Barbados vs Guyana

Barbados and Guyana 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.

• Guyana has about 3 times as many people as Barbados: 835,986 against 282,623 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Guyana ($32,414) is 14% higher than in Barbados ($28,365) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Guyana (19.3%) than in Barbados (2.7%), a difference of 16.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Guyana (3.3%) than in Barbados (0.8%), a difference of 2.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Guyana (12%) than in Barbados (6.5%), a difference of 5.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Barbados can expect to live 6 years longer than one born in Guyana: 76.3 years against 70.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Barbados is older: half of its people are over 38.9 years, against 25.6 years in Guyana in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Guyana (83%) than in Barbados (70.4%), a difference of 12.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Guyana (4.6 tonnes) are 84% higher than in Barbados (2.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Guyana (87.1%) than in Barbados (14.6%), a difference of 72.5 percentage points in 2024.