Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 18.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Dominican Republic, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 6.0 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
be 19.5% more likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominican Republic, that number is 27.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 31.8% more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Dominican Republic, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 49.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.1% as of 2017.
pay a 25.4% lower top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Dominican Republic, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 66.5% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Dominican Republic, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more 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 Dominican Republic, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2022.
Geography
see 13.3 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Dominican Republic, that number is 1,288 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Dominican Republic: At a glance
How big is Dominican Republic compared to Barbados? See an in-depth size comparison.