Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Netherlands, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
live 3.6 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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.
be 13.2% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 35.6% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
make 76.2% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 20.4% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 37.6% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 78.5% less coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Barbados: At a glance
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