Bahamas vs Barbados

Bahamas and Barbados compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Bahamas has about 1.4 times as many people as Barbados: 403,033 against 282,623 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Bahamas ($39,455 in 2024) is 39% higher than in Barbados ($28,365 in 2025).
• The economy grew faster in Bahamas (3.4% in 2024) than in Barbados (2.7% in 2025), a difference of 0.7 percentage points.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bahamas (1.1%) than in Barbados (0.8%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Bahamas (9.2%) than in Barbados (6.5%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Barbados can expect to live 1.6 years longer than one born in Bahamas: 76.3 years against 74.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Barbados is older: half of its people are over 38.9 years, against 34.6 years in Bahamas in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Bahamas (92.5%) than in Barbados (70.4%), a difference of 22.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Bahamas (3.6 tonnes) are 44% higher than in Barbados (2.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Bahamas (50.9%) than in Barbados (14.6%), a difference of 36.3 percentage points in 2024.