Americas · Caribbean
Capital: Bridgetown
Barbados
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Barbados in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #176
Barbados's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
282,623
#175 of 196
11th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$8.02B
#156 of 196
21st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
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R&D Spending
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Manufacturing Output
$376.0M
#154 of 196
22nd percentile
2024 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Bridgetown
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Caribbean
- Country code
- BRB
- Neighbors
- No land neighbors
Three interesting facts
Barbados has no land borders, so every international boundary is maritime.
With an area of roughly 430 square kilometers, Barbados is among the world’s smallest sovereign states.
Barbados’s position in Caribbean places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Barbados on the map
Barbados is located in Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela. Its terrain is relatively flat, rises gently to central highland region. The climate is tropical, rainy season (June to October). In area, the country is 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC.
Economy
Economic profile
Barbados' economy is characterized by high-income Eastern Caribbean economy, high standard of living among regional peers, key tourism, construction, and financial sectors driving recent GDP growth, declining but still very high public debt leading to IMF support programs, susceptible to natural disasters and reliance on import partners. Major industries include tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export. Important agricultural products include sugarcane, chicken, vegetables, milk, eggs, sweet potatoes, pork, coconuts, tropical fruits, pulses (2023). Notable exports include liquor, refined petroleum, packaged medicine, margarine, baked goods (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Barbados has an estimated population of 267,800. Languages spoken include English (official), Bajan (English-based creole language, widely spoken in informal settings). The population includes African descent 92.4%, mixed 3.1%, White 2.7%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2010 est.). The urban population represents 31.4% of total population (2023).
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