| Attribute |
Barbados × | 
Sweden × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 430 | 450,295 |
| Continent | North America | Europe |
| Land area (km²) | 430 | 410,335 |
| Water area (km²) | 0 | 39,960 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 2,211 |
| Border countries | - | |
| Coastline (km) | 97 | 3,218 |
| Mean elevation (m) | - | 320 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | -2 |
| Highest point (m) | 336 | 2,111 |
| People | | |
| Population | 294,560 | 10,202,491 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Protestant | Church of Sweden |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | - | Kingdom of Sweden |
| Short country name | Barbados | Sweden |
| Long local name | - | Konungariket Sverige |
| 1↑Short local name | - | Sverige |
| Government type | Parliamentary democracy | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Stockholm |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 5,218,000,000 | 518,000,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 4,990,000,000 | 535,600,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | -0.2 | 2.1 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 18,600 | 51,200 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 7.2 | 28.9 |
| Labor force | 144,000 | 5,361,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 10.1 | 6.7 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | - | 15 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 1,466,000,000 | 271,200,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 1,664,000,000 | 264,400,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | - | 1.04 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 29.4 | 50.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -4 | 1.3 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 157.3 | 40.8 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 4.4 | 1.9 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 7 | -0.5 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 8.1 | 1.93 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 2,470,000,000 | 329,200,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 2,470,000,000 | 329,200,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 6,184,000,000 | 929,100,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 4,495,000,000 | 560,500,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -189,000,000 | 17,790,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 485,400,000 | 165,600,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 1,520,000,000 | 153,200,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 264,500,000 | 62,220,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 4,490,000,000 | 939,900,000,000 |
| National currency | Barbadian dollars | Swedish kronor |
| National currency (code) | BBD | SEK |
| National currency (symbol) | $ | kr |
| National currency rate to USD | 2 | 8.442 |