Country comparison Liberia vs Barbados 2018

Liberia			Barbados
Comptes nationaux - Government
Annual GDP [+]	2017	1,947M.€	4,249M.€	2017	Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]	2017	2,200M.$	4,800M.$	2017	Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]	2017	412€	14,871€	2017	GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]	2017	465$	16,800$	2017	GDP per capita [+]
Debt [+]	2016	839	5,978	2016	Debt [+]
Debt [+]	2016	928	6,617	2016	Debt [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]	2016	28.30%	137.03%	2016	Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]	2016	182€	20,975€	2016	Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]	2016	201$	23,217$	2016	Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]	2016	-111	9	2016	Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit (M.$) [+]	2016	-123	10	2016	Deficit (M.$) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]	2016	-3.74%	0.21%	2016	Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2016	1,051.0	1,481.6	2016	Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2016	1,163.3	1,639.9	2016	Expenditure (M.$) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2012	58.4	232.4	2014	Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2012	75.0	308.7	2014	Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]	2012	8.10%	14.16%	2014	Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]	2014	11.86%	10.92%	2014	Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2017	12.4
Defence Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2017	14.0
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]	2017	1.73%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]	2016	35.48%	33.96%	2016	Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]	2016	228€	5,199€	2016	Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]	2016	252$	5,754$	2016	Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]	2012	14€	833€	2014	Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]	2012	18$	1,106$	2014	Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]	2014	17€	601€	2014	Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]	2014	23$	798$	2014	Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]	2017	3€
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]	2017	3$
			Caa3	03/09/2017	Moody's Rating [+]
			SD	06/06/2018	S&P Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]	2017	31	68	2017	Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]	2017	134º	55º	2015	Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]	2015	97.3	49.3	2015	Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]	10/01/2016	6º
			37º	2015	Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
			11.9%	2015Q2	Unemployment rate [+]
			17 m.	2015Q2	Unemployed [+]
			61º	2016	Human Capital Ranking [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]	2018	172º	132º	2018	Doing Business [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]	2015	14.00	392.86	2015	Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
			17.50%	01/01/2011	Standard VAT [+]
			33.5%	2016	Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Exports [+]	2017	344.2 M.€	389.5 M.€	2017	Exports [+]
Exports [+]	2017	388.8 M.$	440.0 M.$	2017	Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]	2017	17.67%	9.17%	2017	Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]	2017	983.3 M.€	1,500.4 M.€	2017	Imports [+]
Imports [+]	2017	1,110.8 M.$	1,695.0 M.$	2017	Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]	2017	50.49%	35.31%	2017	Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]	2017	-639.1 M.€	-1,110.9 M.€	2017	Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]	2017	-722.0 M.$	-1,255.0 M.$	2017	Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]	2017	-32.82%	-26.15%	2017	Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]	2017	42	664	2017	Density [+]
Population [+]	2017	4,731,906	285,719	2017	Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]	2017	98,630	34,660	2017	Immigrant stock [+]
Remittance received (M.$) [+]	2016	548.8	108.3	2016	Remittance received (M.$) [+]
% Immigrant [+]	2017	2.08%	12.13%	2017	% Immigrant [+]
Remittance sent (M.$) [+]	2016	154.4	19.2	2016	Remittance sent (M.$) [+]
Emigrant stock [+]	2017	260,155	98,467	2017	Emigrant stock [+]
% Emigrant [+]	2017	5.50%	34.46%	2017	% Emigrant [+]
HDI [+]	2017	0.435	0.800	2017	HDI [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]	2018	63º
Gender Gap Ranking [+]	2016	114º	28º	2016	Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Birth Rate [+]	2016	34.32‰	11.91‰	2016	Birth Rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]	2016	4.58	1.80	2016	Fertility Rate [+]
Crude death rate [+]	2016	7.89‰	10.74‰	2016	Crude death rate [+]
Life expectancy [+]	2016	62.51	75.91	2016	Life expectancy [+]
Number of homicides [+]	2012	135	31	2015	Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]	2012	3.22	10.91	2015	Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]	2016	0.18	5.41	2016	CO2 Tons per capita [+]

Liberia

Capital: Monrovia
Population: 4,731,906
Surface Area: 111,370 km2
Currency: Liberian dollars
Religion: Mostly Christianity
Belongs to: ACP, ECOWAS, IMF, UN, AU

Barbados

Capital: Bridgetown
Population: 285,719
Surface Area: 430 km2
Currency: Barbadian dollars
Religion: Mostly Christianity
Belongs to: ACP, CARICOM, IMF, OAS, UN