Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 39.1% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kuwait, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
make 74.1% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 9.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 39.1% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 17.2% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 34.8% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 14.5% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 80.6% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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 Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.