Barbados

Destination Info

Card image
Country Barbados
Inbound Traffic
Main Activities
  • Beach
  • Nature
  • Culture
Main Hazards
for hotels
Average: 39 %
  • Tsunami: 91 %
  • Earthquake: 64 %
  • SeaLevelRise: 66 %
  • TropicalCyclone: 90 %

Destination Map

Opacity

Blank areas indicate no or insufficient data.

Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)
2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) 20.5 - 25.8 °C 22.4 - 27.8 °C 23.0 - 28.6 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 19 91 94
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 1522.4 mm 881.4 mm 880.1 mm
Annual amount of rain 22681.6 mm 12160.3 mm 12124.3 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 224 170 168

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Rank: About average
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Rank: Top 10%
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Rank: Top 10%
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Rank: Below average
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Rank: About average
Human rights index
Rank: Top 20%
Civil liberties index
Rank: Top 20%
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Rank: Top 20%
Freedom of speech index
Rank: Top 20%

Society Indicator Details

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Human rights index
Civil liberties index
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Freedom of speech index

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Rank: Top 20%
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Rank: Top 20%
    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: Top 20%
    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Top 10%
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Rank: Above average
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Rank: Top 20%

    Environment Indicator Details

    Fish species, threatened
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Mammal species, threatened
    Bird species, threatened
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Plastic waste mismanaged

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Rank: Below average
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: Top 10%
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Rank: About average
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Rank: Below average
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Top 20%
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Rank: Above average
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: Top 20%

      Health Indicator Details

      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: Above average
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: Below average
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: Above average
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: About average
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: Above average
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: Below average

        Economy Indicator Details

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        International tourism, number of arrivals

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: Below average
          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Above average
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: About average
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Above average

          Geography Indicator Details

          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

            Hotels

            Whispering Pines

            I'm not a real hotel 3 Badges Dedicated to Resilience
            Achievements
            Top Performer Plastic-free Carbon-neutral

            Mountain View

            I'm not a real hotel 2 Badges
            Achievements
            Baseline Resilience Top Performer

            Blue Horizon

            I'm not a real hotel 1 Badges
            Achievements

            Sapphire

            I'm not a real hotel 3 Badges Dedicated to Resilience
            Achievements

            Golden Gate Inn

            I'm not a real hotel 1 Badges
            Achievements
            Plastic-free

            Starlight Hotel

            I'm not a real hotel 1 Badges
            Achievements
            Top Performer High Safety Plastic-free