Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Grenada instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Grenada, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2018.
live 2.8 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Grenada, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 17.1% more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Grenada, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Grenada, that number is 24.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 28.7% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Grenada, there are 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.5% less likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Grenada, about 57.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% less on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Grenada spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 20.6% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Grenada, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 24.7% more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Grenada, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Grenada: At a glance
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