% higher than in Barbados (2.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Antigua and Barbuda (17.9%) than in Barbados (14.6%), a difference of 3.3 percentage points in 2024.