Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Spain, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
live 4.0 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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
be 28.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
pay a 25.6% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
make 64.4% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 51.9% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 30.8% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Barbados: At a glance
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