Barbados vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 55-59, female, per capita

Barbados
0.0353 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0125 units per person
in 2025
Barbados rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

Population ages 55-59, female, per capita over time

  • Barbados
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.0353 units per person against 0.0125 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0228 units per person.

That makes Barbados's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 218 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.021 units per person 0.0129 units per person 0.0081 units per person Barbados
1970s 0.0191 units per person 0.0126 units per person 0.0066 units per person Barbados
1980s 0.0196 units per person 0.012 units per person 0.0076 units per person Barbados
1990s 0.0197 units per person 0.0115 units per person 0.0082 units per person Barbados
2000s 0.026 units per person 0.0111 units per person 0.015 units per person Barbados
2010s 0.0361 units per person 0.0117 units per person 0.0244 units per person Barbados
2020s 0.037 units per person 0.0123 units per person 0.0247 units per person Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, per capita, Barbados or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Barbados, at 0.0353 units per person against 0.0125 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female, per capita between Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0228 units per person, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 55-59, female, per capita?
Barbados ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 55-59, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 55-59, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 55-59, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.