Barbados vs Estonia: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
20.8%
in 2016
Estonia
20.3%
in 2016
Barbados rank
28th
Estonia rank
31st
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Estonia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 20.8% against 20.3% in Estonia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Estonia ahead.
Barbados ranks 28th and Estonia ranks 31st of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 21.0% | 10.5% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 20.0% | 0.4% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 20.3% | 0.5% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Estonia?
- Barbados, at 20.8% against 20.3% in Estonia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Estonia?
- 0.5%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Estonia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Estonia rank globally for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 28th and Estonia ranks 31st of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.