Travel Risk Atlas

Barbados

Caribbean · Capital Bridgetown

Each opens that government's own advisory for Barbados — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.

19.3 Very low risk
Atlas Risk Score · 63rd safest of 220
two empty boats on body of water near island with houses
Photo: Scot Goodhart / Unsplash

Where the risk actually is

Risk is rarely spread evenly across a country. The base colour is the code the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives Barbados as a whole; shaded regions are those the UK Foreign Office names in an advisory against travel.

Christ Church — No specific warningSaint Andrew — No specific warningSaint George — No specific warningSaint James — No specific warningSaint John — No specific warningSaint Joseph — No specific warningSaint Lucy — No specific warningSaint Michael — No specific warningSaint Peter — No specific warningSaint Philip — No specific warningSaint Thomas — No specific warning
What governments advise No specific warning

What the warnings actually cover

  • Whole countryNo specific warning. No government currently advises against travel to any part of this country. The colour reflects general caution levels only, not a warned area.

Shading marks whole regions named in an advisory, but a warning is often narrower — a border strip, one road, or a single city. Read the wording, and check the official advisory linked below.

What drives the score

Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.

Natural hazards
10% of score · mainly cyclones, earthquakes
44/100
144th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
27/100
101st of 220
Political stability
10% of score
25/100
41st of 220
Crime
15% of score
24/100
52nd of 220
Conflict & terrorism
15% of score
19/100
103rd of 220
Road & transport
10% of score
19/100
62nd of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
0/100
49th of 220
Women's safety
not in the score
55/100

Biggest factor here: natural hazards. Earthquakes, floods, cyclones, drought and tsunami exposure.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
211
Police 211 · Ambulance 511 · Fire 311
Currency
BBD $
Languages
English
Visa (EU passport)
90 days visa-free
US: 180 days visa-free · UK: 180 days visa-free
Population
283k
World Bank 2025
Capital
Bridgetown
Driving
On the left
8.2 road deaths per 100k
Power
Type A, B
110-127V
Basic water access
99%
Widely available · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+1246
GDP per capita
$28k
A rough guide to price levels
Visitors a year
966k
International arrivals, 2019

When to go

Average daytime high and nightly low for Bridgetown, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.

Mildest and driest around All year.

Daytime high hot
Top figure is the average daytime high, below it the average nightly low, and millimetres of rain under each bar. Figures are the average daytime high; bar heights are the month's rainfall. Shaded months are the mild, drier ones. Source: NASA POWER daily observations, 2010-2019, public domain.

Sources for this page

Vaccinations, malaria and outbreaks. This atlas does not give medical advice — it is personal, it changes, and it is the one thing worth getting from a doctor. Both national services publish current advice for Barbados:

Check the official advisory before you book. This page reflects data as of August 2026. Advisories change without warning, and only your own government's advice affects your travel insurance.