Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 69.1% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 11.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 21.5% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.8 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 17.1% more likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 59.4% less on education
Greenland spends 10.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 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 Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.