Population
282.0K
Unitary parliamentary republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$34,527
in 2031
Passport power
#49
105 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
6
Top: Bridgetown
Country overview
- Official name
- Barbados
- Capital
- Bridgetown
- Continent
- North America / Caribbean
- Area
- 439 km²
- Population
- 282.0K
- Density
- 660.0/km²
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .bb
- Calling code
- +1
- Timezone
- UTC-04:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #49 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 105
- Total accessible
- 141
- Digital nomad visa
- Barbados Welcome Stamp $50,000/year · 12 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad 1 Residency
Culture and society
- Languages
- English
- Religions
- Christianity 75.6%, No religion 20.6%, Baháʼà faith 2.0%, Hinduism 1.1%
- Currencies
- $ BBD — Barbadian dollar
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.811
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $34,527
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.3 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 70.4%
- Gini index (2016)
- 34.1
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.4%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 6.8%
- Urban population (2025)
- 59.7%
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 11.2 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 7.4/100k