Bahamas vs Barbados: External health expenditure per capita, PPP
External health expenditure per capita, PPP over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 11.89 current international $ against 10.09 current international $ in Barbados, a difference of 1.8 current international $.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 98th and Barbados ranks 101st of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.26 current international $ | 19.74 current international $ | 12.48 current international $ | Barbados |
| 2010s | 9.87 current international $ | 19.16 current international $ | 9.28 current international $ | Barbados |
| 2020s | 10.26 current international $ | 8.43 current international $ | 1.83 current international $ | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, ppp, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 11.89 current international $ against 10.09 current international $ in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita, ppp between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 1.8 current international $, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Bahamas ranks 98th and Barbados ranks 101st of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.