Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Anguilla instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 20.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 68.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.
have 10.9% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Anguilla, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% less on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Anguilla spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 37.1% less coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Anguilla: At a glance
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