Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Syria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 4.3 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 20.3% more likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 34.3% lower top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 77.5% less money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Syria, that number is 50.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Syria, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 13.3% less likely to be literate
In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
be 65.3% 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 Syria, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 56.1% less likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Syria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.6% more on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 99.0% more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Syria: At a glance
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