The duel
- +11% Barbados is 11% bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 2.8× Barbados has 2.8 times as many people as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- +4.9 years People in Barbados live 4.9 years longer than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- +14% Barbados produces 14% more per person than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Barbados is 11% bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 431 km² (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 389 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Barbados’ coastline is 15% longer than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’
Barbados: 97 km (2026 edition) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 84 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ highest peak towers 898 m above Barbados’
Barbados: 336 m (2026 edition) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1,234 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 23% of Barbados, versus 18% of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 23.2% (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 18% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Barbados has 2.8 times as many people as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 282,623 (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 99,924 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Barbados is 2.6 times as densely populated as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 656 per km² (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 257 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados are practically level
Barbados: 177 cm (2019) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 177.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are practically level
Barbados: 165.7 cm (2019) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 165.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Barbados is 5 years older than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 38.9 years (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 33.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have 0.1 more children on average than in Barbados
Barbados: 1.71 children per woman (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.76 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
17% of people in Barbados are 65 or older, versus 12% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 17.1% (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 12.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Barbados: 0.018 per 1,000 (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 per 1,000 (2022)
How many official languages?
Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are practically level
Barbados: 1 (2026) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Barbados’ economy is 6.4 times the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’
Barbados: $8.02 billion (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: $1.26 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Barbados produces 14% more per person than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: Int$25,894 (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Int$22,799 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Barbados: 34.1 (2016) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 18% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, versus 6.5% in Barbados
Barbados: 6.5% (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 18% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados are practically level
Barbados: 23.4% (2016) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 23.8% (2017)
How expensive is it?
Barbados’ price level (US = 100) is 2× Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’
Barbados: 110% (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 55% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Barbados spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: $1,286 (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: $469 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Barbados live 4.9 years longer than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 76.3 years (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 71.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 12% more likely to die before turning one than in Barbados
Barbados: 9.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 10.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Barbados: 3 per 1,000 (2022) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data
How many hospital beds are there?
Barbados has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 6.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 3.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Barbados is 23 times that in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
40% of adults in Barbados are obese, versus 35% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 39.6% (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 35% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Barbados drink 19% more alcohol than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 10.1 litres (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 8.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 55% more meat per person than Barbados
Barbados: 76.2 kg (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 118.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Barbados has 75 kcal more food per person per day than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 3,118 kcal (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 3,043 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines went to school 1.4 years longer than in Barbados
Barbados: 9.9 years (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 11.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Barbados welcomed 4.3 times as many tourists per resident as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2019)
Barbados: 2.49 (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0.58 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Barbados has 1 more World Heritage site than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1 against 0)
Barbados: 1 (2026) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Barbados has won 1 Olympic medal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines none
Barbados: 1 (2026 edition) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
76% of people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are online, versus 70% in Barbados
Barbados: 70% (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 76% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Barbados is 37% faster than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 218 Mbps (2026) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 159 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are practically level
Barbados: 100% (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Barbados live in cities, versus 48% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 60% (2025) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 48% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Barbados has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 108
Barbados: 115 (2022) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 108 (2024)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 73% of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, but only 15% of Barbados
Barbados: 14.6% (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 73.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Barbados emits 90% more CO₂ than someone in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 4.8 t (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 2.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
13% of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ electricity is renewable, versus 9.0% in Barbados
Barbados: 9% (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 13.3% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Barbados carries 10% more fine dust than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 11.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 10.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.9 times as likely to be murdered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as in Barbados
Barbados: 7.4 per 100k (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 51.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Barbados are 19% deadlier than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 13.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Barbados: no data · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Barbados: no data · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1,128 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Barbados bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Barbados is larger. Barbados is 11% bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Which has more people, Barbados or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Barbados has 2.8 times as many people as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Barbados or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
People in Barbados live 4.9 years longer than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Life expectancy at birth is 76.3 years in Barbados and 71.4 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Are people taller in Barbados or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).