Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 27.3% more likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $15,400 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 37.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 71.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 54.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 79.2% more on healthcare
Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2083.3 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
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