Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 27.3% more likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.6 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2020.
be 43.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Canada, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 63.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Canada, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 54.4% 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 Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.3% more likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Canada, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.3% more on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2011.
spend 71.4% more on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Canada, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2083.3 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
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