Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 27.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Moldova, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.
be 18.2% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Moldova, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
live 6.1 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Moldova, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 50.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Moldova, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 46.3% lower top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Moldova, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 29.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Moldova, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.8% 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 Moldova, on the other hand, 11.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.9% more on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Moldova spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State tax Service, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Moldova: At a glance
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