Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Belize, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 12.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.
have 49.1% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 60.8% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 45.6% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 74.9% less coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Barbados: At a glance
How big is Barbados compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.