Sheet 15 of 195 · AmericasBRB · 13.2°N 59.6°W

Barbados

Capital: Bridgetown
Population: 282,623 2025
Area: 430 km²
Neighbours: 0

Barbados hatched and ringed, Bridgetown marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 13.2°N 59.5°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Barbados is an island country in the Caribbean, with no land border. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Bridgetown is Kingstown, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 173 km away. With 430 km², it is about the size of Antigua and Barbuda and Seychelles and ranks 183rd of 195 by area.

Its population was 282,623 in 2025 (World Bank), the 21st-smallest of the 194 countries with data. That is 657 people per km², the 8th-highest density of the 194. 59.7% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$28,365 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 46th of 191 and 5th of 35 in the Americas. Life expectancy at birth was 76.3 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemispheres. Bridgetown's antipode is in the Indian Ocean, about 310 km from Indonesia, the nearest land.

How it compares Americas: 35 countries

Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.
Measure	Figure	World	Americas
Population	282,6232025, World Bank	174th of 194	29th of 35
Area	430 km²world-countries	183rd of 195	32nd of 35
GDP	US$8.0 billion2025, World Bank, current US$	154th of 191	27th of 35
GDP per capita	US$28,3652025, World Bank, current US$	46th of 191	5th of 35
Population density	657 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries	8th of 194	1st of 35
Life expectancy	76.3 years2024, World Bank	75th of 194	13th of 35
Urban population	59.7%2025, World Bank	108th of 194	22nd of 35
Forest area	14.6% of land2024, World Bank	134th of 194	33rd of 35
Population growth	+0.06% a year2025, World Bank	155th of 194	29th of 35
Internet users	70.4%2024, World Bank	119th of 188	28th of 35
Fertility rate	1.71 births per woman2024, World Bank	119th of 194	18th of 35
Land neighbours	0world-countries; among the 195	157th of 195	25th of 35

Closest in areaAntigua and Barbuda, Seychelles and Palau

Closest in populationSão Tomé and Príncipe, Vanuatu and Samoa

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines173 km
Bridgetown to Kingstown
Saint Lucia180 km
Bridgetown to Castries
Grenada258 km
Bridgetown to St. George's

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres: Northern and Western
Capital: Bridgetown
13.10°N 59.62°W
Northernmost latitude: 13.32°N
Southernmost latitude: 13.06°N
Westernmost longitude: 59.65°W
Easternmost longitude: 59.43°W
North to south: about 28 km
Antipode of Bridgetown: 13.10°S 120.38°E
in the Indian Ocean, about 310 km from the nearest land (Indonesia)