Barbados: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 70.4% (2024), 122nd of 188 in the world and 27th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 114.6 (2022), 107th of 210 in the world and 20th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 37.5 (2022), 35th of 208 in the world and 3rd of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Digital & energy access: Barbados in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 70.4%2024 | 122/188 | 27/34 | 4.0% | 65.1% | 69.9% | −1.6 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 114.62022 | 107/210 | 20/40 | 10.9 | 127.2 | 104.7 | −9.2%since 2012 | 116.8 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 37.52022 | 35/208 | 3/39 | · | 20.4 | 45.4 | +55%since 2012 | 20.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 43.02022 | 19/213 | 4/40 | 47.3 | 50.0 | 45.4 | −17%since 2012 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1,1722024 | 105/215 | 19/42 | · | 193 | 1,058 | +140%since 2014 | 3,702 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 12/215 | 4/42 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 12/211 | 4/41 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 13/213 | 5/41 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 7/192 | 3/33 | 97.0% | 99.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 1,478 kgoe2007 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 1,343 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe |
Better than ten years ago
- Fixed broadband+55%37.5 in 2022
- Secure servers+140%1,172 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Internet users−1.6 pp70.4% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Barbados and its nearest countries
Barbados has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Barbados | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Grenada | Dominica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 70.4%2024 | 68.2%2024 | 76.2%2024 | 70.2%2024 | 82.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 114.62022 | 98.72022 | 108.42024 | 95.82022 | 85.22022 |
| Fixed broadband | 37.52022 | 13.62022 | 29.52024 | 29.82022 | 20.92022 |
| Fixed telephone | 43.02022 | 17.12022 | 9.02024 | 14.52022 | 11.12021 |
| Secure servers | 1,1722024 | 7342024 | 2682024 | 7422024 | 62,8652024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 95.6%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | — | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | — | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 98.0%2024 | 98.0%2024 | 96.0%2024 | 94.0%2024 |