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Bahamas vs Barbados: Human Development Index

Bahamas
0.82
in 2023
Barbados
0.811
in 2023
Bahamas rank
66th
Barbados rank
69th

Human Development Index over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
00.20.40.60.8199020062023

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 0.82 against 0.811 in Barbados, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.

Globally, Bahamas ranks 66th and Barbados ranks 69th of 192 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Human Development Index
Source
UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.