Barbados vs Iceland: Population by income level
Barbados
282,623
in 2025
Iceland
392,404
in 2025
Barbados rank
178th
Iceland rank
175th
Population by income level over time
- Barbados
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 392,404 against 282,623 in Barbados, a difference of 109,781.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 178th and Iceland ranks 175th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 240,927 | 190,308 | 50,619 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 250,638 | 215,640 | 34,997 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 255,139 | 240,228 | 14,911 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 261,254 | 266,237 | 4,983 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 267,854 | 298,329 | 30,474 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 278,501 | 333,186 | 54,685 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 282,265 | 380,926 | 98,662 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, Barbados or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 392,404 against 282,623 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level between Barbados and Iceland?
- 109,781, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iceland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Iceland rank globally for population by income level?
- Barbados ranks 178th and Iceland ranks 175th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, differentiated by World Bank income level.