Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 18.4% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Argentina, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
make 34.5% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
Life
be 30.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
have 30.5% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 10.4% less on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 33.7% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.1% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Barbados: At a glance
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