Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 26.6% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 39.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2024.
have 21.8% fewer doctors per person
Barbados has 29.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ecuador has 23.1 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Barbados has a suicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ecuador, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 49.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 6.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ecuador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 74.9% less money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $28,365 as of 2025, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $7,125 as of 2025.
Life
have 33.3% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 57.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 35.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ecuador, 55.0 women do as of 2023.
be 19.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Ecuador, on the other hand, 10.9 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% more on healthcare
Barbados spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 23.1 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
Safety
be 6.1 times more likely to be murdered
Barbados has a homicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 45.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Barbados, road accidents kill 10.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ecuador, they kill 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 92.3% less strain on fresh water
Barbados withdraws 88% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ecuador withdraws 7% as of 2022.
find 54.0% less home broadband
Barbados has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ecuador has 17.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 21.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Barbados, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ecuador, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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