Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2016.
live 4.2 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.8% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.
be 32.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
pay a 70.4% higher top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 85.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 76.0% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.9% more likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 76.7% more on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 73.0% more on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 33.2 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, Skatteverket.
Sweden: At a glance
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