Barbados vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Barbados is 5% larger than Turks and Caicos Islands.
BarbadosTurks and Caicos IslandsBarbados moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 1.05× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
 Barbados |  Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaBarbados: 1.05× the area | 439 km²#183 of 194 | 417 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationBarbados: 6.03× the population | 282,623#174 of 194 · 2025 | 46,8552025 |
| DensityBarbados: 5.73× the density | 644 / km²#8 of 194 | 112 / km² |
| Urban populationTurks and Caicos Islands: 1.58× the urban share | 60%#106 of 192 · 2025 | 94%2025 |
| Fertility rateBarbados: 1.18× the births per woman | 1.71 per woman#117 of 192 · 2024 | 1.45 per woman2024 |
| Population growthTurks and Caicos Islands: 0.63 points higher | +0.06%#154 of 192 · 2025 | +0.69%2025 |
| Birth rateBarbados: 1.06× the birth rate | 11.1 per 1,000#122 of 192 · 2024 | 10.5 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateBarbados: 1.38× the death rate | 10.2 per 1,000#32 of 192 · 2024 | 7.4 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Barbados: 1.1 points higher | 17.1%#140 of 192 · 2025 | 16.0%2025 |
| People over 65Barbados: 5.4 points higher | 17.1%#45 of 192 · 2025 | 11.7%2025 |
| Net migrationTurks and Caicos Islands: 4.1 per 1,000 higher | −0.3 per 1,000#89 of 192 · 2025 | +3.8 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroadBarbados: 6.8× the refugees for its size | 2.04 per 1,000#41 of 190 · 2025 | 0.30 per 1,0002025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyTurks and Caicos Islands: 1.9 years longer | 76.3 years#75 of 192 · 2024 | 78.2 years2024 |
| Infant mortalityBarbados: 3.03× the infant mortality | 9.1 per 1,000 births#115 of 191 · 2024 | 3.0 per 1,000 births2024 |
| Doctors | 2.96 per 1,000#61 of 178 · 2022 | — |
| University enrolmentBarbados: 2.01× the university enrolment | 50.8%#75 of 145 · 2025 | 25.3%2023 |
| Human Development Index | 0.811#68 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaTurks and Caicos Islands: 1.36× the income per person | $27,080#42 of 185 · 2025 | $36,7602024 |
| GDPBarbados: 4.59× the economy | $8.02B2025 | $1.75B2024 |
| Income group | High income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Turks and Caicos Islands: 1.47× the output per person | $25,894#77 of 184 · 2025 | $38,0102024 |
| GDP growthTurks and Caicos Islands: 2.9 points higher | +2.7%#111 of 187 · 2025 | +5.6%2024 |
| Inflation | +0.8%#147 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 6.5%#65 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 1.7%#76 of 149 · 2016 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 34.1#78 of 149 · 2016 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 1.2% of jobs#166 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 16.2% of jobs#127 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 82.6% of jobs#8 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investmentBarbados: 0.9 points higher | 3.4% of GDP#58 of 184 · 2025 | 2.5% of GDP2024 |
| Internet users | 70%#118 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 115 per 100#96 of 191 · 2022 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaBarbados: 1.32× the forest share | 15% of land#133 of 192 · 2024 | 11% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per personTurks and Caicos Islands: 1.95× the CO₂ per person | 2.52 t a year#93 of 185 · 2024 | 4.92 t a year2024 |
| Renewable energyBarbados: 4.7 points higher | 5.5%#157 of 190 · 2022 | 0.8%2022 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 10.9 µg/m³#147 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected landTurks and Caicos Islands: 42.4 points higher | 1.1% of land#183 of 191 · 2025 | 43.5% of land2025 |
| Arable landBarbados: 15.1 points higher | 16.2% of land#66 of 190 · 2024 | 1.1% of land2024 |
| Water stress | 87.5%#20 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 1,422 mm#63 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +1.28#14 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +1.23#24 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rateTurks and Caicos Islands: 10.3× the homicide rate | 7.4 per 100,000#36 of 146 · 2023 | 76.3 per 100,0002022 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United Kingdom |
| Government | Parliamentary republicparliamentary republic; a Commonwealth realm | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Grand Turk |
| Currency | Barbadian dollar (BBD) | United States dollar (USD) |
| Official languages | English, Bajan Creole | English |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +1 246 | +1 649 |
| Region | Caribbean, North America | Caribbean, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Barbados sits at about 13° N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Turks and Caicos Islands at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Barbados bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Barbados is 5% larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Barbados covers 439 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Barbados?
- About 1.1 times: Barbados has 1.05× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Barbados and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Turks and Caicos Islands about 1.16×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Barbados or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 46,855. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².
- Which is richer, Barbados or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- By gross national income per person, Turks and Caicos Islands: $36,760 against $27,080 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 1.36× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Barbados or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- In Turks and Caicos Islands: life expectancy at birth is 78.2 years, against 76.3 — 1.9 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Barbados and Turks and Caicos Islands have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Barbados: parliamentary republic; Turks and Caicos Islands: dependent territory.