Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Germany, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
live 3.0 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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
pay a 29.5% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
make 74.7% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,900 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 19.3% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% less on education
Germany spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.2% less on healthcare
Germany spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Barbados: At a glance
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