Barbados vs Vanuatu: Number of people with and without electricity access

Barbados
282,467 people
in 2024
Vanuatu
214,694 people
in 2024
Barbados rank
177th
Vanuatu rank
180th

Number of people with and without electricity access over time

  • Barbados
  • Vanuatu
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020072024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 282,467 people against 214,694 people in Vanuatu, a difference of 67,773 people.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Vanuatu's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 177th and Vanuatu ranks 180th of 214 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 262,215 people 28,849 people 233,366 people Barbados
2000s 267,801 people 60,982 people 206,819 people Barbados
2010s 278,501 people 136,042 people 142,459 people Barbados
2020s 282,193 people 209,287 people 72,906 people Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, Barbados or Vanuatu?
Barbados, at 282,467 people against 214,694 people in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access between Barbados and Vanuatu?
67,773 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Vanuatu?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Vanuatu rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access?
Barbados ranks 177th and Vanuatu ranks 180th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Unit
people
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.