Which has higher number of deaths, Barbados or Iceland?

Barbados, at 2,999 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Iceland as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Barbados and Iceland?

386 deaths, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iceland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Iceland: Number of deaths

Barbados

2,999 deaths

in 2023

Iceland

2,613 deaths

in 2023

Barbados rank

175th

Iceland rank

178th

Number of deaths over time

Barbados
Iceland

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 2,999 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Iceland, a difference of 386 deaths.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 175th and Iceland ranks 178th of 236 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,696 deaths	1,140 deaths	1,556 deaths	Barbados
1960s	1,887 deaths	1,324 deaths	563 deaths	Barbados
1970s	1,684 deaths	1,457 deaths	226.9 deaths	Barbados
1980s	1,792 deaths	1,659 deaths	133.1 deaths	Barbados
1990s	2,298 deaths	1,819 deaths	478.3 deaths	Barbados
2000s	2,433 deaths	1,882 deaths	550.7 deaths	Barbados
2010s	2,597 deaths	2,156 deaths	440.9 deaths	Barbados
2020s	2,902 deaths	2,524 deaths	377.75 deaths	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Barbados or Iceland?: Barbados, at 2,999 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Barbados and Iceland?: 386 deaths, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iceland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Iceland rank globally for number of deaths?: Barbados ranks 175th and Iceland ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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