Barbados vs Maldives: Employment to population ratio
Barbados
60.47
in 2025
Maldives
60.63
in 2025
Barbados rank
70th
Maldives rank
68th
Employment to population ratio over time
- Barbados
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 60.63 against 60.47 in Barbados, a difference of 0.16.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 70th and Maldives ranks 68th of 186 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.18 | 51.14 | 5.04 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 63.09 | 49.87 | 13.22 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 60.07 | 52.73 | 7.34 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 59.09 | 59.09 | 0.0027 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, Barbados or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 60.63 against 60.47 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio between Barbados and Maldives?
- 0.16, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for employment to population ratio?
- Barbados ranks 70th and Maldives ranks 68th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Employment to population ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.