Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Nauru, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nauru, that number is 61.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nauru, that number is 23.0% as of 2011.
Life
be 18.3% 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2022.
have 94.8% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nauru, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.5% less likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Nauru, about 57.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 55.6% more on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nauru, that number is 9.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.1% less coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nauru: At a glance
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