Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
make 53.6% more money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
pay a 4.8 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 71.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.3% more likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.
be 63.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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 51.5% fewer children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 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 64.0% more likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 30.3% more on education
Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 75.8% less coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Barbados: At a glance
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