Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 80.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In France, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2018.
live 6.2 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020. In France, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2017, while in France, the GDP per capita is $44,100 as of 2017.
pay a 49.9% higher top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 66.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In France, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.9% more on education
Barbados spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. France spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 50.0 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
France: At a glance
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