Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Greece, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 2.9 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $15,400 as of 2022, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $31,700 as of 2022.
be 46.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
pay a 43.3% higher top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 79.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Greece, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 63.0% 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 30.8% fewer children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.3% less on education
Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Greece spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 31.9% more on healthcare
Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 141.0 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Greece: At a glance
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