Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Florida instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Florida, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 3.3 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Florida, the GDP per capita is $57,636 as of 2024.
be 44.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Florida, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
