Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 89.0% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 39.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
live 7.4 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 92.5% less spent on your healthcare
Barbados spends $1,153 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 97.0% fewer doctors per person
Barbados has 29.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 41.6% less access to essential health services
Barbados scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
be 3.8 times more likely to die by suicide
Barbados has a suicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.3 times 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 Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.7 times 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 Eritrea, on the other hand, 24.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 45.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Barbados, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 54% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 62.2% less likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 70.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 31.9% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 23.0 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 77.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Barbados, road accidents kill 10.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 87.2% less strain on fresh water
Barbados withdraws 88% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
find 99.5% less home broadband
Barbados has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 91.3% less CO2
Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Barbados, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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