Country comparison Barbados vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,491chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,500chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart8.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart9.52023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart9.13%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,009chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,584chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€4972023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$5372023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+
Corruption Index [+]202369
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977º
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7
140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%
Unemployed [+]2015Q217K
NMW [+]2024$736.7chart$883.02024NMW [+]
€799.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023657chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023282,336chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431º
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151
Suicide rate [+]20150.42
Number of homicides [+]202321chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0
Consumption GWh [+]20241,036
Generation GWh [+]20241,102
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026593chart1002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026109,141chart6,37202/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,100.33chart555.5602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Barbados
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF