Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 15.7% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% 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 Algeria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
make 20.6% more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 13.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 75.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.4% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.
be 51.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 41.5% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 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 30.2% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.3% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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
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