Barbados exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Barbados in Caribbean Central America, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 4.2K | 0.0K | $3.6B | 3.78% | 0.00% | 15.71% |
| IND | 1.5K | 0.0K | $0.9B | 1.38% | 0.00% | 4.14% |
| RES | 104.2K | 282.6K | $18.3B | 94.84% | 100.00% | 80.15% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Barbados.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Barbados.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Barbados.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Saint Michael | 26.6K | 86.0K | $5.0B | 24.24% | 30.43% | 21.99% |
| Christ Church | 18.9K | 46.3K | $4.1B | 17.22% | 16.37% | 17.93% |
| Saint Philip | 12.7K | 29.5K | $2.8B | 11.57% | 10.42% | 12.29% |
| Saint James | 9.4K | 38.2K | $2.2B | 8.58% | 13.52% | 9.50% |
| Saint George | 9.2K | 19.3K | $1.9B | 8.38% | 6.83% | 8.48% |
| Saint John | 6.7K | 10.0K | $1.4B | 6.06% | 3.53% | 5.98% |
| Saint Thomas | 6.0K | 16.4K | $1.3B | 5.49% | 5.79% | 5.52% |
| Saint Lucy | 5.9K | 12.3K | $1.2B | 5.38% | 4.35% | 5.30% |
| Saint Peter | 5.3K | 11.5K | $1.1B | 4.82% | 4.07% | 5.04% |
| Saint Joseph | 5.0K | 7.6K | $1.0B | 4.60% | 2.68% | 4.36% |
| Saint Andrew | 4.0K | 5.7K | $0.8B | 3.66% | 2.01% | 3.60% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Barbados.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 10,496 | 29,902 | $3,405.5M | 9.55% | 10.58% | 14.95% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 9,257 | 26,548 | $3,003.4M | 8.43% | 9.39% | 13.18% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 11,455 | 33,910 | $2,081.2M | 10.43% | 12.00% | 9.13% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 11,435 | 27,213 | $2,061.1M | 10.41% | 9.63% | 9.05% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 9,953 | 23,869 | $1,794.1M | 9.06% | 8.45% | 7.87% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 11,455 | 28,257 | $1,387.5M | 10.43% | 10.00% | 6.09% |
| W | W+WS/LPB/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 11,499 | 28,855 | $875.0M | 10.47% | 10.21% | 3.84% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 516 | 0 | $862.3M | 0.47% | 0.00% | 3.78% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 6,301 | 18,915 | $719.2M | 5.74% | 6.69% | 3.16% |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDH+ERH/H:7/COM | COM | 16 | 0 | $689.4M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 3.03% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IRI(SOS)/RES | RES | 6,014 | 18,140 | $686.4M | 5.47% | 6.42% | 3.01% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 540 | 0 | $614.5M | 0.49% | 0.00% | 2.70% |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDH+ERH/H:12-24/COM | COM | 2 | 0 | $599.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.63% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 775 | 0 | $576.3M | 0.71% | 0.00% | 2.53% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 6,301 | 15,762 | $479.5M | 5.74% | 5.58% | 2.10% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 2,262 | 6,499 | $393.2M | 2.06% | 2.30% | 1.73% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 1,742 | 0 | $323.7M | 1.59% | 0.00% | 1.42% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ST/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 1,787 | 4,619 | $293.3M | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.29% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 2,710 | 6,495 | $261.7M | 2.47% | 2.30% | 1.15% |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 280 | 0 | $234.2M | 0.25% | 0.00% | 1.03% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 1,248 | 3,685 | $216.8M | 1.14% | 1.30% | 0.95% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 575 | 2,678 | $208.4M | 0.52% | 0.95% | 0.91% |
| MR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 575 | 2,678 | $208.4M | 0.52% | 0.95% | 0.91% | |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 289 | 0 | $186.0M | 0.26% | 0.00% | 0.82% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 464 | 0 | $171.4M | 0.42% | 0.00% | 0.75% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 508 | 0 | $157.6M | 0.46% | 0.00% | 0.69% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 372 | 1,781 | $72.1M | 0.34% | 0.63% | 0.32% | |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 365 | 0 | $61.0M | 0.33% | 0.00% | 0.27% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:5/RES | RES | 29 | 827 | $35.2M | 0.03% | 0.29% | 0.15% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4/RES | RES | 33 | 750 | $32.0M | 0.03% | 0.27% | 0.14% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ST/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 152 | 472 | $31.2M | 0.14% | 0.17% | 0.14% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 36 | 0 | $24.4M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 135 | 0 | $23.2M | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.10% | |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 281 | 768 | $17.8M | 0.26% | 0.27% | 0.08% |