International Rankings of Barbados 2015, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	1,524	167	2012
Internet users	188,000	137	2008
Telephones - main lines in use	144,000	134	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	347,000	168	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$1,450,000,000	156	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$1,150,000,000	157	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-7.00	95	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	7	28	31 Dec 2010 est
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	8.70	94	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	-$276,600,000	89	2013 est.
Debt - external	$4,490,000,000	121	2010 est.
Exports	$1,051,000,000	159	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	40.50	85	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	15.40	71	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	81.70	35	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-53.80	103	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	14.30	110	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	1.90	25	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	3.10	120	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	13.90	150	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	83.00	15	2013 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$4,262,000,000	167	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$25,100	55	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$7,004,000,000	162	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	-0.80	81	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	9.00	114	2013 est.
Imports	$1,674,000,000	168	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	-0.70	76	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	2.10	71	2013 est.
Labor force	141,800	179	2013 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	10.00	86	1996 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	15.00	86	1996 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	75.00	24	1996 est.
Public debt (% of GPD)	90.50	21	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$712,600,000	145	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 4,229,000,000	132	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$5,035,000,000	111	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 1,749,000,000	131	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	27.0	98	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	11.40	63	2013 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	1,442,000	156	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	765	70	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	0	82	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	1,001	107	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	2,260,000	88	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	986,000,000	150	2010 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	0	91	2012 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	100.0	1	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	0.0	135	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	31	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	0.0	72	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	0	109	2012 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	239,000	158	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	1,002,000,000	145	2011 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	3,403.76	78	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	20,000,000	106	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	0	54	2011 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	0	76	2011 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	20,000,000	88	2010 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	113,300,000	98	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	8,339	157	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	0	125	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	8,736	132	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	31	115	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	97	161	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	336	199	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	0	35	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	371.3	81	2009
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	0.1	139	2009
Irrigated land (sq km)	54	144	2003
Land Area - sq km	430.00	200	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	27.91	31	2011
Land use - other (%)	69.77	167	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	2.33	77	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	673.67	17	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	430.00	202	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	0.08	162	2011
Water Area - sq km	0	142	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	73,835	155	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	73,820	174	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	58,016	179	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	58,125	180	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	1,849	183	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	1,842	183	2010 est.
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	26,716	187	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	26,709	187	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	18.40	127	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	19,754	185	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	19,705	186	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	13.60	78	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	65,394	180	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	64,821	181	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	45.00	29	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	19,286	170	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	16,837	173	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	12.50	24	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	18,390	170	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	12,068	174	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	10.50	54	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	11.97	161	2014 est.
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	8.41	78	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%)	15.80	49	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	6.30	98	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%)	42.60	135	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%)	26.80	135	2014 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	99.8	3	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - total	99.8	3	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	99.8	3	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	0.2	130	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	0.2	122	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	0.2	93	2012 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	5.60	27	2012
Health expenditures	7.70	40	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	0.90	34	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	1,500	131	2012 est.
Hospital bed density	6.60	13	2010
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	9.26	129	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	12.58	131	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	10.93	131	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	77.37	112	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	72.64	95	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	74.99	95	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	99.70	3	2002 est.
Literacy - male (%)	99.70	4	2002 est.
Literacy - total (%)	99.70	3	2002 est.
Maternal mortality rate	51.00	68	2010
Median age - female (years)	38.70	41	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	36.50	45	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	37.60	42	2014 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	-0.30	86	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	34.70	13	2008
Physicians density	1.81	66	2005
Population	289,680	181	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	0.33	133	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	91.6	34	2006 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	8.4	121	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	91.6	40	2006 est.
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	8.4	109	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	91.6	46	2006 est.
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	8.4	93	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	17	5	2011
School life expectancy - male (years)	14	7	2011
School life expectancy - total (years)	15	6	2011
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.00	17	2014 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.00	23	2014 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	0.99	27	2014 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	0.94	25	2014 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.65	47	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.01	15	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	0.94	28	2014 est
Suffrage	18.00	4	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	1.68	125	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	29	34	2003
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	24	29	2003
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	26	32	2003
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	1.35	101	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	44.4	124	2010-15 est.
Transportation
Airports	1	118	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	1	78	2013
Merchant marine (ships)	109	48	2010
Pipelines (km)	103	115	2013
Roadways (km)	1,600	176	2011

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